Amid tight security by-polls for Srinagar LS seat underway
According to reports, more than 1,500 polling stations have been set up for the by-polls.
Nearly 12.61 lakh electorate are eligible to take part in the election process.
National Conference President Farooq Abdullah along with the Congress jointly will take on the ruling PDP's candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan.
Meanwhile, internet services were shut in the polling area from Saturday midnight as a precautionary measure.
This seat fell vacant after PDP leader Tariq Hameed Karra resigned from both Lok Sabha and his party, media reports said.
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