LS: 69% voting in Udhampur
This was about 24 percent more than the polling percentage of the last Parliamentary election.
In a press conference here, Chief Electoral Officer Umang Narula said 64.48 percent votes were cast in Kishtwar, 68.41 percent in Doda, 63.22 percent in Ramban,74.84 percent in Reasi, 67.92 percent in Udhampur,70.43 percent in Kathua districts and figures of exact polling are being received from various other far flung areas of these districts, which would add up the final poll percentage tally subsequently.
Narula said that 269 micro observers were also deployed and 2772 EVMs were used on Thursday's polling.
The CEO said 13 candidates were in the fray for the constituency which comprised 1468886 number of electors including 681206 female and 787680 male voters.
Photo caption:- Chief Electoral Offficer Umang Narula addressing the media
(Reporting by Saleem Iqbal Qadri)
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