Polling for third phase of civic elections underway in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 13 (IBNS) : Polling is underway in Jammu and Kashir on Saturday for the third and penultimate phase of municipal elections involving of 365 candidates amid heavy security arrangement, media reports said.
The voting is taking place at 300 polling stations, including 241 identified as hypersensitive, for 96 wards of eight urban civic bodies.
According to officials, the overall poll percentage in the first two phases of the municipal polls has been 47.2 per cent.
Municipal elections, covering 79 municipal bodies with an electorate of about 17 lakh, are being held in four phases. The last phase will take place on Tuesday. A total of 3,372 nominations have been filed for 1145 wards.
National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and CPI(M) have boycotted the polls due to the legal challenge to Article 35A of the Constitution in the Supreme Court.
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