SRINAGAR — State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Thursday said that the Phase-V of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls ended peacefully across J&K with total poll percentage of 51.2 percent.
Addressing a presser at Jammu, the SEC said that barring a few small incidents of stone pelting at Anantnag, the overall polling remained peaceful.
“J&K has recorded the total voting percentage of 51.2 per cent for the Phase 5 of DDC polls that were held today,” Sharma said. He said that in Jammu region, Poonch district topped with the highest voting percentage at 71.62 percent while in Kashmir, Bandpora recorded highest voting percentage of 56.64 percent voting.
“In Jammu, 66.67 percent voting was recorded. In Kashmir, barring Srinagar, DDC constituencies in other nine districts went to polling and recorded 33.57 voting,” Sharma said.
He also informed that polling was held in 2104 polling stations including 1190 from Kashmir division and 914 from Jammu division.
The SEC stated that Jammu division recorded an average voter turnout of 66.67 percent with Poonch district recording the highest percentage of 71.62 percent followed by Doda district with 70.95 percent and 70.83 percent voting recorded in Rajouri district.
The lowest turnout in Jammu division was in Jammu district which recorded 60.24 percent. Besides, Kashmir Division recorded 33.57 percent average voter turnout with Bandipora district recording the highest polling at 56.40 percent followed by Kupwara district at 52.35 percent and Budgam with around 45.65 percent polling.
Giving district-wise details, SEC informed that in Kashmir division, the polling percentage recorded in Ganderbal was 37.47 percent, Baramulla 44.31 percent, Anantnag 21.89 percent, Kulgam 26.94 percent, Pulwama 8.12 percent and 5.52 percent polling was registered in Shopian.
Similarly, in Jammu division, poll percentage of 64.71 percent was recorded in Samba, 69.47 percent in Udhampur, 68.27 percent in Kishtwar, 67.11 percent in Ramban, 69.15 percent in Reasi and 62.36 percent in Kathua, Sharma said.
Replying to a query that why scribes were allegedly beaten in Anantnag district, the SEC said that a small incident took place there when miscreants tried to disrupt the polling. “When media men reached there, miscreants started pelting with more pace, police separated scribes from the miscreants. An FIR has been registered under Sections 103, 306, and 307 against miscreants,” he said.
He said that a complaint was also received by a political party in Rajouri and police have taken the cognizance of the incident.
Sharma said that Phase-6 of DDC polls will be held on December 13 and all the preparations are in place for the smooth conduct of remaining phases of polls.
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