Phase-III of DDC Polls: Over 50 per cent voter turnout recorded in J&K

SRINAGAR — The third phase of the ongoing eight-phased District Development Council (DDC) polls culminated on Friday during which over 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded across Jammu and Kashmir.

The polling was held today at 33 constituencies including 16 in Kashmir and 17 in Jammu division.

As per the official figure, 31.61 per cent voting was recorded in Kashmir division while 68.88 per cent polling was recorded in Jammu division.

“In the third phase of DDC polls, 50.53 per cent voting was recorded in Jammu and Kashmir today,” official figures revealed, adding that the lowest voter turnout 10.87 per cent was recorded in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.