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DDC Polls: Phase - V ends with over 51% polling: SEC Sharma

Jammu
December 11, 2020

State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma, on Thursday said that over 51 % of people voted across 37 seats in the 5th phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections that passed off peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir. Sharma informed this while interacting with the media here after the conclusion of 5th phase of the ongoing DDC polls.

While giving a brief about today's elections, the SEC said that a large number of people came out to cast their votes during this phase of the elections. SEC said that polling was peaceful and people participated enthusiastically despite severe cold conditions in Kashmir region and some hilly areas of Jammu region. Polling has been peaceful in the poll going 37 constituencies of DDC including 17 in Kashmir region and 20 in Jammu region that witnessed 51.20 % of polling, he added. He also informed that polling was held in 2104 polling stations including 1190 from Kashmir region and 914 from Jammu region.

SEC further informed that Jammu region recorded an average voter turnout of 66.67 % with Poonch district recording the highest percentage of 71.62 % followed by Doda district with 70.95 % and 70.83 % voting recorded in Rajouri district. The lowest turnout in Jammu region was in Jammu district which recorded 60.24 %. Besides, Kashmir region recorded 33.57 % average voter turnout with Bandipora district recording the highest polling at 56.40 % followed by Kupwara district at 52.35 % and Budgam with around 45.65 % polling.