Vote casting underway in sixth section of DDC polls in J&Okay

A well being employee supplies hand sanitiser to other folks ready in a queue to solid their votes right through the fourth section of the District Building Council (DDC) elections, in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir (PTI)

In spite of the dense fog and cold climate because of snow fall, other folks became up at polling stations throughout Jammu and Kashmir right through the 6th section of District Building Council polls.

Polling started at 7 am and a voter turnout of 12.73 in line with cent and four.58 in line with cent used to be recorded in Jammu department and Kashmir respectively. A 93-year-old lady Nanki Devi used to be a few of the early citizens who solid their poll this morning at a polling station in Kathua district.

In step with UT’s State Election Commissioner Okay Okay Sharma, there have been lengthy queues at Kore Qasba polling station in Kathua district’s Hiranagar tehsil. Equivalent reviews of lengthy queues at polling stations have been coming from different puts within the Jammu department.

The 6th section on Sunday will see balloting for 31 DDC constituencies. A complete of 124 applicants are within the fray from Kashmir and 121 from Jammu department. Just about 7.five lakh individuals are eligible to workout their franchise on the 2,000 polling stations.

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