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Overall, 63.88 % turnout recorded in J&K Assembly Elections

Overall, 63.88 % turnout recorded in J&K Assembly Elections

In continuation of ECI’s two press notes no. 142 & 143 dated 01.10.2024, Voter turnout of 69.69% has been recorded at polling stations in phase-3 for 40 ACs in the J&K Assembly Elections 2024, with rate of female turnout surpassing male turnout. Overall, 63.88% turnout has been recorded at polling stations in J&K Assembly Elections 2024, as against 58.58% in last Lok Sabha polls.

The gender wise voter turnout figures are given below:

Phase

Male Turnout

Female turnout

Third gender turnout

Overall turnout

Phase 3

(40 ACs)

69.37%

70.02%

43.86%

69.69%

Overall J&K

64.68%

63.04%

38.24%

63.88%

 

2. Voting turnout trends at the polling stations on the poll day was facilitated by the Commission through its Voter turnout App, every two hours starting 9:30 am onwards. CEO J&K has confirmed that all polling parties have returned safely and scrutiny has completed in the presence of the candidates/their authorised agents. The Assembly Constituency and gender wise voter turnout data for Phase 3 of J&K Assembly Elections is given at Table 1. Further, a copy of Form 17C is also provided to the candidates through their polling agents.

 

3. The voter turnout given in Table 1 is at the polling stations and final votes polled will be available post-counting with counting of postal ballots. Postal Ballots include Postal Ballots given to service voters, absentee voters (85+, PwD, Essential Services etc.) and Voters on Election Duty. Daily account of such Postal ballots received, as per established guidelines, are given to all candidates.

Table 1: AC wise and Gender wise Voter turnout at polling stations for Phase 3 of J&K Assembly Elections

 

Sl. No.

AC No.

AC Name

Total Electors Count

Voter Turnout in Percentage

Male

Female

TG

Total

1

1

KARNAH

58086

69.24%

70.54%

100.00%

69.88%

2

2

TREHGAM

78719

68.86%

65.12%

Nil

66.98%

3

3

KUPWARA

95467

65.97%

62.57%

0.00%

64.25%

4

4

LOLAB

90814

64.09%

65.37%

Nil

64.73%

5

5

HANDWARA

98956

72.66%

72.89%

100.00%

72.78%

6

6

LANGATE

120493

66.14%

61.64%

0.00%

63.89%

7

7

SOPORE

112935

50.41%

40.31%

Nil

45.32%

8

8

RAFIABAD

113234

64.30%

60.36%

100.00%

62.38%

9

9

URI

104952

69.81%

69.91%

Nil

69.86%

10

10

BARAMULLA

126712

58.85%

48.94%

0.00%

53.90%

11

11

GULMARG

90463

71.99%

70.74%

100.00%

71.37%

12

12

WAGOORA – KREERI

72671

64.63%

56.87%

0.00%

60.81%

13

13

PATTAN

103368

71.79%

63.50%

0.00%

67.61%

14

14

SONAWARI

121276

71.45%

68.11%

50.00%

69.80%

15

15

BANDIPORA

116326

65.24%

61.51%

50.00%

63.42%

16

16

GUREZ(ST)

22291

76.41%

79.85%

Nil

78.04%

17

59

UDHAMPUR WEST

115995

75.35%

78.90%

Nil

77.07%

18

60

UDHAMPUR EAST

100679

73.45%

82.30%

Nil

77.68%

19

61

CHENANI

109275

73.27%

80.99%

Nil

76.90%

20

62

RAMNAGAR(SC)

96853

66.50%

78.89%

Nil

72.34%

21

63

BANI

58074

67.15%

79.01%

100.00%

72.73%

22

64

BILLAWAR

94845

64.94%

79.77%

Nil

72.01%

23

65

BASOHLI

69407

60.81%

78.81%

100.00%

69.37%

24

66

JASROTA

87092

70.79%

78.27%

Nil

74.36%

25

67

KATHUA(SC)

109000

74.59%

76.57%

Nil

75.53%

26

68

HIRANAGAR

88261

71.31%

78.16%

Nil

74.60%

27

69

RAMGARH(SC)

88947

74.14%

79.43%

Nil

76.73%

28

70

SAMBA

91280

72.43%

77.67%

Nil

74.99%

29

71

VIJAYPUR

80772

77.94%

77.95%

50.00%

77.94%

30

72

BISHNAH(SC)

119988

77.11%

78.91%

0.00%

77.96%

31

73

SUCHETGARH(SC)

113449

71.41%

76.74%

100.00%

73.93%

32

74

R. S. PURA- JAMMU SOUTH

130107

67.22%

67.14%

33.33%

67.18%

33

75

BAHU

121131

61.70%

59.27%

66.67%

60.51%

34

76

JAMMU EAST

107213

66.71%

61.96%

33.33%

64.35%

35

77

NAGROTA

96007

77.09%

78.27%

Nil

77.66%

36

78

JAMMU WEST

106252

62.30%

59.02%

Nil

60.68%

37

79

JAMMU NORTH

111811

66.97%

64.66%

0.00%

65.84%

38

80

MARH(SC)

93598

81.83%

81.08%

100.00%

81.47%

39

81

AKHNOOR(SC)

95386

78.63%

80.89%

50.00%

79.73%

40

82

CHHAMB

106035

77.29%

83.53%

Nil

80.34%

*NIL means there are no registered third gender electors

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