Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Udhampur sees 58% voter turnout till 3 pm as J&K votes for first time after Article 370 repeal

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase One voting: The Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir recorded nearly 58% voter turnout till 3 pm on Friday. Around 43 percent of the total electors in the constituency had cast their votes till 1 pm.

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Voting in the J&K Lok Sabha seat began at 7 am. There are 2,637 polling stations across the constituency and 12 candidates in the fray, the Elections Commission of India said.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded Union Minister Jitendra Singh as its candidate from Udhampur. He is contesting against Congress leader and two-time former MP Choudhary Lal Singh and the DPAP's G M Saroori, besides six independents.

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In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections,is eyeing a third term after winning the Udhampur seat for the BJP in 2014 and 2019.

According to PTI, early voters braved the inclement weather and were seen heading for polling stations before the start of voting, the officials said. They said more than 11,000 polling staff, including reserve, have been deployed while security arrangements are foolproof to ensure free and fair elections.

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There are a total of 84,468 potential first-time voters, aged 18-19 years, of which 45,825 are men, 38,641 are women and two are third genders. Officials said the constituency also has a sizable elderly population, with 12,020 men and 13,612 women aged 80 and above, totalling 25,632 seasoned voters contributing to the electoral process.

The officials said up to 1 pm, the Bani segment recorded a polling percentage 41.98, Banihal 30.41, Basohli 44.82, Bhaderwah