1. Polling is being held in 40 constituencies of Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Udhampur districts of Jammu division and Baramulla and Kupwara districts of Kashmir valley. There are 11 assembly constituencies in Jammu district, three in Samba, six in Kathua and four in Udhampur, while seven in Baramulla, three in Bandipora and six in Kupwara district.

2. An average of 65.48 percent votes were cast in 40 constituencies till 5 pm.

3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged voters to come forward and cast their votes to “make the festival of democracy a success”. In an online post, she said, “I am sure that apart from the young friends who are voting for the first time, the power of women will also contribute to the voting in large numbers.”

4. It is hoped that this phase will see maximum turnout. The turnout for the first phase was lower than the figure recorded in 2014. The second phase, conducted in areas once controlled by terrorists, recorded lower figures.

5. Voting was high in the first phase of the elections held on September 18. According to the data of the Election Commission, the turnout was 61.13 percent for the 24 constituencies of seven districts where polling took place. This was still lower than the record figure for 2014, which was 66 percent. In the second phase of the elections, 56 percent of votes were cast, which is less than 57.31 percent in 2014.

6. The elections are the first to be held after a decade in the Union Territory, where statehood has emerged as a major issue. The election is also a first in terms of participation, with many former separatists in the field. They include members of the outlawed Jamaat-e-Islami, an Islamist outfit that has called for routine election boycotts in the Valley along with the Hurriyat Conference. Its candidates are contesting elections as independents.

7. While the BJP has already promised that statehood will be restored, the Congress and the National Conference, which are contesting the polls as an alliance, said ensuring that it is high on their agenda. is at the top.

8. In 2014, the BJP formed a ruling alliance with the PDP after the election results produced a hung house. But the alliance between the two ideologically similar parties was short-lived and Jammu and Kashmir came under President’s Rule in 2018.

9. This time in Jammu and Kashmir, a three-way contest is being seen between the BJP, Mehbooba Mufti’s People’s Democratic Party and the National Conference-Congress alliance.

10. The first two rounds of elections were held on September 18 and 25 and counting of votes will take place on October 8.

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