Around 43 pc voter turnout in re-poll of DDC polls in 2 seats
Srinagar, Dec 5: Around 43 percent voting was recorded on Monday in the two District Development Consistencies which went to the re-poll in Kashmir, officials said.
The re-poll for two DDC seats was held in Hajin-A and Drugmulla constituencies of Bandipora and Kupwara districts respectively. The two seats are reserved for women.
The polling passed off peacefully in both these seats, an official spokesman said.
He said 53.33 voter percentage was recorded in Hajin ?A whereas 32.73 % was recorded in Drugmulla constituency .
42 polling stations were set up for DDC Drugmulla and 10724 votes were polled against a total electorate of 16026.
5624 males and 5100 females exercised their franchise. 141 Migrant votes were also cast at Special polling Stations for Kashmiri Migrants set up at GMS Jagti , GGHS Patta Bohri and GMS Model Higher Secondary school Udhampur.
Similarly in Hajin-A, 53.33 % voting was recorded in 57 polling Stations . 8669 electors out of the total 16313 cast their votes. 4717 males out of 8565 and 3982 females out of 7748 cast their votes.
The voting started at 7 am and concluded at 2 pm.
? The polling passed off peacefully with people across the age groups participating,? the spokesman said.
Counting for both the constituencies would be held on December 8.
The DDC elections in these two seats were in December 2020. However, the counting of votes was withheld in Hajin-A and Drugmulla seats after the State Election Commissioner responded to a complaint that two women candidates contesting polls were Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) residents who had had married two former militants. They had returned to Kashmir from PoK under the government’s rehabilitation policy for surrendered militants in 2010.