Srinagar, Sep 18: At least 41.2 per cent polling was reported till 1 pm in the first phase of the J&K Assembly elections on Wednesday.
Brisk voting was reported in polling booths in 24 constituencies, spread over both the Jammu region and the Kashmir Valley.
J&K's Chief Electoral Officer P.K.Pole said the poll process is continuing peacefully and the voting turnout is likely to cross the 58 per cent that was recorded during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
"I am confident we would have 60 per cent voting in the first phase of J&K Assembly elections. Voting is taking place in large numbers and this trend indicates high voter turnout, he said, adding that voting has been peaceful everywhere so far.
The CEO said 19 polling stations have been set up for Kashmiri migrants voters adding that 20 per cent of them had voted so far.
The first phase of the elections covers the 24 Assembly constituencies in Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama, and Shopian districts in the Kashmir Valley and Ramban, Doda, and Kishtwar districts in the Jammu division.
