J&K gears up for final phase of polling

 

 

JAMMU and Kashmir is set for the third and final phase of Assembly elections on Tuesday, with 39.18 lakh voters eligible to decide the political fate of 415 candidates in 40 constituencies spread from the plains of Jammu to the mountains of Kashmir. Voting is scheduled in the 40 Assembly constituencies in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, and Udhampur districts of the Jammu division, and in the Baramulla and Kupwara districts of the Valley.

 

The Jammu district has 11, Samba 3, Kathua 6, and Udhampur 4 Assembly constituencies while Baramulla has 7, Bandipora 3, and Kupwara district has 6 seats. The EC has set up 5,030 polling stations for voters. Special polling stations have also been set up for Kashmiri migrant voters. Of these, 11 are in Jammu, 4 in Delhi, and one in Udhampur district.