Anantnag polling: About 11.25 pc voting recorded till 1500 hrs
Anantnag, Apr 23 (UNI) About 11.25 per cent polling was recorded till 1500 hrs in the first of three phase polling in six of the 16 Assembly segments of Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in south Kashmir, amid unprecedented security arrangements, following boycott and strike called by the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), on Tuesday.
Main town Bijbehara, hometown of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti, seeking mandate from the constituency and Anantnag town witnessed less polling as compared to outskirts and villages, where people, including some women, are coming out to cast their votes.
An official spokesman said that during the first four hours of polling, about 11.25 per cent voting was recorded in the constituency, till an hour before the close of the voting.
The world famous health resort of Pahalgam, Doru and Devsar, besides some areas in Kokernag, witnessed a large number of people casting their votes.
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