SRINAGAR: An overall voter turnout of 65.48 percent was recorded by 5:00 PM across all 40 assembly constituencies in seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, according to the office of the Chief Electoral Officer, JK.
Polling in the 40 Assembly segments across seven districts of Jammu and Kashmir, including the winter capital Jammu, began at 7 am amid tight security.
Long queues outside polling stations since early morning marked the enthusiasm among people who voted for the first time in the Assembly elections post the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
More than 39.18 lakh eligible voters are set to decide the fate of 415 candidates, including two former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and Muzaffar Baig, and several former ministers and legislators.
Officials said polling was going on peacefully in all segments with no untoward incident reported from anywhere.