Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged voters to come forward and exercise their franchise. (Photo: PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday urged voters to come forward and exercise their franchise in the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections to make the festival of democracy a success.
Voting commenced on Tuesday for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, covering 40 seats across seven districts, including the winter capital Jammu.
More than 39.18 lakh eligible voters are set to decide the electoral fate of 415 candidates.
“Today is the third and last round of voting in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. I request all voters to come forward and cast their votes to make the festival of democracy a success,” Modi said in a post in Hindi on X.
जम्मू-कश्मीर विधानसभा चुनाव में आज तीसरे और आखिरी दौर का मतदान है। सभी मतदाताओं से मेरा अनुरोध है कि वे लोकतंत्र के उत्सव को सफल बनाने के लिए आगे आएं और अपना वोट जरूर डालें। मुझे विश्वास है कि पहली बार वोट देने जा रहे युवा साथियों के अलावा नारीशक्ति की मतदान में बढ़-चढ़कर…
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 1, 2024
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“I am confident that apart from the young friends who are going to vote for the first time, women power will also participate in the voting in large numbers,” the prime minister said.
Polling began at 7 am in 16 assembly segments in three border districts of north Kashmir amid tight security.
The assembly segments in the region going to the polls are Baramulla, Uri, Rafiabad, Pattan, Gulmarg, Sopore, and Wagoora-Kreeri (Baramulla district), Kupwara, Karnah, Trehgam, Handwara, Lolab, and Langate (Kupwara district), and Bandipora, Sonawari, and Gurez (Bandipora district).
A total of 202 candidates are in the fray in these 16 segments.
Voting also began in 24 assembly constituencies in the Jammu region, including in Udhampur, Samba, and Kathua districts.
The earlier phases of the election saw robust turnout, with 61.38 per cent participation in the first phase on September 18 and 57.31 per cent in the second phase on September 25.
The results are scheduled to be announced on October 8.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah also said the people of the Union Territory should exercise their franchise to form a government that would keep away terrorism, separatism, corruption and dynastic politics.
Shah said Jammu and Kashmir needed a government that was visionary and could take strong decisions for security, peace and stability.
जम्मू-कश्मीर को एक ऐसी सरकार की जरूरत है, जो विजनरी भी हो और यहाँ की सुरक्षा, शांति व स्थिरता के लिए मजबूत निर्णय भी ले सके। आज यहाँ अंतिम चरण में मतदान करने वाली जनता अपनी वोट की शक्ति से एक ऐसी सरकार बनाएँ, जो जम्मू-कश्मीर को आतंकवाद, अलगाववाद, परिवारवाद और भ्रष्टाचार से दूर…
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 1, 2024
The home minister asked the people to cast their vote for tourism, education, employment and all-round development in Jammu and Kashmir.
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First Published: Oct 01 2024 | 8:58 AM IST
