After Years of Boycott, Why Did South Kashmir Voters Turn Out in Large Numbers?32Photo1Video© thequint.com

After Years of Boycott, Why Did South Kashmir Voters Turn Out in Large Numbers?

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More than 13,000 polling staff on Tuesday (September 24, 2024) took positions at 3,500 polling stations set up across 26 Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, where voting will be held on Wednesday in the second phase polls in the Union Territory.

The security forces personnel comprising police, armed police and Central armed paramilitary forces left for the polling stations early morning, the officials said.

They said a multi-tier security blanket has been thrown around each polling station to ensure the voting for the second phase is held in an atmosphere free of fear.