Lok Sabha polls: Record 53% voting in Anantnag-Rajouri

Although, the constituency was changed with additional and deletion of assembly segments, the polling percentage on Saturday was highest in the last about four decades, after 70% in 1984.

“In the sixth phase of elections to Anantnag-Rajouri seat, nearly 53 % polling has taken place, which is highest of past 35 years,” said the chief election officer of J&K, Pandurang K Pole, in a press conference.

He said that overall elections in past five phases saw Baramulla recording 59.10 %, Srinagar 39.0 %, Anantnag-Rajouri 53 %, Udhampur 68.27 % and Jammu 72.22 %.