October 16
Continuing the trend of low voter turnout, only 1.8 per cent of electorate cast their votes in the first four hours of polling in Kashmir during the fourth and final phase of urban bodies elections Tuesday, officials said.
In Srinagar Municipal Corporation, only 3,997 of the 2.42 lakh voters cast their votes in 24 wards so far, the officials said.
They said the turnout was better in Ganderbal where 6.2 per cent of the 8,908 voters exercised their franchise during the same period.
The officials said 151 candidates were in the fray for 36 wards of two urban local bodies for the fourth phase.
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Massive security arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of the polls.
The voter turnout in the first three phases of the civic polls in the valley was low. While 8.3 per cent of the electorate turned up to vote in the 83 wards in the first phase on October 8, the poll percentage fell to an abysmal 3.4 per cent in the second phase held on 10 October.
The third phase of polling for civic bodies in Kashmir October 13 also witnessed a low turnout of just 3.49 per cent, in line with the trend set in first two phases. (PTI)