New Delhi:

Polling in the fourth phase of General Elections 2024 which commenced at 7 am today simultaneously across 96 parliamentary constituencies recorded an approximate voter turnout of 62.84% of 8 PM today. Polling was closed at 6 PM, but a large number of voters were still in the queue at polling stations.

According to the officials of Election Commission of India, the updated voter turnout figures which are still provisional will be available on the Voter Turnout App of ECI. This will give aggregate phase wise figures in addition to the State/Parliamentary constituencies/Assembly Constituencies wise figures. Commission shall additionally for convenience of stakeholders, issue complete information with voter turnout figures at 11:45 hours.

“In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the fourth Phase of voting for General Elections to 18th Lok Sabha concluded peacefully today with a 36.58% voting as of 8 PM in the districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal, Pulwama, and Budgam & Shopian Districts partly. Polling took place in 2,135 polling stations across the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency with live webcasting at all the polling stations. Voting started at 7 a.m. across the PC with long queues of enthusiastic voters waiting to cast their votes.

Voters of Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama, and Shopian showed up in record numbers to cast their votes in a show of faith and enthusiasm in the election process. This was the first general election in the valley after the abrogation of Article 370 and the enaction of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.There are 24 candidates in the fray as compared to 12 in 2019 general election. Polling personnel including security personnel worked tirelessly to ensure that an atmosphere of calm, peace and festivities welcomed voters at the polling stations.