Devyani dominates Nagrota battle; Budgam set for close finish
Jammu Tawi, Nov 11: The by-elections in Jammu & Kashmir recorded an impressive turnout on Tuesday, with the Nagrota Assembly segment registering a high 74.82 percent turnout and a moderate 50.01 percent turnout recording by Bydgam.
According to official figures released by the Election Commission of India (ECI), the 77-Nagrota constituency saw 74.82% voter participation while the 27-Budgam segment recorded a turnout of 50.01%.
“As per data received till 7:30 PM, 77-Nagrota Assembly Constituency has recorded 74.82% and 27-Budgam Assembly Constituency has recorded a turnout of 50.01%” said Joint Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Anil Salgotra.
He added that a total of 178 votes were polled at special polling booths set up for migrants in Jammu, Delhi, and Udhampur.
“A total of 157 votes were polled at the Special Polling Stations in Jammu. The lone Special Polling Station in Udhampur recorded 11 votes, while in Delhi, a total of 10 votes were cast by Kashmiri migrants,” he said.
As many as 97980 electors in the Nagrota segment and 126025 electors were registered in the Budgam constituency.
The ECI had set up 150 in Nagrota and 173 polling stations in Budgam.
A total of 27 candidates were in the fray for these two segments, which were previously won by the the BJP and National Conference respectively.
In Nagrota, BJP’s Devyani has the upper hand in the contest for the seat, which fell vacant following the demise of her father, Devinder Singh Rana, the reports suggest.
According to field reports, the outcome of the Budgam Assembly segment is likely to be decided by a narrow margin between National Conference’s Aga Mehmood and PDP’s Muntazir Mehdi.
