The polling, which started at 7 am, involved 415 candidates, including former deputy chief ministers Tara Chand and Muzaffar Beig. Over 3.9 million voters were eligible, with the Election Commission setting up 5,060 polling stations to facilitate the process. To encourage participation, 240 special polling stations were established in this phase.

The highest voter turnout of 64.43 per cent was recorded in Udhampur district, while the lowest - 46.09 per cent - was witnessed in Baramulla.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting in the final phase of the election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Tuesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 Phase 3 Voting Live Updates: The voting began at 7am and will conclude around 6pm, till the voters arrive. Conting of votes and results are scheduled for October 8.

The voting for the last phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is being held today (1 October). A voter turnout of 44 per cent was reported till 1 pm. The maximum voter turnout, of above 50 per cent, was reported in Udhampur and Kathua. Samba followed closely, while Baramulla reported the least voter turnout.

Jammu and Kashmir recorded a voter turnout of 65.58 per cent till 7 pm in the third and final phase of the assembly elections in the Union territory. According to a data shared by the Election Commission,