Polling began at 7am and will end at 6pm; Estimated 16.23 lakh voters across Kathua, Udhampur, Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts will decide fate of 12 candidates, including Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh of the BJP, Congress candidate Choudhary Lal Singh and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) nominee Ghulam Mohammad Saroori.