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In fifth phase of DDC polls, 34% turnout in Valley, 66% in Jammu
Election Commissioner K K Sharma told reporters said in Jammu that the fifth phase of elections for 37 seats – 17 in Kashmir division and 20 in Jammu division – was peaceful. Updated: December 11, 2020 8:40:16 am
At a polling station in Chonthimulla in Bandipora district on Thursday. (Express photo by Shuaib Masoodi)
AS VOTERS in north Kashmir showed up at polling booths in large numbers on Thursday, the polling percentage in the fifth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections increased marginally in the valley, despite low turnout in the southern parts. While Kashmir recorded 33.57 per cent polling, Jammu registered 66 per cent polling, taking the overall turnout in the union territory to 51.20 per cent, officials said.