Srinagar, May 20: The voting for the fifth phase is underway in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency where around 17,37,865 electorates would be casting their ballot in 2,103 polling stations.
These total 17,37,865 lakh voters enrolled in the phase V included 8,75,831 male and 8,62,000 female voters besides 34 third gender electorates. There are around 17128 Persons with Disability and 527 persons above the age of 100 years who will be exercising their franchise.
Around 2,103 polling stations have been set up in the fifth phase across 4 districts of Baramulla, Kupwara, Bandipora and parts of Budgam. The election staff including Presiding Officers will be stationed in every polling station. In total, more than 8,000 polling staff, including reserves, will be deployed on duty on the polling day. Besides, there are 28 border polling stations in Kupwara and Baramulla districts.
22 candidates are in the fray for the polls and the voter turnout till 09:00 AM was 7.63 per cent.
