J&K Polls: Over 11 percent voter turn out recorded till 9 am

The Diplomat desk

Srinagar, (TDD) : Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded over 11 per cent voter turn out till 9 am for the first phase of assembly polls, officials said today. 

An official told TDD that Jammu and Kashmir recorded 11.11 per cent voter turn till 9 am, while long queues of voters have been witnessed outside polling stations.

Assembly polls in the Union Territory are being held after a gap of ten years and will be conducted in three phases with first phase underway today.

Second phase will be held on September 25 and the final phase will be held on October 1, while votes will be counted on October 8. A great enthusiasm is being witnessed among the voters on ground zero—(TDD)