Jammu:
Jammu and Kashmir witnessed the highest voter turnout in 25 years in the assembly elections this year, said the Election Commission or EC today.
The EC termed the 65 per cent total voter turnout in the five-phase elections as "historic and unprecedented".
The fifth and final phase of assembly elections in the state ended peacefully today, with over 65 per cent of the voters casting their ballot in 20 constituencies, officials said.
"Polling ended peacefully in all the 20 constituencies of Jammu, Rajouri and Kathua districts at 4 pm today," an Election Commission official told IANS.
Initial figures indicated that 65 per cent voters turned up to exercise their franchise till the voting process ended.
"The day's poll process was peaceful," the official said.
Eleven constituencies voted in Jammu, four in Rajouri and five in Kathua district.