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Long Queues, Brisk Polling in First Phase of J&K Assembly Elections

For the first time in 25 years, people ignored a boycott call by separatists to line up in large numbers to vote in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on Tuesday.

  • For the first time in 25 years, people ignored a boycott call by separatists to line up in large numbers to vote in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on Tuesday.

    In this photo: Voters queue up to cast their votes for Assembly elections at a polling station in Bandipora district. 15 assembly segments went to polling in the first phase of elections in the state. (PTI Photo)
  • With long queues and brisk polling through the day, Jammu and Kashmir saw a voter turnout of 70 per cent.

    In this photo: Three elderly voters wait to cast their votes for Assembly elections at a polling station in Bandipora district.
  • Voters braved the cold to come out and vote in huge numbers.In this photo: Huge queues outside a polling booth in Bandipora. (PTI photo)
  • Elections were held in six seats in the Jammu division, five segments in the Kashmir valley and four in Ladakh. (PTI Photo)
  • Voters show their identity cards as they wait to cast their votes at a polling booth in Kishtwar. (PTI Photo)
  • Security personnel keep vigil atop a vehicle at a polling station in the early hours of a foggy morning at Bandipora. (PTI Photo)
  • No militancy-related incident was reported in the first phase of polling.

    In this photo: A security person stands guard as people wait to cast their votes at a polling station in Bandipora. (PTI photo)
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