The voter turnout in the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections failed to match the voter turnout in the 2014 election when it was still a state and not a Union Territory.

The first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, held on September 18, witnessed a remarkable voter turnout of approximately 58.85%

The first phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls recorded a voter turnout of 58.19% by 5 pm on Wednesday. Kishtwar had the highest turnout at 77.23%, while Pulwama recorded the lowest at 43.87%. This election marks the first since Article 370 was abrogated.

National Congress and Congress have formed an alliance though they are also in friendly contest on some seats.

Voters queued outside polling stations in India's Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday to vote in the first provincial election being held in a decade in the Himalayan region that has grappled with years of militant violence.

A turnout of about 59 percent, the highest in the past seven elections was recorded in the first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said, adding polling passed off peacefully.

Enthusiastic voters, including entire families, mothers with infant children, and a near-centenarian, who has cast his ballot regularly since 1951, thronged polling booths in the first phase of the J&K Assembly elections on Wednesday,

The first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections kicked off on Monday, with an initial voter turnout of 11.11% recorded by 9 a.m.

India’s troubled region of Jammu and Kashmir saw a brisk turnout amid tight security as voters cast their ballots on Wednesday in the first regional legislative elections in a decade. The region, which has seen years of separatist violence and is at the centre of a dispute between India and Pakistan,

In the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir's assembly polls held on September 18, a voter turnout of over 61% was recorded, mirroring the 2014 elections. Kishtwar district led with an impressive 80% turnout.