The first phase of polling for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections saw about 55 electorate casting their votes. Despite heavy snowfall and the separatists' call for boycott of polls, all the 10 Assembly constituencies going to polls in the first phase saw a good voter turnout. According to the Election Commission of India the highest turnout of 74 per cent was recorded in Gurez in the Kashmir Valley while Bandipora and Sonawari recorded the lowest turnout at 42 per cent each.
Fighting all odds, 55 per cent voters were recorded to have cast votes.
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People clad in woollens and holding kangris queued up outside booths.
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Tarakundi has only 2 houses but they can still exercise their right to vote.
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Braving the weather, voters in small numbers came out early morning.
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Development takes a back seat in this election.
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The voting will start 0800 hrs IST and close at 0400 hrs IST.
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Here is a lowdown on the situation in the Valley.
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Jammu and Kashmir goes to polls over the next two months.
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The Amarnath land row is going to be the primary political weapon.
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He says that the weather will affect voter turnout.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/snow-plays-spoilsport-omar-abduallah-wants-polls-postponed/78159-3.html
The 30-year-old man is facing charges of working as a conduit for terrorists.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/held-on-terror-charges-man-fights-jk-polls-from-jail/77984-3.html
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