Election Commission
Overall, 63.88 % turnout recorded in J&K Assembly Elections
69.69% voting in Phase-3; Percentage of women turnout higher than men
Posted On:
03 OCT 2024 6:23PM by PIB Delhi
In continuation of ECI’s two press notes no. 142 & 143 dated 01.10.2024, Voter turnout of 69.69% has been recorded at polling stations in phase-3 for 40 ACs in the J&K Assembly Elections 2024, with rate of female turnout surpassing male turnout. Overall, 63.88% turnout has been recorded at polling stations in J&K Assembly Elections 2024, as against 58.58% in last Lok Sabha polls.
The gender wise voter turnout figures are given below:
|
Phase
|
Male Turnout
|
Female turnout
|
Third gender turnout
|
Overall turnout
|
|
Phase 3
(40 ACs)
|
69.37%
|
70.02%
|
43.86%
|
69.69%
|
|
Overall J&K
|
64.68%
|
63.04%
|
38.24%
|
63.88%
|
2. Voting turnout trends at the polling stations on the poll day was facilitated by the Commission through its Voter turnout App, every two hours starting 9:30 am onwards. CEO J&K has confirmed that all polling parties have returned safely and scrutiny has completed in the presence of the candidates/their authorised agents. The Assembly Constituency and gender wise voter turnout data for Phase 3 of J&K Assembly Elections is given at Table 1. Further, a copy of Form 17C is also provided to the candidates through their polling agents.
3. The voter turnout given in Table 1 is at the polling stations and final votes polled will be available post-counting with counting of postal ballots. Postal Ballots include Postal Ballots given to service voters, absentee voters (85+, PwD, Essential Services etc.) and Voters on Election Duty. Daily account of such Postal ballots received, as per established guidelines, are given to all candidates.
Table 1: AC wise and Gender wise Voter turnout at polling stations for Phase 3 of J&K Assembly Elections
|
Sl. No.
|
AC No.
|
AC Name
|
Total Electors Count
|
Voter Turnout in Percentage
|
|
Male
|
Female
|
TG
|
Total
|
|
1
|
1
|
KARNAH
|
58086
|
69.24%
|
70.54%
|
100.00%
|
69.88%
|
|
2
|
2
|
TREHGAM
|
78719
|
68.86%
|
65.12%
|
Nil
|
66.98%
|
|
3
|
3
|
KUPWARA
|
95467
|
65.97%
|
62.57%
|
0.00%
|
64.25%
|
|
4
|
4
|
LOLAB
|
90814
|
64.09%
|
65.37%
|
Nil
|
64.73%
|
|
5
|
5
|
HANDWARA
|
98956
|
72.66%
|
72.89%
|
100.00%
|
72.78%
|
|
6
|
6
|
LANGATE
|
120493
|
66.14%
|
61.64%
|
0.00%
|
63.89%
|
|
7
|
7
|
SOPORE
|
112935
|
50.41%
|
40.31%
|
Nil
|
45.32%
|
|
8
|
8
|
RAFIABAD
|
113234
|
64.30%
|
60.36%
|
100.00%
|
62.38%
|
|
9
|
9
|
URI
|
104952
|
69.81%
|
69.91%
|
Nil
|
69.86%
|
|
10
|
10
|
BARAMULLA
|
126712
|
58.85%
|
48.94%
|
0.00%
|
53.90%
|
|
11
|
11
|
GULMARG
|
90463
|
71.99%
|
70.74%
|
100.00%
|
71.37%
|
|
12
|
12
|
WAGOORA - KREERI
|
72671
|
64.63%
|
56.87%
|
0.00%
|
60.81%
|
|
13
|
13
|
PATTAN
|
103368
|
71.79%
|
63.50%
|
0.00%
|
67.61%
|
|
14
|
14
|
SONAWARI
|
121276
|
71.45%
|
68.11%
|
50.00%
|
69.80%
|
|
15
|
15
|
BANDIPORA
|
116326
|
65.24%
|
61.51%
|
50.00%
|
63.42%
|
|
16
|
16
|
GUREZ(ST)
|
22291
|
76.41%
|
79.85%
|
Nil
|
78.04%
|
|
17
|
59
|
UDHAMPUR WEST
|
115995
|
75.35%
|
78.90%
|
Nil
|
77.07%
|
|
18
|
60
|
UDHAMPUR EAST
|
100679
|
73.45%
|
82.30%
|
Nil
|
77.68%
|
|
19
|
61
|
CHENANI
|
109275
|
73.27%
|
80.99%
|
Nil
|
76.90%
|
|
20
|
62
|
RAMNAGAR(SC)
|
96853
|
66.50%
|
78.89%
|
Nil
|
72.34%
|
|
21
|
63
|
BANI
|
58074
|
67.15%
|
79.01%
|
100.00%
|
72.73%
|
|
22
|
64
|
BILLAWAR
|
94845
|
64.94%
|
79.77%
|
Nil
|
72.01%
|
|
23
|
65
|
BASOHLI
|
69407
|
60.81%
|
78.81%
|
100.00%
|
69.37%
|
|
24
|
66
|
JASROTA
|
87092
|
70.79%
|
78.27%
|
Nil
|
74.36%
|
|
25
|
67
|
KATHUA(SC)
|
109000
|
74.59%
|
76.57%
|
Nil
|
75.53%
|
|
26
|
68
|
HIRANAGAR
|
88261
|
71.31%
|
78.16%
|
Nil
|
74.60%
|
|
27
|
69
|
RAMGARH(SC)
|
88947
|
74.14%
|
79.43%
|
Nil
|
76.73%
|
|
28
|
70
|
SAMBA
|
91280
|
72.43%
|
77.67%
|
Nil
|
74.99%
|
|
29
|
71
|
VIJAYPUR
|
80772
|
77.94%
|
77.95%
|
50.00%
|
77.94%
|
|
30
|
72
|
BISHNAH(SC)
|
119988
|
77.11%
|
78.91%
|
0.00%
|
77.96%
|
|
31
|
73
|
SUCHETGARH(SC)
|
113449
|
71.41%
|
76.74%
|
100.00%
|
73.93%
|
|
32
|
74
|
R. S. PURA- JAMMU SOUTH
|
130107
|
67.22%
|
67.14%
|
33.33%
|
67.18%
|
|
33
|
75
|
BAHU
|
121131
|
61.70%
|
59.27%
|
66.67%
|
60.51%
|
|
34
|
76
|
JAMMU EAST
|
107213
|
66.71%
|
61.96%
|
33.33%
|
64.35%
|
|
35
|
77
|
NAGROTA
|
96007
|
77.09%
|
78.27%
|
Nil
|
77.66%
|
|
36
|
78
|
JAMMU WEST
|
106252
|
62.30%
|
59.02%
|
Nil
|
60.68%
|
|
37
|
79
|
JAMMU NORTH
|
111811
|
66.97%
|
64.66%
|
0.00%
|
65.84%
|
|
38
|
80
|
MARH(SC)
|
93598
|
81.83%
|
81.08%
|
100.00%
|
81.47%
|
|
39
|
81
|
AKHNOOR(SC)
|
95386
|
78.63%
|
80.89%
|
50.00%
|
79.73%
|
|
40
|
82
|
CHHAMB
|
106035
|
77.29%
|
83.53%
|
Nil
|
80.34%
|
*NIL means there are no registered third gender electors
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