16th Lok Sabha Elections-2014

SRINAGAR, APRIL 30(KMW): Around 26% of the total electorate of the 02-Srinagar Parliamentary Constituency cast their vote in today’s polling.
Disclosing this at a press conference here today, the Chief Electoral Officer, Mr. Umang Narula said 11.46% votes were cast in Srinagar, 39.50% in Budgam and 45.61% in Ganderbal districts and figures of exact polling are being received from different areas of these districts, which would subsequently add up the final poll percentage. He said around 2500 migrant voters also exercised their franchise in special polling booths set up in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi.
The Chief Electoral Officer said that as many as 1546 polling stations were set up across the Parliamentary Constituency, which included 233 critical and 1021 hypersensitive. He also said that web casting was done in as many as 44 booths, besides 15 digital as well as 51 video cameras were installed for covering the voting process.
Mr. Narula said 197 Micro Observers were deployed for the Parliamentary Constituency.
The Chief Electoral Officer said 14 candidates were in fray for the Constituency which comprised 1206919 electors covering 15 Assembly segments.