J&K Polls: Phase 2 Records 57% Turnout; Highest Voting In Reasi, Srinagar Lowest With 29%

Jammu and Kashmir went to the polls for the first time since 2014 on September 18. For the second phase on Wednesday, September 25, voting was held for 26 assembly seats across six districts in the union territory.

Key candidates such as BJP Chief Ravinder Raina, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and 237 candidates were in the fray in the second round of voting.

J&K Assembly Polls 2024: 2nd Phase Polling

The polling booths opened for the people of Jammu and Kashmir at 7 AM. A total of 3,502 polling booths were set up across the 26 constituencies.

The voter turnout as per Election Commission of India data for the second phase of voting was 57.03 per cent, with the Reasi recording the highest polling at 74.70 per cent and Srinagar lowest at 29.81 per cent.

District-Wise Voter Turnout

• Budgam: 62.98%

• Ganderbal: 62.51%

• Poonch: 73.80%

• Rajouri: 70.95%

• Reasi: 74.70%

• Srinagar: 29.81%

A total of 25.78 lakh eligible voters are participating in the three phases of the J&K assembly elections. In the first phase on September 18, the voter turnout stood at 61.38 per cent.

J&K Assembly Polls 2024 – Seats, Districts And Constituencies In Phase 2

Voting was held across 26 constituencies during the second phase. From Srinagar, a total of eight seats were up for grabs, followed by five seats in Budgam district.

Five seats were up for the Rajouri district, three seats in Poonch district, two seats from the Ganderbal district and three seats from the Reasi district. The 26 constituencies that polled in 2nd phase are:

1. Kangan (ST)

2. Ganderbal

3. Hazratbal

4. Khanyar

5. Habbakadal

6. Lal Chowk

7. Channapora

8. Zadibal

9. Eidgah

10. Central Shalteng

11. Budgam

12. Beerwah

13. Khansahib

14. Chrar-i-Sharief

15. Chadoora

16. Gulabargh (ST)

17. Reasi

18. Shri Mata Vaishno Devi

19. Kalakote-Sunderbani

20. Nowshera

21. Rajouri (ST)

22. Budhal (ST)

23. Thannamandi (ST)

24. Surankote (ST)

25. Poonch Haveli

26. Mendhar (ST)

J&K Assembly Polls 2024 – Key Candidates for Phase 2

During the second phase, a total of 239 candidates contested for the 26 assembly seats. This list of candidates includes former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.  

Other prominent candidates in the fray were BJP Chief for Jammu and Kashmir Ravinder Raina from Nowshera and Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra from Central-Shalteng.

Apni party president Altaf Bukhari contested from Channapora, former ministers Ali Sagar from Khanyar and Rahim Rather from Chrar-i-Sharief. Choudhary Zulfikar and Syed Mushtaq Bukhari is contested the elections with a BJP ticket from Budhal and Surankote, respectively.

Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being conducted for the first time after 2014. The people of the union territory will cast their votes in three phases held on September 18, September 25 and October 1. The results will be counted and declared by the Election Commission of India on October 8, 2024.