Enthusiasm among elderly, first time voters in Jammu LS seat, 42.88 % voting till 1pm
An 86-year old Raj Dulari made sure to bring along her entire family to vote at a polling station in Peer Mitha of the Jammu city.
An 86-year old Raj Dulari made sure to bring along her entire family to vote at a polling station in Peer Mitha of the Jammu city.
Tripura recorded the highest voter turnout with 54.47 per cent eligible people taking part in the electoral exercise till 1 pm.
In the first phase 36.96 per cent of voters had used their franchise till 1300 hrs on April 19.
Out of 152 contestants, BJP and Congress have fielded 13 each on all seats, BSP on 12, 73 Independents and 41 of other smaller parties.
Former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Friday asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) not to postpone the polls for the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency on the pleading of the BJP and its allies.
According to DIG, Prisons, AK Singh, a report has been requested on the obstacles being faced by undertrial inmates serving sentences of less than seven years who have pleaded mercy.
Six persons, including two children, were killed in the terror strike in the village on the evening of January 1.
The security forces succeeded in making the arrest and recovery of such a huge consignment of narcotics following an operation.
Following the chief minister’s instructions, district magistrates and other officers are conducting surprise inspections of the night shelters to ensure that no one sleeps on streets in the inclement weather conditions and every needy avails the facility.
Prime Minister Modi said "We shall discuss this and more during #ParikshaPeCharcha2023 on the 27th of this month."