New Delhi: Polling has ended for third phase of assembly elections in J&K and Jharkhand.
According to EC, Jammu and Kashmir recorded 58% turnout in 16 assembly constituencies that went to polls today.
This can be termed as impressive because they braved cold and threat from terrorists and came out to vote in large numbers.
Jharkhand, on the other hand, recorded 61% voting in 17 assembly constituencies that went to polls today.
17 seats of Jharkhand and 16 of Jammu and Kashmir went to polls today in the third leg of the five-phase Assembly elections.
Here we are giving you live updates of 3rd phase polls:
06:28pm- Jharkhand records 61 per cent turnout in third phase of Assembly Polls: EC
06:00pm- Jammu and Kashmir records 58% turnout in 3rd Phase of Assembly polls: EC
04:10pm: J&K Polls: 43.64% polling recorded till 2 pm
03:00pm- Jharkhand polls: Around 55% turnout recorded till 2:30pm. Polling over in the state
01:20 pm:Jharkhand Polls: 46 % polling till 1pm
01:00 pm: J&K Polls: 27.03% polling till 12 pm
12:00 pm: J&K Polls: Over 11.28% polling till 11 am
11:15 am: Jharkhand: 29.87% till 11 am
09:10 am: Jharkhand: 13% polling till 9 am
08 am: Polling begins in J&K
07 am: polling begins in Jharkhand
In this phase, 289 candidates, including 26 females, are in the fray for 17 of the total 81 assembly constituencies of Jharkhand.
In Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and three of his cabinet colleagues are among 144 candidates whose fate will be decided today in the third phase of polling in 16 seats spread across Budgam, Pulwama and Baramulla districts.
Unprecedented security arrangements were made as voting took place in the shadow of terror attacks from across the border that left 21 people dead in the Valley Dec 5.
