On Monday Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated electors in the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir Valley, as it recorded the highest voter turnout in the last 35 years in this year’s general elections.
“A very special congratulations to my sisters and brothers of Anantnag-Rajouri for the record turnout in the Lok Sabha polls. Their enthusiastic participation is a vibrant testament to their democratic spirit,” PM Modi posted on X.
According to the latest figure from the Election Commission, the constituency on Saturday recorded 54.3 % voter turnout. The voter turnout in the constituency was 14.3 % in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
In this year’s elections, the other two parliamentary constituencies in the valley – Srinagar (38.49 %), Baramulla (59.1 %)- have also recorded voter turnouts that are the highest in several decades.
Overall, the voter turnout in the three PCs in the valley is 50.63 % (Anantnag Rajouri at 5 pm) in the current General Elections, compared to 19.16 % in 2019.
On Saturday, the Commission led by CEC Rajiv Kumar and ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu said, “People of Jammu and Kashmir, in the Anantnag Rajouri PC polling too, have reposed faith in democracy and proved naysayers wrong.”
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