Photo: APSrinagar: Voting for the bypolls to the prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir began on Sunday amid tight security, with nine candidates including National Conference president Farooq Abdullah in the fray. More than 1,500 polling stations have been set up for nearly 12.61 lakh electorate. All the polling stations have been declared as either sensitive or hyper-sensitive keeping in mind threats from various militant outfits and separatist groups, including the Hurriyat Conference. Khan, on the other hand, joined the PDP after quitting the Congress in February and was announced the candidate by the ruling party for the bypolls. Voter turnout in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in 2014 polls was 26%, slightly better than 25.55% recorded in 2009 elections.

Source: Mint April 09, 2017 03:33 UTC