Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday urged voters in Jammu and Kashmir and Jharkhand to turnout in "record numbers" and cast their ballot in the ongoing assembly elections.
"Urging all those voting today, in phase three of the assembly elections in J&K and Jharkhand, to turnout in record numbers and cast their vote," he said in a tweet.
Balloting began Tuesday in 16 assembly constituencies in the third round of the five-phase elections in Jammu and Kashmir, and 17 of the 81 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand.