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Over 61 % polling was recorded in Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, where the highest turn out of 71 % was registered in the parts falling in Reasi district.
The election will decide the fate of Congress leader and Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who is in a direct contest with BJP's Jitender Singh.
As much as 61.15 % of the polling was recorded in Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency till 3 PM, a senior official of Jammu and Kashmir Election department said here today.
There has been a boycott in 2 polling stations in Bani Assembly segment due to a local demand, apart from halt in polling for some time due to fault in some EVMs in Kishtwar, he said.
"There was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the constituency," he said adding that polling was going on smoothly.
Lodhra polling station in Arnas belt recorded 100 % polling, the official said.
As many as 14,61,373 voters form part of the constituency, which has 13 candidates, including Arshad Malik of PDP, Dharam Pal Balgotra of BSP and Bhim Singh of JKNPP at over 2,015 polling stations, 108 of them hyper sensitive.
The Udhampur parliamentary constituency, with headquarters at Kathua is spread over six districts - Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban, Udhampur, Reasi and Kathua.
Reasi has recorded the highest polling of 71 %, followed by Kathua with 63.71 %, Udhampur with 59.19 %, Kishtwar 58.66 %, Ramban with 58.14 and Doda with 56.24 % at 3 PM.
