Kulgam records 10.32% voting;Lowest turnout so far in polls

SRINAGAR, Apr 29: Voting in Kulgam district of Anantnag Parliamentary constituency remained by and large peaceful amid tight security with voter turnout recorded below the expectations at 10.32 percent as in majority of the areas people didn’t vote while in some hilly areas of the district the voting turnout was better.

In the four Assembly segments of Kulgam district, out of 3.45 lakh votes, only 35,524 were polled while majority stayed away from the poll process.
The overall poll percentage of the district was recorded at 10.32 percent. Noorabad, Devsar, Kulgam and Hom Shalibugh recorded 20.5 percent, 16.84 percent, 2.38 percent and 1.13 percent voter turnout respectively.