Nagrota Assembly records 74.82% voting
12/11/2025
JAMMU, Nov 11: The Nagrota Assembly Constituency recorded 74.82 percent voting on Tuesday as the polling concluded successfully in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Polling started at 7 am and ended at 6 pm at all polling stations.
As per data received till 7:30 pm, 27-Budgam Assembly Constituency has recorded a turnout of 50.01 percent and 77-Nagrota Assembly Constituency has recorded 74.82 percent, said an official.
He said that a total of 157 votes were polled at Special Polling Stations in Jammu.
The lone special polling station at Udhampur recorded 11 votes and Delhi a total of 10 votes were recorded, by the Kashmiri Migrants.
The vacancies in respect of 27-Budgam and 77- Nagrota Assembly Constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir were caused due to the resignation of Omar Abdullah, being elected from two Assembly Constituencies, and the death of Davinder Singh Rana, respectively.
Nomination process started on October 13, 2025 and the last date of withdrawal was on October 24, 2025.
Subsequently, there were 17 Contesting Candidates in 27- Budgam Assembly Constituency and 10 in the 77-NagrotaAssembly Constituency.
Since one ballot unit can handle only 15 Candidates NOTA, two Ballot Units were used per polling station in Budgam bye-election.
There were 1,26,025 electors in 27-Budgam Assembly Constituency and 97,980 electors in 77- Nagrota Assembly Constituency.
To facilitate these electors, 173 polling stations were set up in 27- Budgam and 150 polling stations were set up in 77- Nagrota Assembly Constituency, having all assured minimum facilities.
As per directions of the Commission 100 percent Webcasting was done in these Polling Stations.
In addition to the above, 24 Special Polling Stations, i.e. 19 in Jammu, 01 at Udhampur and 04 in Delhi were also set up for Kashmiri Migrant Electors registered in 27-Budgam Assembly Constituency to facilitate their physical voting in terms of the scheme for voting by Kashmiri migrants.
It is pertinent to mention here, for the first time, the Poll turnout data was recorded directly by the Presiding Officers through specially design 'Presiding Officer App', as part of Integrated ECTNet platform of Election Commission of India, decreasing thereby the delay as well as errors in the transmission/compilation of voter turnout data.
The counting of votes shall take place on November 14, 2025.
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