Anantnag PC in J&K to go to Polls in 3 parts in Phase III, Phase IV & Phase V

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New Delhi : Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency (PC) in Jammu & Kashmir would be going to polls in 3 parts in Phase III, Phase IV & Phase V of General Elections 2019, the only such parliamentary constituency in the country.

The four districts to be covered in the Anantnag (PC No. 3) are Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian, and Pulwama. The polls in Anantnag would be held on April 23, in Kulgam on April 29, and in Shopian and Pulwama on May 6, 2019, in all polling stations falling in these districts.

As per the data sourced from CEO (Jammu & Kashmir) website, there are a total of 13,93,251 general electors in the Anantnag PC of which 7,20,337 are general male electors, 6,72,879 general female electors and 35 third gender electors. In addition to this, there are 4,041 service electors and 7,483 persons with disabilities (PWD) electors. A total of 1,842 polling stations have been set up for this PC during the three phases of polls, according to a PIB release.

The data sourced from ECI website shows that in General Election 2014, there were a total of 13,01,143 electors in the Anantnag PC. This number has grown to 13,93,251 during General Elections 2019, an increase of 2,83,725 (7.08%) electors since last General Elections. In the last General Elections, this PC witnessed a low voter turnout of 28.84%.

As per the Form 7A details on the ECI Website, a total of 18 candidates from different Political Parties are contesting from Anantnag PC.