Polls have closed in India-administered Jammu and Kashmir. It is the third and final phase of elections, covering 40 constituencies across seven districts. Neha Poonia reports from New Delhi.

As many as 415 candidates are in the fray from these 40 seats voting today. 16 of these seats are in the Kashmir region while 24 in the Jammu region. About 3.9 million voters are eligible to cast their franchise at 5,

Voting in the final phase of the election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Tuesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.

October 01, 2024 People are queuing to cast their ballots at polling stations during the final phase of the Indian assembly elections in Baramulla. Jammu and Kashmir is holding its first assembly elections in a decade to elect a government after over six years of Central rule.

Union minister Jitendra Singh on Tuesday said the enthusiastic participation of people in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls reflects the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies and "true mainstreaming" of democracy in the Union territory.