Around fifteen per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election in Kashmir’s Srinagar parliamentary constituency, election officials said.

Amid tight security arrangements, voting began in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election in Kashmir’s Srinagar constituency on Monday, with nearly 17.48 lakh lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 24 candidates.

In the first parliamentary polls since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 17.48 lakh people in Kashmir's Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency will on Monday decide the fate of 24 candidates trying their luck in the seat.

A foolproof security arrangement has been put in place for the polling in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Monday, a senior police officer said.

A day ahead of voting for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, the NC and the PDP sought the Election Commission's intervention on Sunday to stop the alleged harassment and illegal arrest of the workers of the two parties.

Leaders of all political parties made a last-ditch effort to woo voters as campaigning for the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir ended on Saturday.

As the political battleground heats up in Srinagar, one of Jammu and Kashmir's pivotal constituencies, the upcoming elections witness a fierce triangular contest among the National Conference (NC), People's Democratic Party (PDP), and the recently emerged Jammu and Kashmir Apni...