3rd phase of AJK polls: Voting begins in Poonch Division's Bagh and Haveli districts
The third phase of elections in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has begun in four constituencies in Poonch Division’s Bagh and Haveli districts. Polling began at 8am and will continue until 5pm. Government officials have anticipated clashes in some areas, while the Election Commission has classified most of the 803 polling stations in the four constituencies as either sensitive or highly sensitive.…
The third phase of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) elections commenced in Bagh and Haveli districts of Poonch Division on Tuesday, with polling running from 8am to 5pm. The Election Commission had flagged potential unrest in certain areas and dispatched 10,300 additional security personnel to ensure a secure voting environment. A total of 803 polling stations, including 1,254 booths, are set to witness the electorate, with 238,664 men and 221,707 women eligible to vote.
Notably, the contest in LA-17 (Haveli) is the most closely contested, with only nine candidates vying for the seat, including incumbent Prime Minister Faisal Mumtaz Rathore.
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