Udhampur LS constituency records over 69 pc polling

Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, where fate of Congress leader and Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has been sealed in EVMs today, has recorded over 69 per cent polling, with registering the highest turn out of 74 per cent in the parts falling in Reasi district.
Azad is in a direct contest with BJP's Jitender Singh.
"As much as 69.08 per cent polling was recorded in Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. It is likely to increase," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer Umang Narula told reporters here today.
The 2009 turnover of voter was 45 per cent, he said adding "polling was totally incident free and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere".

However, he admitted poll boycott in some polling stations in Kathua and replacement of 6 EVMs, which had become faulty.
There has been boycott in 2 polling stations in Bani Assembly segment due to a local demand, apart from halt of polling for some time due to fault in some EVMs in Kishtwar, the reports said.

"There was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the constituency," DGP Jammu and Kashmir, Ashok Prasad told reporters in Udhampur.
When asked about the protests from Special Police officers, the DGP said some SPOs had requested for voting in their respective areas and the issue was resolved.

Lodhra polling station in Arnas belt recorded 100 per cent polling, the EC official said.