As many as 2,104 polling stations have been set up across the Union Territory, of which 1,193 are hypersensitive and 472 are sensitive
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Srinagar: Polling for the fifth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on a dull note as winter chill kept most people indoors early on Thursday, officials said.
The polling for 37 DDC seats – 17 in the Kashmir division and 20 in the Jammu division – began at 7 am but few people turned up at polling stations in the valley due to freezing weather conditions, they said.
According to the officials, voter turnout is expected to pick up later in the day. The polling is scheduled to conclude at 2 pm.
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