J&K civic body polls: Voting underway in 384 wards in second phase, mobile internet suspended in South Kashmir

Jammu:

Polling in the second phase of the four-phase local civic body elections in Jammu and Kashmir began at 6 am on Wednesday amid high security The second phase will cover a total of 384 wards spanning 13 districts across the state – seven of which are in the Valley, officials said. As many as 1,000 candidates are in the fray. Mobile Internet services have been suspended in South Kashmir. Mobile Internet speed has been reduced to 2G in other parts of the Valley. Owing to the low voter count in the first phase on Monday, timings for voting were changed to 6 am to 4 pm from the earlier 7 am to 4 pm so that more people can come out and vote. This is the first time in 13 years that the state is holding local civic body polls.

Here are the LIVE updates:

#8:24 am: People queue up outside a polling booth in Udhampur.

#JammuAndKashmir: People queue up outside a polling booth in Udhampur to cast their votes for the second phase of local body elections. pic.twitter.com/15Sy9VXxC7

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

#8:02 am: Visuals from a polling booth in Bandipora.

#JammuAndKashmir: Earlier visuals from a polling booth in Bandipora as people cast their vote for the second phase of local body elections. pic.twitter.com/qxzkSLiigM

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

#7:56 am: Visuals from a polling booth in Srinagar's Lawaypora.

#JammuAndKashmir: Voting for the second phase of local body elections is underway in 13 districts of the state. Visuals from a polling booth in Srinagar's Lawaypora. pic.twitter.com/kIii52avFS

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

#7:25 am: Visuals from a polling station in Katra.

Voting underway for 384 wards in 13 districts of #JammuAndKashmir in the second phase of urban local bodies elections; #visuals from a polling station in Katra pic.twitter.com/NhuhY5JUAC

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

#7:20 am: Visuals from a polling station in Reasi.

Voting underway in 13 districts of #JammuAndKashmir in the second phase of urban local bodies elections; #visuals from a polling station in Reasi pic.twitter.com/CpRO7ZFFow

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

#6:25 am: An 84-year-old woman arrives at a polling station in Reasi to cast her vote in the second phase of urban local bodies elections.

Jammu and Kashmir: 84-year-old woman arrives at a polling station in Reasi to cast her vote in the second phase of urban local bodies elections pic.twitter.com/QKnEKbPpZo

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

#6:20 am: Visuals from a polling station in Udhampur; voting for 384 wards in the second phase of urban local bodies elections began at 6 am. 

Jammu and Kashmir: #Visuals from a polling station in Udhampur; voting for 384 wards in the second phase of urban local bodies elections began at 6 am today pic.twitter.com/c7iwiCRIP9

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2018

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