JAMMU — Sitting MP Jugal Kishore Sharma retained his seat and secured a third consecutive victory in the Jammu Lok Sabha seat. He attributed his success to people and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Sharma, who has been an MP since 2014, received 6,87,588 votes, defeating his closest competitor Raman Bhalla, Jammu and Kashmir Congress vice […]
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Jammu LS seat records nearly 72 pc polling
JAMMU — The Jammu parliamentary constituency, where 22 candidates are in the fray, saw peaceful polling and recorded nearly 72 per cent voter turnout on Friday in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections, officials said. The overall polling figure in the constituency this time was lower than the last general election in 2019 […]
People tasted ‘real democracy’ under PM Modi: Jitendra Singh
JAMMU — The people of the country, especially those in Jammu and Kashmir, tasted ”real democracy” under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Friday. On a day when voting is underway in 88 constituencies spread across 13 states and Union Territories in the second phase of the Lok […]
Polling begins for Jammu LS seat amid tight security
JAMMU — Amid tight security arrangements, voting began in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir’s Jammu constituency on Friday, with more than 17.81 lakh voters eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 22 candidates. The Jammu Lok Sabha seat is one of the 89 constituencies in […]
Over 17.80 lakh voters to decide fate of 22 candidates in Jammu LS seat
JAMMU — The Jammu parliamentary constituency is all set to go to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections amid tight security arrangements on Friday. Over 17.81 lakh eligible voters are set to exercise their franchise across 2,416 polling stations to decide the fate of 22 candidates. The Jammu Lok Sabha seat […]
ADGP Jammu reviews security ahead of voting in Jammu LS seat
JAMMU — Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu zone, Anand Jain, on Wednesday chaired a meeting to oversee election preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, police said. Reasi is part of the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, which is going to polls in the second phase on April 26. Accompanied by Deputy Inspector General […]
Campaigning ends for Jammu Lok Sabha seat; polling on April 26
JAMMU — Campaigning for the election to the Jammu Lok Sabha seat ended Wednesday evening, setting the stage for over 17.81 lakh eligible voters to exercise their franchise on April 26 to decide the fate of 22 candidates in the fray. This is the second Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir to go to […]
Home voting conducted for sr citizens, PWDs in 4 segments of Jammu LS seat
JAMMU — Home voting for senior citizens and PWDs was conducted in four segments of the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency, which goes to the polls in the second phase on April 26, officials said on Sunday. The Election Commission, while announcing the Lok Sabha polls schedule, unveiled the ‘Vote From Home’ scheme, designed to facilitate […]
Postal ballot voting conducted for employees in segment of Jammu LS seat
JAMMU — To ensure the democratic participation of all eligible voters, postal ballot voting was on Saturday successfully conducted in a segment of the Jammu Lok Sabha constituency which is going to polls in the second phase on April 26, an official spokesman said. As many as 48 employees from different departments, who opted for […]