Over 29.81 lakh voters to decide fate of 24 candidates in Srinagar, Udhampur tomorrow

Over 29.81 lakh voters will decide the fate of 24 candidates, including former J-K chief minister Farooq Abdullah and Union minister Jitendra Singh, contesting the Srinagar and Udhampur seats, which go to polls in the second phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.

Authorities have deployed over 80 companies for election duty in the twin constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The twin constituencies have 2,981,083 registered electors, they said.

Twelve candidates each are in fray for both Srinagar and Udhampur parliamentary constituencies, the officials said.

To ensure smooth conduct of elections, 4,426 polling stations have been set up in the twin constituencies.

Abdullah is pitched against Aga Moshin of the PDP, Irfan Ansari of the People's Conference and Khalid Jehangir of the BJP.

An official said that only 46 rallies were conducted in Srinagar district, a city of over 12 lakh residents, during the campaign period.

The polling on Thursday will be keenly watched ...