LG Sinha urges youth, women, first-time voters to vote in large numbers

Srinagar, Sept 18: J&K Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today urged urged youth, women and first-time voters to vote in large numbers.

"J&K Assembly elections commence today. I call upon all the voters whose assembly constituencies are voting in the first phase today to turn out in record numbers & exercise their democratic rights. I especially urge youth, women and first-time voters to vote in large numbers," Sinha wrote on his official X handle.

Meanwhile the polling for the first phase of General Elections to J&K Legislative Assembly in 24 Assembly Constituencies (ACs) across seven districts of Jammu & Kashmir began today with long queues of voters waiting for their turn to exercise their right to franchise, news agency KNS reported.

The polling began at 7:00 AM in all 3276 polling stations across the 24 Assembly Constituencies of seven districts.