Like the rest of country, elections going on smoothly in J&K: CEO

Srinagar, May 02:The Chief Electoral Officer for Jammu and Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Thursday said that the elections are being conducted peacefully across the UT.

They are going smoothly like in the other parts of the country, so will be the upcoming phases remaining for the UT, he said on the sidelines of his visit to Lal Chowk in Srinagar.

Out of five phases, three are yet to see the polling including Srinagar, Baramulla, and Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituencies. Polling in Jammu and Udhampur is done.

While Srinagar will go for polls on May 13, Baramulla will go on May 20, and the Anantnag-Rajouri  seat, which was earlier set for May 7, was on Tuesday deferred to May 25.

Hoping to see high voter turnout this time, Pole said that people should exercise their democratic right and duty to vote for the candidate of their choice.

"It isn't only a right but also a responsibility," news agency Kashmir Scroll reported Pole saying.