Fortified Budgam sticks to poll boycott, Only 2 Percent turnout in repoll

Mere 2% turnout in repoll Zero polling at 26 of 38 stations Only 709 of 35,169 votes cast The re polling in Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary constituency on Thursday saw an abysmally low voter turnout of mere two percent at the end of the day, exactly on the pattern of April 9 voting in the constituency, even as the poll-bound areas were dotted with thick presence of forces to “ensure incident-free elections.” Amid low polling, official sources said that in at least 26 polling stations, not a single vote was cast—an indication…

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