J&K: 2 killed, 1 injured after poll duty vehicle met with accident in Reasi district

Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 24 (ANI): Two people were killed and one was injured after a poll duty vehicle met with an accident near Tuksan in the Gulabgarh area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district on Tuesday, an official said.

“Two killed and 1 was injured as poll duty vehicle met with accident near Tuksan in Gulabgarh area of Jamuu and Kashmir’s Reasi,” as per DC Reasi.

Further information is awaited.

Notably, elections for 26 assembly seats in six districts of Jammu and Kashmir will be held on September 25 in the second phase of assembly polls.

The seats on which elections will be conducted are Kangan (ST), Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Eidgah, Central Shalteng, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrar-i-Sharief, Chadoora and Gulabgarh (ST).

It will also be conducted on Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Kalakote – Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli and Mendhar (ST).

Notably, the second phase of elections will decide the fate of former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and NC leader Omar Abdullah, from both Budgam and Ganderbal seats.

Other prominent candidates in the fray include Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina from Nowshera assembly seat and Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra from Central-Shalteng seat.

The first phase of voting was completed in Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, with a voter turnout of 61.13 per cent registered across 24 constituencies in seven districts, as per the Election Commission.

Voting for the second and third phases in J-K will be held on September 25 and October 1 respectively. Vote counting will be conducted on October 8 along with the counting of votes in Haryana.