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Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 21: Besides other factors which emerge after counting of votes, the election 2008 will always be known for a unique feature –the lottery election.
As many as 1353 candidates in fray for 87 seats, the average size of candidates per constituency is 15. There may be straight or triangular contest on around 15 to 20 seats and on the remaining winning election is almost like a winning a lottery –heavyweights have made the job of prediction pundits tough. All they know is the fact that 1266 are sure to suffer defeat.
The ongoing seven-phased Assembly elections has seen the highest number of 1353 candidates in fray, breaking all the previous records and nearly doubling the figure of contestants in 2002 J&K polls.
Of the 1353 contestants this time, as many as 468 are independents and 67 women. In comparison, out of the total 705 contestants in 2002 Assembly elections, the number of independent candidates was 242 and that of women only 29.
In 1972 Assembly elections in the State, the number of contestants was only 342, which went to 408 in 1977 assembly elections, followed by 510 in 1983, 515 in 1987 and 541 in the Assembly elections held in Jammu and Kashmir in 1996. This indicates that number of contestants has increased in all the Assembly elections, though the increase of the candidates this time is the highest ever.
In the current Assembly elections, out of the 102 candidates in fray in the first phase for which polling took place on November 17, there were 24 independents and three women contestants.
Similarly, in the second phase of elections on November 23, out of the 81 candidates in poll ring, 29 were independents while as two women contested.
Likewise, in the third phase of polls on November 30, out of the 71 contestants, 32 were independents and five women.
During the fourth phase of elections for which polling was held on December 7, out of the 256 contestants in fray, the number of independent candidates was 82 and that of women contestants 10.
Out of a total of 179 contestants in fray in fifth phase for which votes were cast on December 13, there were 58 independent candidates and five women contestants.
In the sixth phase of elections for which polling was held on December 17, a total of 271 candidates were in fray including 92 independents and 11 women.
As far as the seventh and final phase of elections is concerned for which polling is being held on December 24, the total number of contestants is 393. They include 151 independents as well as 31 women contestants.
Of the 87 Assembly constituencies in the State, polling in the first phase was held for 10 constituencies in the four districts of Bandipora, Leh, Kargil and Poonch while as six constituencies of Ganderbal and Rajouri districts went to polls in the second phase and five constituencies of Kupwara district went to polls in the third phase of elections.
Similarly, 18 constituencies of Baramulla, Budgam, Reasi and Udhampur districts went to polls in the fourth phase of elections while as polling for 11 Assembly constituencies of Pulwama, Shopian and Kathua districts was held in the fifth phase. In the sixth phase, as many as 16 Assembly constituencies spreading over five districts of Kulgam, Anantnag, Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban went to the polls.
In the seventh and the final phase of Assembly Elections 2008, the election for 21 constituencies of Srinagar, Samba and Jammu districts is being held on December 24.
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