Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 7: Srinagar district is all geared up for polls in second phase on September 25.
The district comprises eight Assembly Constituencies of 19-Hazratbal, 20- Khanyar, 21- Habbakadal, 22- LalChowk, 23- Chanapora, 24- Zadibal, 25- Eidgah and 26- Central Shalteng with a total of 7,74,462 electorate, among which 3,86,654 are male voters, 3,87,778 are female voters while 30 belong to the third gender. To facilitate the voters for smooth and hassle free electoral participation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has established 932 polling stations, of which 885 are urban polling stations while 47 are rural polling stations.
Among all the eight Assembly Constituencies of the district, 24-Zadibal Assembly Constituency has the highest number of 1,12,864 registered electorate, comprising 56408 males and 56451 females and 05 transgender voters in Srinagar District.
The constituency also houses the highest number of polling stations in the district-143 to facilitate a smooth and inclusive voting experience for all registered voters.
In order to boost voter turnout and ensure that every voter can exercise their franchise with ease, specialized polling stations have been established in the constituency including an all women Pink polling station at 87-Gazidoori, PwD manned polling station at 50- Kalla Mohalla Behrar, Youth manned polling station at 56-Kandi Mohalla Mir Behri Bud Dal, while Unique polling stations have been set up at 67- Nehrupark Abikarpora, 68- Mir Mohalla Abikarpora A, 69- Mir Mohalla Abikarpora B, 70- Khar Mohalla Abikarpora and 71- Kabotarkhana besides, a Green Polling Station has been established at 98- DD Bagh. 19-Hazratbal Assembly Constituency comes next with a voter population of 112541, among which 56,175 are males and 56366 are females and notably, no voters are registered under the third gender category in this constituency.
To facilitate the voters to exercise their franchise, 118 polling stations have been established in this constituency among which 107 are urban polling stations and 11 are rural polling stations.
The special polling stations that have been set up in the constituency include an all women Pink polling station at 34-Daggapora Anchar, PwD manned polling station at 105 New Colony Nigeen, Youth-manned polling station at 62-Gasoo and a Green Polling Station at 67-Check Dara.
The 26-Central Shalteng Assembly Constituency comes next with 1,07,770 total registered voters, of which 54185 are males and 53576 are females whereas 09 are third gender voters.
To ensure thorough voter access, 114 polling stations have been established across the constituency, of which 110 are urban and 04 are rural polling stations.
The special polling stations that have been set up in the constituency include all an women Pink polling station at 44-Bemina-I (ITI), PwD manned polling station at 6- Ranbirgarh, Pratapgarh (Sericulture Building), Youth-manned polling station at 5- Ranbirgarh, Pratapgarh B (Boys Middle School Ranbirgarh, Pratapgarh) and a Green Polling Station at 93- Batmaloo B Govt. Girls High School Batamaloo east side. |
