Over 45 per centpolling was recorded in Udhampur and Srinagar Lok Sabha constituencies onThursday, officials said.
An official saidseventy per cent voter turnout was recorded in Udhampur while the turnout waslow in Srinagar seat with 14.8 per cent voters exercising their franchise onThursday in the second phase of general elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
Voting began on a peaceful note Thursday in two Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, with voters in border district of Kathua and Udhampur turning up early morning to exercise their franchise, officials said. Over 29.81 lakh voters were eligible to decide the fate of 24 candidates, including former Chief Minister and NC chief Dr Farooq Abdullah and Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh contesting for Srinagar and Udhampur Parliamentary seats.