Voting began on Monday for the second phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag Lok Sabha seat amid high security.
Very few voters were seen queuing up outside pollingstations as voting began at 7 a.m.
Voting is being held in four assembly segments of Kulgamdistrict — Noorabad, Devsar, Kulgam and Homshalibugh.
As a precautionary measure, mobile Internet services havebeen suspended in the south Kashmir areas.
Train services between Baramulla and Banihal have also beencancelled for the day.
There are 18 candidates in the fray in this constituency, but the main contest is between Mehbooba Mufti of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ghulam Ahmad Mir of Congress and Justice (Retired) Hasnain Masoodi of the National Conference (NC).