New Delhi, Oct 3 (PTI) Voter turnout of 69.69 percent has been recorded in phase-3 of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, with women outnumbering men in casting votes, the Election Commission said on Thursday.
Overall, 63.88 percent turnout has been recorded at polling stations, as against 58.58 percent in the Lok Sabha polls, the poll panel noted.
In phase-3 of the polls on October 1, when 40 seats went for voting in the Union Territory, the turnout of male voters was recorded at 69.37 percent as compared to 70.02 percent of women, the Election Commission (EC) said.
Nearly 44 percent of voters from the third gender category came to cast their votes in phase-3.
Referring to the overall turnout, the Election Commission said it stood at 63.88 percent with male participation recorded at 64.68 percent. The overall women turnout was recorded at 63.04 percent and that of the third gender at 38.24 percent.
The final votes polled will be available post-counting with counting of postal ballots.
Postal ballots include postal ballots given to service voters, absentee voters (those above 85 years of age, persons with disabilities, those part of essential services) and voters on election duty, the EC noted.
Daily accounts of such postal ballots received, as per established guidelines, are given to all candidates, it said.
