Bandipora, Aug 17 (KNS): The district election officer Bandipora, Deputy commissioner Bandipora Manzoor Ahmad Qadri on Saturday said that 312 polling stations will be set up in three constituencies of Bandipora district for upcoming assembly elections.

Addressing media Deputy commissioner Bandipora Manzoor Ahmad Qadri (JKAS) said that the district administration is committed to conduct free and fair elections in the district and will work on ro raise awareness to increase voter turnout in the district.

He further said that the district has a total of 258852 voters which includes 132476 male voters and 124579 female voters, 2484 PWD voters and six transgenders voters.

“Several helplines have been already issued by nodal officers for the general public, if they witness any bribery or untoward they can contact the nodal officer of the district,”.Click Here To Follow Our WhatsApp Channel

For three assembly constituencies in the district 137 polling stations will be set up in Sonawari, 144 in Bandipora and 31 will be in Gurez.

"In the last elections the district witnessed 60.68% of voter turnout, and will conduct several awareness programmes to educate voters to increase voter turnout in the district,".

He also added the notification has already been issued to depositing the arms in concerned police stations for arms license holders i'm the district to avoid any intimation.

Partiently mentioned after the announcement of assembly elections by the election commission of India yesterday, Bandippra will go for voting in the third phase on 01 October. (KNS)