Kashmir records lowest voter-turnout since 1996

SRINAGAR: The record drop in voter turnout in three Lok Sabha seats in the militancy-hit Kashmir Valley has witnessed a record low polling of just 8.76%, the lowest since 1996 New Indian Express reported.

The Anantnag seat in south Kashmir, where polls were conducted in three phases, witnessed a record low polling of just 8.76%, the lowest since 1996.

In Srinagar and Baramulla, the other two Lok Sabha seats in the Valley, the voting percentage was the second lowest since 1996.