5TH PHASE OF J&K POLLS TOMORROW IS A DO-DIE BATTLE FOR BJP,CONGRESS JAMMU,Dec 19: The fifth and final phase in Jammu and Kashmirs Assembly Elections ends Saturday, with the Congress and the BJP locked in a do-or-die battle in the Hindu-majority Jammu region.An estimated 1.83 million people are eligible to exercise their franchise that day in 20 constituencies of Jammu, Kathua and Rajouri districts to decide fate of 213 candidates in fray. With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) making a determined push for power in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time, the Jammu outcome will be crucial to the party.In the outgoing assembly, the BJP had 11 of the 20 seats, the Congress five and the National Conference three. The Peoples Democratic Party had one member.This time, BJP leaders say, they are confident of sweeping the Jammu region. The constituencies going to the polls Saturday are Bani, Basohli, Billawar, Kathua and Hiranagar in Kathua district, Nagrota, Gandhinagar, Jammu East, Jammu West, Bishnah, RS Pura, Suchetgarh, Akhnoor, Chhamb, Marh and Raipur Domana in Jammu district, and Rajouri, Darhal, Kalakote and Nowshera in Rajouri district.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:43:51 +0000
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