Parts of electronic voting machines adrift in a river after protesters attacked a polling station at Kanihamma in Srinagar on Sunday. There were more than 200 incidents in the constituency, particularly in Budgam district," he told reporters in Srinagar. One of the polling booths was set on fire and there were similar attempts on other booths too. Shantmanu said 80,000 of the 12.6 lakh voters -- 6.5 per cent --- voted today, against 26 per cent from the constituency in 2014. The Srinagar seat covers the Srinagar, Budgam and Ganderbal districts.

Source: The Telegraph April 09, 2017 21:56 UTC