Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 22 : Campaigning for Anantnag Parliamentary constituency ended today as the segment will go for polls on April 24 to decide the fate of 13 contesting candidates.
616100 females among 1301109 voters will exercise their democratic rights for which Election commission has setup 1615 polling stations in all 16 assembly segments of the parliamentary constituency. The authorities have also deployed ample number of police and paramilitary personals to ensure the safety and security of polling booths and voters especially in the volatile areas of the constituency. Among 1301109 voters, 1450 male and female adults will exercise their democratic rights for the first time. Besides Killings, militant threats and boycott call constituency is expecting a slight high turnout than of 2009 Lok Shaba elections. In 2009 constituency recorded just 27 % turn out. In Anantnag parliamentary segment there is neck-to-neck contest between Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) and National Conference(NC) supported by assembly coalition partner Indian National Congress(INC) , while as the rest of candidates in fray can't even as the game spoilers excluding Aam Aadmi Party candidate Tanveer Maqbool Dar who is son of former congress leader Mohd Maqbool Dar.
Those who are contesting from Anantnag parliamentary constituency are; Mohammad Sharif of BSP, Asif Jeelani of AIFB,Dr. Tanvir Maqbool Dar of AAP,Mushtaq Ahmad Malik of BJP,Syed Abid Ahmad Shah of JKNPP, Gh. Nabi Shah of SP, Dr.Mirza Mehboob Beg of NC, Mehbooba Mufti of JKPDP,Mohammad Yaqoob Rather of All Jammu and Kashmir Republican Party,Mohd Yousuf Ganie of ASP, Tanveer Hussain Khan of AIP as Independent , Abdul Ahad Mir as Independent.
Constituency's half vote bank lays with the unemployed youth while as 38% with the people engaged with agriculture. Urban and semi Urban areas especially of Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopain will prefer to remain inside while as the rural population will come out and exercise their democratic right.
Political observers are of the opinion that in this neck to neck fight if voter turnout rose up to 40%, this winning margin will be just around 4-5 thousand voter, however, whatever happens political coin is going to be tossed on 24th April. |
