Srinagar/Jammu, Nov 11 (IANS) Polling started peacefully on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam and Nagrota Assembly constituencies as voters turned out in large numbers to exercise their democratic right.

Budgam constituency has 1.76 lakh voters, and 173 polling stations have been set up for the electors in the constituency.

The voters were seen wearing traditional tweed overgarments called ‘Pherans’ as they came out in the morning, while women did not come out in large numbers, as they prefer to complete household chores before going out to the polling booths.

Despite the morning chill, voters came out as queues started building up outside polling stations.

Voting started at 7 a.m. and will end at 6 p.m. There are 17 candidates in the fray in Budgam, including Aga Syed Mehmood of t

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