Jammu, Nov 11: ‘Bijli’, ‘Paani’, ‘Sadak’, unemployment and continuity in development weighed on the minds of the electorate as they exercised their right of franchise in the by-election for Nagrota assembly segment on Tuesday.

87-year-old Savitri Devi, in a wheel-chair, had come to vote in the polling station at PM Shri Government Boys High School Kandoli Nagrota.

“I’ve voted for better basic amenities for which we have waited all along. I want that our children should have employment opportunities,” she said, responding to the queries of media persons, who surrounded her as soon as she came out, after casting her vote.

Asha Sharma, 37 and her husband Sudesh Kumar, 45, wanted continuity in development.

For Nisha, 40; Santosh, 60, Rakhi 38 and Meena Devi, 55, – all residents of Hanuman

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