Anantnag, Sep 18 (KNO): Despite a turnout of 50 percent at Thajiwara in the Anantnag West constituency, many voters expressed dissatisfaction with the recent delimitation of the constituency, which led some to abstain from voting due to their preferred candidates running in different areas.
According to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), many residents were sitting outside polling booths B and C at Thajiwara, claiming that several regular voters have preferred to stay away from the voting exercise this time.
"The delimitation exercise has bifurcated a large part of this constituency, causing leaders to opt to contest from another assembly segment, which has hurt the sentiment of voters here," said Sajad Ahmad, a local.
He added that regular voters are not inclined to cast their votes in favour of candidates they barely know. "Some leaders have done good work for the people here, and it is difficult for voters now to trust individuals they hardly know," he added.
Ahmad said these polling booths usually witness a good voter turnout, but this time the mood is different, as the candidates in the electoral race are unfamiliar to the voters.
"It will take time to build trust in the new candidates. However, many voters still turned up to ensure that the party they are affiliated with or supporting in this election would win," he said—(KNO)