Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections are reaching their final phase, with voting slated for. Voters will cast their ballots across 40 assembly seats. The election's last phase sees over 3.9 million people ready to vote.

Voting commenced on Tuesday for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, covering 40 seats across seven districts, including the winter capital Jammu.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Voting in the final phase of the election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Tuesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.

Among the prominent faces contesting include People’s Conference chairperson and former minister Sajjad Lone, who is contesting from two seats in Kupwara.

The earlier phases of the Assembly election saw 61.38 per cent voter turnout in the first phase on September 18 and 57.31 per cent in the second phase on September 25.

In the final phase of Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, 415 candidates are contesting for 40 seats today. Approximately 3.9 million voters can vote across 5,060 polling stations. This is the first assembly election after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.

Jammu and Kashmir will vote in the third and last phase of assembly polls today, and pick representatives for 40 of its 90 constituencies. Of the 40 constituencies, 24 come under the Jammu division and the rest are in Kashmir.