Voting started in the first phase of general elections in Udhampur parliamentary constituency on Friday with over 16.23 lakh electorate eligible to exercise their franchise.
The polling began at 7 am in all 2,637 polling stations across the constituency despite pouring rain and will decide the fate of 12 candidates, including Union Minister Jitendra Singh who is eyeing a third term after winning the seat for BJP in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
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