Jammu- Polling for the Nagrota assembly by-election in Jammu and Kashmir was underway amid tight security arrangements on Tuesday, with 34.47 per cent voter turnout recorded till 11 am, according to Election Commission data.

Voting began at 7 am across 154 polling stations on the outskirts of Jammu city and has been progressing smoothly with no untoward incident reported so far, officials said. Polling will conclude at 6 pm.

Long queues were seen at several polling stations in the constituency.

BJP candidate Devyani Rana, daughter of former MLA Devender Singh Rana whose death necessitated the bypoll, visited various polling booths and expressed confidence in securing a strong mandate

“I am hopeful of my victory. People of the constituency will bless me with a large number of votes, just as they blessed my father and former MLA Devender Singh Rana,” she told reporters at the Katal Batal polling station. She urged voters to turn out to vote in large numbers.

Former Naib Sarpanch Girdari Lal said there was“enthusiasm among voters” and that polling was taking place peacefully.

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