In Jammu and Kashmir, over 25.78 lakh voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates in the second phase of the General Elections to the Legislative Assembly, scheduled on 25th September 2024. Akashvani Jammu Correspondent reports that the second phase of the Assembly Elections will cover 26 Assembly Constituencies across six districts of J&K, including Ganderbal, Srinagar and Budgam in Kashmir Division and Reasi, Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu Division. In Kashmir Division 15 Assembly Constituencies are up for election while in Jammu Division 11 Assembly Constituencies will go for polls in this phase. 25 Lakh 78 thousand 099 voters are eligible to cast their ballot in this phase, comprising 13 Lakh 12 thousand 730  male, 12 Lakh 65 thousand 316  female and 53 third-gender voters. As many as 1 lakh 20 thousand 612 voters aged 18 to 19 are eligible to vote in Phase II of the Assembly Elections.  Among these, 11,294 are male and 10,065 are female first-time voters. This phase will also see participation from 19,201 Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) voters and 20,880 voters above the age of 85. During this phase, 93 candidates are in the fray in Srinagar district, followed by 46 in Budgam district, 34 in Rajouri district, 25 in Poonch district, 21 in Ganderbal district, and 20 candidates are contesting in Reasi district.    To facilitate the voters for smooth and hassle-free electoral participation, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has established 3502 polling stations with 100% webcasting across 26 Assembly Constituencies. These include 1056 Urban Polling stations and 2446 Rural Polling stations. To enhance voter participation, 157 Special polling stations have been established in the second phase including 26 polling booths managed by women as Pink Polling Stations, 26 polling stations manned by specially-abled persons, 26 polling stations manned by youths, 31 Border polling stations, 26 green polling stations and 22 Unique Polling stations.