Jammu, Sept 19: The battle lines are drawn for thirteen constituencies of Jammu district where 164 aspirants, including five ministers, are trying their luck in the second phase of the four-phased Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on September 24. Jammu district has the distinction of having the largest number of 13 assembly segments in the state with its eight constituencies touching borders of Pakistan. It has an electorate of 1086149, including 502912 women voters and 7054 service voters.

All the constituencies are witnessing a multi-cornered contest with highest number of 17 contestants each in Jammu-west and Jammu-east segments. It is followed by 16 in Bishnah constituency, 15 in Suchetgarh, 14 in Gandhi Nagar, 13 each in Marh and Raipur, 11 each in Vijapur and Nagrota, 10 in Akhnoor, eight in Samba and seven in Chhamb.

In the second phase of polling, keen contest is expected in the constituencies of Vijaypur, Marh, Jammu-east, Jammu-west, Gandhi Nagar, Nagrota and Suchetgarh where contests are either sitting or former ministers and legislators. Bureau Report