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J&K Polls: Of Every 100 Candidates, Just 5 Are Women, Half of Them Independent Contestants

J&K Polls: Of Every 100 Candidates, Just 5 Are Women, Half of Them Independent Contestants

A total of 873 candidates, including 40 women, are contesting in the assembly elections being held in J&K after almost a decade. In the three-phase polling, that started on Wednesday, the highest number of women candidates, 25, are in the third phase, which will be held on October 1 A total of 873 candidates, including 40 women, are contesting in the assembly elections being held in J&K after almost a decade. In the three-phase polling, that started on Wednesday, the highest number of women candidates, 25, are in the third phase, which will be held on October 1  Elections Elections News in news18.com, Elections Latest News, Elections News

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