Budgam bypoll election: 9.36% turnout recorded till 9 a.m.

Over 9% voting was recorded in the first two hours of polling for the bye-elections in the Budgam Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday (November 11, 2025), officials said.

Polling began at 7 a.m. in bone-chilling cold as the valley witnessed sub-zero night temperatures at most places. Till 9 a.m., Budgam recorded a polling percentage of 9.36%, they said.

In the last year’s Assembly election, Budgam recorded a total poll percentage of 51.13%.