Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections are reaching their final phase, with voting slated for. Voters will cast their ballots across 40 assembly seats. The election's last phase sees over 3.9 million people ready to vote.

These seats were crucial to BJP forming its first ever govt in J&K in 2014. Key candidates in race include Sajad Lone, and Afzal Guru and Engineer Rashid’s brothers

#WATCH | J&K: People queue up at a polling station in Jammu to vote in the 3rd & final phase of the Assembly elections today. Eligible voters in 40 constituencies across 7 districts of the UT are exercising their franchise today. pic.twitter.com/5TnfLaSyOH

Voting in the final phase of the election to choose a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir began Tuesday in the first such vote since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.

The earlier phases of the Assembly election saw 61.38 per cent voter turnout in the first phase on September 18 and 57.31 per cent in the second phase on September 25.

The third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls will commence on Tuesday morning, with voting to take place for 40 seats.