India, Nov. 6 -- Postal ballot and home voting processes began on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam assembly constituency (AC) where bypolls would take place on November 11.Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who won last year's assembly elections from two seats, Budgam and Ganderbal, retained the family stronghold of Ganderbal and vacated the Budgam seat, necessitating the bypolls there. The process of postal ballot voting began for 27-AC Budgam at the Budgam BDO office, marking an important step in ensuring that all eligible voters, especially employees in essential services who may not be able to attend polling stations on the election day, have the opportunity to exercise their democratic rights, an official spokesman said.

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