Srinagar, Nov. 5 -- The process of postal ballot and home voting began on Wednesday in Budgam Assembly constituency, where bypolls are scheduled to be held on November 11.

The bypoll was necessitated after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who won from both Budgam and Ganderbal constituencies in last year's Assembly elections, decided to retain his family stronghold of Ganderbal and vacated the Budgam seat.

According to officials, the postal ballot voting for 27-AC Budgam commenced at the Block Development Office (BDO) Budgam. The process aims to facilitate employees in essential services who may not be able to reach polling stations on the day of voting.

Budgam District Election Officer (DEO) Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat said that all arrangeme...