Jammu/Srinagar, Dec 23 (IANS): Counting for all the 87 assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir began Tuesday.
Under tight security, the counting started in Srinagar, Jammu and other major towns at 8 a.m.
An Election Commission official told IANS that the counting trends would be available by 10 and all the results would be out by 4 p.m.
A total of 831 candidates contested in Jammu and Kashmir.
Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of five or more people have been imposed around all counting centres.
A total of 48.29 lakh votes are to be counted.