Jammu, April 25 -- Undeterred by threats from across the border, enthusiasm is high among border dwellers of the Jammu and Samba sectors as people are over-enthusiastic to exercise their right to franchise on Friday.

Arnia sector-comprising ten Panchayats, is part of the Jammu-Reasi Lok Sabha constituency where polling is going to be held on Friday-first phase of the phased general elections.

All the ten Panchayats are situated on the International Border (IB)-comprising over 40,000 votes-a deciding factor on this seat.

"People are over enthusiastic to cast their votes as they are very much aware that they have to exercise their democratic right", Rajinder Singh, a resident of Arnia told The Early Times.

"Not only villagers, even a larg...