Jammu & Kashmir DDC polls: Gupkar Alliance fields 220 candidates, BJP 183 and Apni Party 134
The eight-phase elections for the 280 territorial constituencies in 20 districts (10 each in Kashmir and Jammu) was also the first electoral exercise carried out in Jammu and Kashmir since the constitutional changes revoking the former state’s special status took shape.
December 22, 2020 12:28:42 pm
Residents stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the eight and last phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections, at Pattan in Baramulla (PTI)
Counting of over 30 lakh ballots is underway for the first-ever District Development Council elections held across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The eight-phase elections for the 280 territorial constituencies in 20 districts (10 each in Kashmir and Jammu) was also the first electoral exercise carried out in Jammu and Kashmir since the constitutional changes revoking the former state’s special status took shape.