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Gupkar Alliance wins DDC chairperson polls in 2 valley districts
Gupkar Alliance wins DDC chairperson polls in 2 valley districts
SRINAGAR: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) – an amalgam of six political parties seeking restoration of the special Constitutional status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir – won the elections for the posts of chairpersons of the District Development Council (DDC) in two districts of the valley for which the polls were held on Wednesday, officials said.
In the third phase of the polls on Wednesday, the elections were conducted in two districts of the Kashmir valley Ganderbal and Pulwama – and the PAGD, which includes the National Conference (NC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won at both the places.
JammuJammu-and-kashmirIndiaBaramullaKulgamGupkarKupwaraKashmirPulwama-ganderbalBilal-ahmad-sheikhNuzhat-ishfaqGanderbal-ishfaq-jabbarSRINAGAR: In a significant development, six-party amalgam People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (GAPD) bagged the top two posts of two District Development Councils (DDCs), while BJP and an Independent won the posts in one DDC, elections for which were held on Wednesday through voice vote.
While GAPD won the chairperson and vice-chairperson posts of Ganderbal in central Kashmir and Pulwama in South Kashmir, BJP and the Independent emerged victorious in Jammu division’s Reasi DDC. GAPD comprises National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, Awami National Conference, CPI-M, CPI and J&K People’s Movement.
NC’s Nuzhat Ishfaq was elected chairperson and PDP’s Bilal Ahmad Sheikh vice-chairperson of Ganderbal DDC. According an NC official, Nuzhat and Sheikh secured nine votes each to bag their respective posts. Nuzhat is the wife of former NC MLA from Ganderbal Ishfaq Ahmed.
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