Independent Candidates Emerge As Key Players In J-K DDC Polls
The independent candidates bagged 46 out of 280 seats in Jammu and Kashmir s DDC polls.
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Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir s maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them ahead of parties like the Congress and the PDP.
Among the big Independent wins is Taranjit Singh defeating BJP s two-time MLA and former minister Sham Lal Choudhary in Suchetgarh in Jammu region by a slender margin of 11 votes.
NC emerges runners-up, Cong relegated to third place
Sanjeev Pargal
JAMMU, Dec 22: Riding high on the wave of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah for abrogation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir leading to total integration of erstwhile State with India and very effective campaigning by several Union Ministers and national leaders, the BJP tonight won clear majority in six District Development Councils (DDCs) out of total 10 in Jammu and emerged as a major power in the region bagging 72 out of 140 DDC seats while the Congress was relegated to third spot with just 17 seats even behind 24 of National Conference and 20 by the Independents. Newly floated Jammu Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) which was contesting its first election captured three seats while Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist Panthers Party (JKNPP) suffered humiliating defeat by getting just two seats. The PDP and BSP could barely manage to open their account winning one seat each. Dogra Swabhiman Front of former Minister and two-tim
Small margin wins recorded in low-turnout DDC constituencies in Kashmir
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Updated: Wednesday, December 23, 2020, 0:03 [IST]
Srinagar/Jammu, Dec 22: An independent candidate won by just three votes against his National Conference rival, as many winners of the just concluded District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir succeeded by small margins due to the low voter turnout recorded by various constituencies in the union territory.
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Avtar Singh polled 246 votes against 243 by his NC rival Ali Mohammad Bhat, the winner from Dadsara constituency in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, according to the results declared by the JK Election Commission.