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Highlights
The BJP emerged as the single largest party as it won 73 seats including three in the Kashmir Valley for the first time.
The PAGD bagged over 100 seats
Forty-seven Independents, mainly disgruntled leaders from all political parties, were declared winners and six more were leading in other seats.
Srinagar/Jammu: The seven-party People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) led by Farooq Abdullah has won over seats in the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
Till the last reports came, the PAGD had won or was leading in 112 seats out of 280, followed by the BJP which emerged as the single largest party as it won 75 seats including three in the Kashmir Valley for the first time.
In local government polls, Kashmir votes for parties opposed to removal of Article 370
The majority of Jammu districts voted for the BJP, which ushered in sweeping legislative changes at the Centre. Dec 23, 2020 · 04:10 pm National Conference President Farooq Abdullah (second from right) at a party meeting with his son and NC leader Omar Abdullah (left) in Jammu. | Farooq Abdullah/ Twitter
These were the first direct elections held in Jammu and Kashmir after it lost special status and was split into two Union Territories on August 5, 2019. The largest number of seats were won by the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration, a conglomerate of political parties fighting for the restoration of statehood and special status under Article 370 of the Constitution.
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Jammu and Kashmir DDC polls: Gupkar bags over 100 seats, BJP emerges as single largest party with 73 seats
The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) swept the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls by winning 110 seats, while the BJP emerged as the single largest party by getting 74 seats after securing the largest vote share in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
The results of four constituencies â one each in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region â are still awaited.
The counting of votes for the 280 DDC constituencies â 14 each in 20 districts â started Tuesday morning after the peaceful culmination of the eight-phase election from November 28 to December 19. This was the first democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir post abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state into two unio