5 DDCs to elect chairpersons, vice chairpersons today
5 DDCs to elect chairpersons, vice chairpersons today
Fayaz Bukhari
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Feb 5: First-ever election for chairpersons and vice chairpersons in five District Development Councils (DDCs) across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir will be held tomorrow.
Five DDCs which will elect their chairpersons and vice chairpersons in first phase of elections tomorrow are Jammu and Kathua in Jammu region and Srinagar, Shopian and Kulgam in Kashmir division.
In both districts of Jammu region, the election of BJP candidates for the posts of chairpersons and vice chairpersons is certain as the party enjoyed majority.
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JAMMU, Feb 2: Former MLA, KAS officer, retired Colonel of Army, RSS ideologue and committed party cadre including women are among 12 chairpersons and vice chairpersons whose names have been cleared by the BJP for six District Development Councils (DDCs) of Jammu region where the party has gained absolute majority to form the Councils while BJP, National Conference and Congress are in talks with Independents and others to secure majority in rest of the four DDCs, where elections are scheduled to start from February 6 and the process has to conclude before February 20.