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J&K civic polls: Victory margin less than 100 on 19 seats KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 12/24/2020 1:00:07 PM
JAMMU, Dec 23: Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100.
Of these candidates, eight are Independents, followed by three from the Bharatiya Janata Party, two each from the National Conference and the Congress and one each from the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), People s Democratic Front (PDF) and the People s Conference (PC), as per data of the state election authority.
Avtar Singh, a Sikh who contested as Independent candidate in the Dadsara constituency of Pulwama district, won the DDC polls by just three votes.
Jammu: Nineteen constituencies saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, with the margin of victory being less than 100 votes.
Of the candidates who won in these constituencies, eight are Independents, three of the BJP, two each of the National Conference and the Congress, and one each of the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) and the Peoples Conference (PC), as per data of the state election authority.
Avtar Singh, a Sikh who contested as Independent in Dadsara constituency of Pulwama district, won the DDC polls by just three votes.
Of these candidates, eight are Independents, followed by three from the BJP, two each from the National Conference and the Congress and one each from the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), People Democratic Front (PDF) and the Peoples Conference (PC), as per data of the state election authority.
Avtar Singh, a Sikh who contested as Independent candidate in the Dadsara constituency of Pulwama district, won the DDC polls by just three votes.
Singh polled 246 votes while rival NC candidate Ali Mohmmad Bhat polled 243 votes.
Khalid Bibi won Larnoo segment of Anantnag district on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket with a thin margin of seven votes as she polled 4,580 votes against his rival Independent candidate Sajida Begam, who polled 4,573 votes.
Jammu & Kashmir DDC polls: Margin of victory less than a 100 votes on 19 seats
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Last Updated: Dec 23, 2020, 04:29 PM IST
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The PAGD swept the maiden 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.
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JAMMU: Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100. Of these candidates, eight are Independents, followed by three from the BJP, two each from the National Conference and the Congress and one each from the Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), People Democratic Front (PDF) and the Peoples Conference (PC), as per data of the state election authority.