Voting for J-K DDC elections begin amid winter chill, heavy security
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- Published: December 1, 2020 10:26
New Delhi: Voting in the second phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections and byelections for panch and sarpanchs in Jammu and Kashmir has begun from 7 am.
In DDC elections, voting is taking place in 43 constituencies — 25 in Kashmir Division and 18 in Jammu — and it will continue till 2 pm today (Tuesday). There are a total of 321 candidates in the electoral fray — 196 from the Kashmir Division and 125 from Jammu.
Out of 7,95,118 voters, 3,88,273 are from Jammu Division and 4,06,845 are from Kashmir. Kashmir Division has 2,12,024 male voters and 1,94,821 women, whereas Jammu has 2,04,721 male electors and 1,83,553 female voters.
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# The second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections has recorded a voter percentage of 23.67 per cent till 11 am, as per the Jammu and Kashmir administration.
The second phase of District Development Council elections has recorded voter percentage of 23.67% till 11am: Jammu and Kashmir Administration
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Jammu and Kashmir: Voting underway in the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections, in Margund village in Kangan Block, Ganderbal district pic.twitter.com/z53UIBT0SD
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Jammu and Kashmir: Polling underway in the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Balhama, Srinagar pic.twitter.com/eaJw2KO3w5
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The sarpanch bypolls are being conducted in 83 constituencies and total 223 (151 male and 72 female) candidates are in the fray. The panch bypolls are being held in 331 constituencies with 709 candidates (552 males and 157 females) in the fray.
Jammu and Kashmir: Polling underway in the second phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Panchari, Udhampur pic.twitter.com/8zsrobaOiQ
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There are 2,142 polling stations — 837 in the Jammu Division and 1,305 in Kashmir.