Polling begins for first phase of Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections; All you need to know
Rajan Nath
November 28th 2020 10:58 AM --
Updated:
November 28th 2020 11:11 AM
Jammu and Kashmir DDC election 2020: For the first time after the Article 370 abrogation in Jammu and Kashmir, the voting for the first phase of the District Development Council (DDC) election in the Union Territory started on Saturday.
- The Jammu and Kashmir DDC election 2020 will be conducted in 8 phases starting from Saturday. It will be held till December 19.
- The counting will be held on December 22.
- Around 1,427 candidates are in the race and over 7 lakh voters are eligible for voting.
- Of 7 lakh voters, 3.72 lakh are from the Kashmir division and 3.28 lakh are from the Jammu division.
- A total of 2,146 polling stations have been established.
- In phase 1 of the DDC election 2020, 296 candidates are in the race that includes 207 men and 89 women.
- Of 280 DDC seats in the union territory - 140 each in the Jammu and Kashmir regions. 43 constituencies will go for elections in the first phase -- 25 in Kashmir and 18 in Jammu.
- These elections are to be held using ballot papers.