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  • J-K DDC election votes counting underway: BJP leading in Jammu division, opens account in Srinagar

    Counting of votes for the first-ever District Development Council (DDC) elections, which concluded on December 19, began at 9 am on Tuesday at all district headquarters across the Union Territory amid tight security.

    Section 144 has been imposed by the administration in Doda to maintain the law and order situation. Three-tier security arrangements have been made to ensure free fair and smooth counting of votes. Counting agents of different political parties reached the centres.

    State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said on Monday said that all necessary arrangements have b

    Sharma had also chaired the review meeting which was attended by all deputy commissioners (DCs) of Jammu and Kashmir through video conferencing while Secretary State Election Commission and other senior election officers attended the meeting in person.

    The SEC said that the process in each centre will be supervised by a Returning Officer and Assistant Returning Officer. “The counting exercise will be recorded by CCTV cameras and will be overseen by observers also,” he said.

    een made for Tuesday’s counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Voting for J-K DDC elections begin amid winter chill, heavy security

    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.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.There are 2,142 polling stations — 837 in the Jammu Division and 1,305 in Kashmir