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Elections: SEC reviews preparations for counting

JAMMU — State Election Commissioner, KK Sharma, on Friday chaired a meeting of officers to review preparations for counting of District Development Council (DDC) and...

DDC Polls: Phase-V records 51 percent voting, says SEC

SRINAGAR — State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Thursday said that the Phase-V of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls ended peacefully...

Armed forces used to rig elections in Shopian: Mehbooba

SRINAGAR — PDP President and former chief minister of J&K, Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused armed forces of rigging elections in south Kashmir's Shopian...

DDC Polls: Phase-IV records 50.08 per cent polling in J&K

SRINAGAR — State Election Commissioner (SEC), K K Sharma on Monday said that the fourth phase of ensuing District Development Council (DDC) polls in...

Amid chilly weather, locals make beeline for voting in Rahmoo village

SRINAGAR — Residents in Rahmoo village of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Friday braved the morning chill and lined up early outside the polling station.The...

DDC Polls: 23.67% votes polled till 11 AM in Phase 2 across J&K

JAMMU — The second phase of DDC elections 2020 recorded voter percentage of 23.67 percent across different constituencies spread over all the districts of...

Elections: Government declares holidays on polling days

SRINAGAR — Government on Thursday announced holidays for scheduled election days of DDC and Sarpanch bye-elections across Jammu and Kashmir.An order in this regard reads...

DDC Polls: Voting for first phase begins tomorrow

SRINAGAR — Amid unprecedented security arrangements, the stage is set for the first phase of District Development Council (DDC) election in Jammu & Kashmir,...

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