J&K DDC results LIVE: Gupkar Alliance bags 110 seats, BJP 75, Congress 26

Jammu and Kashmir local election result: BJP emerged as the single largest party by getting 75 seats after securing the largest vote share in Jammu and Kashmir. Stay tuned for Latest LIVE news

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J&K DDC election results LIVE: BJP candidate Manohar Lal Ji wins seat from Doda District

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J&K DDC election results LIVE: Former MLA of Sopore Haji Abdul Rasheed Dar's son wins Zaingeer Block

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J&K DDC poll results LIVE: BJP candidate Saraf Singh Nag wins seat from Bhomag constituency in Reasi

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J&K DDC election results LIVE: Jailed PDP youth leader Waheed Para wins Pulwama district seat

PDP youth president Waheed Para, who is in custody of the National Investigation Agency for alleged links with militants, on Tuesday won the District Development Council (DDC) elections from Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

 

Para defeated BJP candidate Sajad Ahmad Raina. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said she was proud of her party's youth leader to register a win.

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J&K DDC election results LIVE: Section 144 in Doda to maintain law and order situation

Section 144, which prohibits assembly of five or more people, has been imposed by the administration in Doda to maintain the law and order situation

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DDC polls: People want to see new leadership take charge in J&K, says Anurag Thakur

Union Minister and BJP in-charge for District Development Council (DDC) elections Anurag Thakur on Tuesday expressed confidence about the party's performance saying, people want to see new leadership take charge in Jammu and Kashmir that will help resolve issues in their constituencies.

 

"The results will be out today and I am confident of Bhartiya Janata Party's performance. People want to see new leadership take charge in Jammu and Kashmir that will help resolve issues in their constituencies," Thakur said while speaking to ANI. "Even though people were threatened, they came out in huge numbers to cast their votes. This is the victory of democracy. Prime Minister Modi's dream that at the grassroots level- panchayat, Block Development Council (BDC) and DDC elections should be held in Jammu and Kashmir has been fulfilled," he added.

 

Counting of votes for the first-ever DDC elections, which concluded on December 19, began at 9 am today at all district headquarters across the Union Territory amid tight security. Section 144, which prohibits assembly of five or more people, 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.