Independent Candidates Emerge As Key Players In J-K DDC Polls
The independent candidates bagged 46 out of 280 seats in Jammu and Kashmir s DDC polls.
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Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir s maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them ahead of parties like the Congress and the PDP.
Among the big Independent wins is Taranjit Singh defeating BJP s two-time MLA and former minister Sham Lal Choudhary in Suchetgarh in Jammu region by a slender margin of 11 votes.
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Gupkar Alliance Sweeps Maiden DDC Elections With 110 Seats, BJP Emerges as Single-Largest Party
Members of People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and others during a press conference after their meeting, at Bathindi in Jammu, Saturday. (PTI)
The results of four constituencies one each in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir and Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu region are still awaited. Srinagar/Jammu
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The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), a conglomerate of regional and national parties, has swept the maiden District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the first election held after the abrogation of the region’s special status and its conversion into a union territory.
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6336 Residents stand in a queue to cast their votes outside a polling station during the eight and last phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections. PTI photo.
Srinagar/Jammu, December 23
The People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) swept the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls by winning 110 seats, while the BJP emerged as the single largest party by getting 75 seats after securing the largest vote share in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday.
The results of two constituencies -one each in Bandipora and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir -are still awaited as counting of votes has been deferred there till further orders, they said.
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