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. PTI 23 December 2020 Getty Images outlookindia.com 2020-12-23T13:36:08+05:30 Also read 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.