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’36 Sarpanchs, 768 Panchs elected unopposed’: J&K State Election Commissioner
30Nov By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
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’36 Sarpanchs, 768 Panchs elected unopposed’: J&K State Election Commissioner

Jammu and Kashmir’s State Election Commissioner, KK Sharma has said that 36 Sarpanchs and 768 Panchs have been elected unopposed, mostly in Kashmir Valley.“368 Panch constituencies will go for by-elections tomorrow in J&K in which a total of 852 candidates are in the fray including 635 males and 217 females,” he said.None of the candidates in DDC has won unopposed, he said, when asked during a press conference in Jammu.Regarding Sarpanch by-polls being held in the first phase (November 28), he said: “279 candidates are contesting for 94 Sarpanch constituencies. Out of 279, there are 203 male and female 76.”He said that 57 lakh voters will participate in Panchayat elections in eight phases whereas 7 lakh voters will participate in the first phase of elections and around 2001 polling sta...
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J&K: Panchayat by-polls set for early November
22Oct By Joe RodriguezNo Comments
Asia

J&K: Panchayat by-polls set for early November

The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to conduct panchayat by-polls early November to fill the vacant seats.As per sources, the notification for the polls will be issued shortly to impose the model code of conduct. Around 13,000 posts of Panch and Sarpanch in gram panchayats in Jammu and Kashmir are vacant, officials said.Earlier, the panchayat polls were scheduled to be held in eight phases between March 5 and March 20 this year. However, the polls were postponed citing law-and-order concerns in the erstwhile state.The polls were supposed to be the first major political exercise in the erstwhile state since its special constitutional status was revoked by the Indian government on August 5 last year.According to sources, the Apex Level committee constituted for conducting preparatory...
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