Elections for 13,000 panchayat seats in J&K soon - first major polling exercise since the formation of UT
The J&K administration would soon issue a formal notification and schedule for the by-election on 12,168 vacancies of Panches and 1,089 vacancies of Sarpanches across all 20 districts of the UT.
Oct 09, 2020, 13:31 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir records 79.9% voting in penultimate phase of panchayat polls
A massive 85.1 per cent polling was witnessed in five districts of Jammu division, while encouraging 49.6 per cent was witnessed in five districts of Kashmir division, he said.
Dec 08, 2018, 20:05 PM IST
8th phase of Jammu and Kashmir panchayat polls underway
Voting for the penultimate phase of the nine-phased Panchayat polls is underway Saturday at over 2,600 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir.
Dec 08, 2018, 09:50 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir witnesses 76.9% voting in 6th phase of panchayat polls
A massive 84.6 per cent polling was witnessed in Jammu division, while only 17.3 per cent polling-- which incidentally was the lowest compared to the previous five phases-- was recorded in Kashmir division, Kabra said.
Dec 01, 2018, 19:41 PM IST
Kashmir records 55.70%, Jammu region 83% in third phase panchayat polls
The trend of high voter turnout in the panchayat polls continued despite militant threats and boycott by main regional parties - the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party.
Nov 24, 2018, 21:15 PM IST
Panchayat polls: Kashmir region records 34%, Jammu 59% till noon
The polling began at 8 am and ended at 2 pm in 2,773 polling stations, including 918 in Kashmir division and 1,855 in Jammu division, officials said.
Nov 24, 2018, 17:27 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Voting underway for first phase of Panchayat polls amid boycott calls
The National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the CPI(M) have announced that they will stay away from the elections.
Nov 17, 2018, 09:07 AM IST
Jammu and Kashmir all set for Panchayat polls to be held on Saturday
According to officials, 427 candidates are in the fray for 536 Sarpanch Halqas and 5,951 candidates for 4,048 Panch wards for the first phase of the Panchayat polls, as reported by news agency PTI.
Nov 16, 2018, 23:14 PM IST
In a first, primary health centres, schools in Jammu and Kashmir to be under panchayats
Jammu and Kashmir will this year witness the urban local body elections after 2005 and Panchayat elections after 2011. The provision of direct elections for Sarpanches of the Panchayats has also been restored this year.
Sep 28, 2018, 18:07 PM IST
