Over eight lakh voters in Jammu and Kashmir will on Thursday decide the fate of 299 candidates in the fifth phase of the District Developm...
Over eight lakh voters in Jammu and Kashmir will on Thursday decide the fate of 299 candidates in the fifth phase of the District Development Council elections, reported Times Now. Out of the 280 constituencies in the Union Territory, 37 will vote in this phase. This includes 17 in Kashmir and 20 in Jammu division.
Voting will also be held for panchayat bye-polls in 58 posts of sarpanch and 218 vacant panch seats. “There are 125 sarpanch vacancies which have been notified in the fifth phase and out of these 30 have been elected unopposed,” State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said on Wednesday. “There shall be a contest in 58 constituencies and 175 candidates, including 51 women, are in the fray.”
The state election commission said a total of 8,27,519 electors are eligible to cast their votes in this phase. This includes 4,33,285 men and 3,94,234 women. While 4,39,529 voters are in Jammu division, 3,87,990 are in Kashmir division.
As standard protocol for the coronavirus pandemic, authorities have made arrangements of hand sanitisers, face masks and thermal scanners at the polling stations, where voters will cast their ballot in freezing cold across the region.
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