Jammu and Kashmir DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates
The results of the Jammu and Kashmir District Development Council (DDC) elections 2020 will be announced on Tuesday. According to the state Election Commission, elaborate arrangements are in place for to ensure smooth conduct of the process. The results could be accessed online on the commission's website. As many as 2,178 people contested the elections for 280 DDC seats. This is the first elections in Jammu and Kashmir after the Centre scrapped Article 370 and bifurcated it into two Union Territories. The overall voting percentage in all the eight phases was 54.42 per cent. Over 30 lakh votes will be counted on Tuesday.
Jammu and Kashmir DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE UPDATES:
8:25 AM JK DDC Polls Results LIVE: The polling was held over eight phases beginning November 28 and ending on December 19 as 51.42 per cent of the 57 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise in the elections, which were largely peaceful. All the Covid protocols will be observed through mandatory masks and hand sanitiser at each table. Besides, all the counting staff and other officials have have asked to wear masks before entering the counting halls.
8:15 AM: Counting of votes for 280 DDC seats to begin shortly
The fate of nearly 2,200 candidates for the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be decided on Tuesday, as counting of votes will begin for the eight-phase polls held for the first time in the union territory. Talking to reporters in Jammu, State Election Commissioner K K Sharma on Monday said all necessary arrangements for the counting of votes have been made.
