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Jammu and Kashmir DDC Election Results 2020 Updates: Gupkar Alliance ahead of BJP, latest tally shows
Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a three-way contest among Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).
The counting of votes for 280 seats of Jammu and Kashmir District Development Councils (DDCs) in 20 districts started at 9am on Tuesday. This is the first time that elections were conducted for the DDC in the Union territory as the DDCs were introduced after the abrogation of the special status accorded to J-K under Article 370 on August 5, 2019.
The polling was held under heavy security in eight phases — November 28, December 1, 4, 7, 10, 13, 16 and 19. Jammu and Kashmir have 140 DDCs each and elections were held for all the 280 seats. Apart from that, elections were also held for 935 panchayat halqas and 11,814 vacant panch constituencies in the Kashmir division. In the Jammu division, 135 panchayat halqas and 339 vacant panch constituencies went to polls.
While the election to DDCs and panchayat by-polls were held through ballot, by-election to municipal seats were conducted through electronic voting machines (EVMs).
All counting of votes is being done in district headquarters where the returning officers are in charge of the counting process for each constituency. The entire counting exercise is being monitored and recorded to achieve full transparency.
Counting of ballot papers is being done on a round-wise basis after proper mixing of ballot papers from different polling stations as per the prescribed procedure and counting guidelines, J-K election commissioner KK Sharma said on Monday.
Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a three-way contest among Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the Peoples’ Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). The Gupkar alliance has been forged by seven regional parties including Mehbooba Mufti’s Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Farooq Abdullah’s National Conference (NC) to collectively fight for the restoration of Article 370 in the Union territory.
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10:30 pm: Counting still underway, latest tally here:
9:55 pm: BJP victorious on 54 seats, NC on 48 seats, independents on 36 seats and PDP on 22 seats as per tally at 9:30 pm.
8:50 pm: National Conference’s Asim Hashmi defeats BJP’s Shakti Raj Parihar to win Doda’s Gundana seat.
6:37 pm: Gupkar Alliance leading on 107 seats, BJP and Congress on 62 and 22 seats respectively.
5:53 pm: BJP victorious on three seats in Kashmir-one each in Pampore, Bandipora and Pulwama.
5:23 pm: Gupkar Alliance establishes substantial lead
PAGD 95
BJP 57
Congress 22
5:13 pm: Mehbooba Mufti congratulates Waheed Para, tweets “couldn’t be prouder” of him.
3:28 pm: PDP youth wing chief Waheed Para, arrested by NIA over alleged links with Hizbul Mujahideen, wins from Pulwama.
3:22 pm: “Restrictive measures put in place. No victory processions will be allowed without permission,” says Jammu deputy commissioner Sushma Chauhan.
2:55 pm: Independents dominate in Srinagar, winning seven out of 14 seats there, informs Srinagar district election officer Dr Shahid Choudhary. Apni Party candidates victorious on three seats, and one each for NC, PDP and J&K People’s Movement, says Choudhary.
2:50 pm: National Conference’s Kaiser Mir and independent Shabir Aad Reshi victorious from Srinagar’s Khimber and Hawan constituencies respectively.
2:26 pm: “BJP has opened its account in Kashmir valley with the victory of Ajaz Hussain. We are leading on several other seats in the Valley. It shows people of Kashmir valley want development,” says BJP leader Shahanwaz Hussain.
2:15 pm: “We fought against PAGD candidate and BJP emerged victorious at this seat today. I congratulate people of Jammu and Kashmir and the security forces,” says Ajaz Hussain, BJP candidate from Balhama seat in Srinagar.
2:04 pm: PAGD is currently leading in 67 seats in the valley.National Conference leading in 28 seats, PDP leading in 25 seats, Independent candidates leading in 28 seats, BJP leading in 2 seats, Apni Party leading in 6 seats, Congress leading in 9 seats, PM in 3 seats, CPI(M) in 5 seats, PC in 5 seats, PDF in 1 seat.
1:05 pm: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Tuesday while speaking to ANI expressed hope that BJP will emerge victorious in the recently concluded DDC polls. He said that people of Kashmir fulfilled PM Modi’s dream to re-establish democracy in Jammu and Kashmir.
11:50 am: Close fight between BJP and Gupkar Alliance
PAGD 34 (Lead 33, Won 1)
BJP 38
Congress 11
Others 25
11:35 am: Leads
PAGD 23 (Lead 22, Won 1)
BJP 38
Congress 7
Others 5
11. 15am: National Conference’s Mehmooda Nisar wins Shopian
PAGD: 19
BJP: 29
Cong: 6
Others: 11
10.50 am: Kashmir valley- Total trends: 24
PAGD : 08
BJP: 05
Cong: 02
Others: 09
Jammu Division- Total trends: 54
BJP: 21
PAGD: 06
Cong: 09
Others: 18
10:45 am: Leads 40/280
PAGD 19
BJP 11
Congress 03
Others 07
10:12am: Leads 28/280
PAGD 11
BJP 8
INC 2
JKAP 3
Others 4
Counting of votes for 280 constituencies of District Development Council (DDC) underway at Sher-I Kashmir International Conference Centre in Srinagar
