J&K’s first ever district council polls from Nov. 28
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By-elections for vacant seats of sarpanch and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will even happen concurrently
Elections to the first ever District Development Councils (DDC), to arrange the third tier below the Panchayati Raj, will probably be held in eight phases in 20 districts from November 28 in J&K.
“It will conclude on December 22. By-elections for the vacant seats of sarpanch and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) will also take place simultaneously,” State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma stated. The electoral rolls utilized in panchayat elections, up to date on January 1, 2020, will probably be used for the DDC polls.
“Delimitation has been done for the constituencies and 280 DDCs have been identified across the Union Territory of J&K. The term of the DDC will be five years,” Mr. Sharma stated.
Each district in J&K has been divided into 14 constituencies for the DDCs.
For the first time, the West Pakistan Refugees (WPRs) will probably be entitled to train their proper to vote.
“COVID-19 protocols will be followed in spirit. Polling will take place through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). However, postal ballots will be made available for COVID-19 patients in isolation, senior citizens and the physically unwell,” Mr. Sharma stated.
The eight-phase polls will even fill 228 vacant seats of ULBs and 13,000 seats of panch and sarpanch in J&K.
Polling hours have been set from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and counting will happen on December 22.
The expenditure restrict for the DDC polls has been set at ₹5 lakh, for sarpanch seats ₹1 lakh and for panch seats ₹50,000.
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