“Protected candidates” cry foul as Kashmir sees subdued campaign in phase-1 district polls
4 years, 1 month ago

“Protected candidates” cry foul as Kashmir sees subdued campaign in phase-1 district polls

The Hindu  

Nine days to go, the J&K government’s decision to shift and huddle scores of candidates in guarded accommodations is being blamed for the subdued and lacklustre campaigning in the maiden District Development Council polls in central and south Kashmir. My opponent was allowed to campaign though even today,” Mansha Jan, an independent candidate contesting the DDC polls, told The Hindu. Shazreena Jan, a candidate from Pampore’s Mandal Pal block, said the lack of sufficient vehicles “is also hampering and delaying campaigning”. I want to campaign for my colleague in the DDC polls,” Manzoor Ahmad Wani, a panch from Pulwama’s Sangarwani said.

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Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Residents in India-controlled Kashmir vote in the second phase of polls surrounded by heavy security

The Independent  

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IG reviews security situation in Kashmir ahead of polls
4 months ago

IG reviews security situation in Kashmir ahead of polls

Hindustan Times  

With just a week to go for the first phase of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the top brass of police and paramilitary reviewed security arrangements in south Kashmir on Tuesday while also ascertaining the current security scenario in the border regions of north Kashmir on Line of Control. Officials said Kashmir inspector general VK Birdi conducted a security …

Why Kashmir polls matter
2 years, 4 months ago

Why Kashmir polls matter

Hindustan Times  

The run-up to the first assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir in almost a decade has been marred by controversies. And finally this week, the summary update of electoral rolls — a process seen by analysts as the final step before the election commission takes up the process of fixing poll dates — threw up a new row with the …

Opinion: This is What Has Changed in Kashmir Since August 5, 2019
3 years, 5 months ago

Opinion: This is What Has Changed in Kashmir Since August 5, 2019

News 18  

This August 6 marks the second anniversary of the unprecedented constitutional and administrative changes that took place in the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir in the wake of abrogation of Articles 370 & 35A of the Constitution of India. It is important to understand that a tiny elite comprising upper caste Kashmiri Muslims from rich Kashmiri Pandit Brahmin families …

J&K DDC poll results LIVE: Gupkar alliance leading in Kashmir, BJP ahead in Jammu
4 years ago

J&K DDC poll results LIVE: Gupkar alliance leading in Kashmir, BJP ahead in Jammu

India Today  

The results will decide the fate of 4,181 candidates, including 450 women, who contested from 280 DDC seats in Jammu and Kashmir. 10.03 pm: LATEST TRENDS JAMMU DIVISION GUPKAR: 14 BJP: 72 APNI PARTY: 03 CONG: 17 OTH: 34 KASHMIR DIVISION GUPKAR: 87 BJP: 03 APNI PARTY: 08 CONG: 08 OTH: 32 ENTIRE J&K GUPKAR: 101 BJP: 75 APNI PARTY: …

Allegations of ‘voter suppression’, and attacks on political leaders and journalists by militants and security forces mark the seventh phase of DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir
4 years ago

Allegations of ‘voter suppression’, and attacks on political leaders and journalists by militants and security forces mark the seventh phase of DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

The seventh phase of the ongoing District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir went off peacefully on December 16, with an overall turnout of 57.22 per cent. The past week has seen attacks on the candidates of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration and intervention by the armed forces’ allegedly to prevent voters in Kashmir from casting their votes. …

'Security Forces Not Allowing People to Vote': Mehbooba Alleges Rigging in J&K's DDC Elections
4 years, 1 month ago

'Security Forces Not Allowing People to Vote': Mehbooba Alleges Rigging in J&K's DDC Elections

News 18  

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM and People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday alleged rigging in the fifth phase of the District Development Council elections and said that security forces have cordoned Matribugh in Shopian and not allowing people to come out to vote. “Security forces have cordoned Matribugh in Shopian and are not allowing people to come out …

Voting underway in 4th phase of DDC polls in J&K
4 years, 1 month ago

Voting underway in 4th phase of DDC polls in J&K

India TV News  

Polling for the fourth phase of the District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on a dull note as fog and chilly weather kept most people indoors early on Monday, officials said. The polling for 34 DDC seats -- 17 in the Kashmir division and 17 in the Jammu division -- began at 7 am but the turnout …

J-K DDC polls phase 4: Over 7 lakh voters to decide fate of 249 candidates
4 years, 1 month ago

J-K DDC polls phase 4: Over 7 lakh voters to decide fate of 249 candidates

Hindustan Times  

More than seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates contesting in the fourth phase of the District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday. Besides DDC elections, polling will be held for panchayat bypolls in 50 vacant sarpanch seats and 216 vacant panch seats falling within the DDC constituencies, an official spokesperson said, according to …

Polling for Jammu & Kashmir DDC elections begin amid winter chill, heavy security
4 years, 1 month ago

Polling for Jammu & Kashmir DDC elections begin amid winter chill, heavy security

India Today  

The second phase of polling for the District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir began on Tuesday morning amid a chill in the air and heavy security presence. Polling began at 7.00 am and initial reports suggested that only a few people had turned up at the polling stations in the morning due to the morning winter chill, reported …

Kashmir people vote in local polls amid cold and security
4 years, 1 month ago

Kashmir people vote in local polls amid cold and security

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — Hundreds of thousands of people in Indian-controlled Kashmir voted Saturday amid tight security and freezing cold temperatures in the first phase of local elections, the first since New Delhi revoked the disputed region’s semiautonomous status. Nearly 6 million people across the region’s 20 districts are eligible to elect 280 members of District Development Councils in a staggered …

Polling for first phase of DDC elections underway in Jammu and Kashmir
4 years, 1 month ago

Polling for first phase of DDC elections underway in Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

Polling for the first phase of the first-ever elections to the District Development Councils in Jammu and Kashmir began on Saturday morning. Forty-three out of 280 constituencies in the Union Territory are going to polls in the first phase of DDC elections. Image Source : INDIA TV DDC elections schedule Parties including the National Conference, People's Democratic Party, Peoples Conference …

J&K DDC polls: Tight security in place for first elections post Article 370 abrogation
4 years, 1 month ago

J&K DDC polls: Tight security in place for first elections post Article 370 abrogation

India Today  

The first phase of the District Development Council elections will be held in Jammu & Kashmir on Saturday. These are also the first DDC elections because J&K didn't have the three-tier Panchayati Raj System before the abrogation of Article 370. J&K State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said it’s mandatory for voters and polling staff to wear masks, and that voters …

Candidates Contesting J&K DDC Polls Will Get Adequate Security, Says Election Commissioner
4 years, 1 month ago

Candidates Contesting J&K DDC Polls Will Get Adequate Security, Says Election Commissioner

News 18  

Adequate security arrangements would be provided to all candidates contesting the maiden District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir, State Election Commissioner K K Sharma said on Sunday. On Sunday, the State Election Commissioner, Sharma, chaired a meeting here to review law and order situation and security arrangements for the polls being held between November 28 to December 19. …

J&K DDC polls: PAGD candidates confined to secure locations, not allowed to campaign, says Farooq Abdullah in letter to EC
4 years, 1 month ago

J&K DDC polls: PAGD candidates confined to secure locations, not allowed to campaign, says Farooq Abdullah in letter to EC

Firstpost  

In a two-page letter to J-K Election Commissioner KK Sharma, Farooq Abdullah said providing security to a select few and literally interning the rest is a gross interference in democracy Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and president of newly cobbled up People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration Farooq Abdullah on Saturday objected to the treatment meted out to the …

Exclusive: J&K LG Manoj Sinha on security situation, Mehbooba & Farooq's statements, land laws and more
4 years, 1 month ago

Exclusive: J&K LG Manoj Sinha on security situation, Mehbooba & Farooq's statements, land laws and more

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in an exclusive conversation with India TV spoke about the security situation after the armed forces foiled a possible terror plot when four Pakistan-based terrorists were neutralised in a security operation. Manoj Sinha on security situation Speaking on the recent security operation in which 4 terrorists were killed, Manoj Sinha said according to …

Centre Sabotaging Participation of Non-BJP Political Parties in DDC Polls: Mehbooba
4 years, 1 month ago

Centre Sabotaging Participation of Non-BJP Political Parties in DDC Polls: Mehbooba

News 18  

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday accused the Centre of "sabotaging" the participation of political parties other than the BJP in the District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir by not allowing them to campaign freely. Mehbooba's allegations came as major political parties in the Valley, including the NC and the PDP, blame lack of a level-playing field for …

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor takes note of poll campaign issue
4 years, 1 month ago

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor takes note of poll campaign issue

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday passed “necessary instructions” in view of the concern raised over the campaigning by local parties for the upcoming maiden District Development Council polls in the Union Territory. In his letter to the LG, Mr. Tarigami, also general secretary of the mainstream parties’ amalgam Peoples Alliance for the Gupkar Declaration, claimed that …

J&K DDC polls: Non-BJP candidates stopped from campaigning, claim Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti
4 years, 1 month ago

J&K DDC polls: Non-BJP candidates stopped from campaigning, claim Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti

Firstpost  

Taking to Twitter, both leaders slammed the Central Government, claiming that the UT administration is blocking candidates opposed to the BJP from campaigning by using security as an excuse Srinagar: National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind holding District Development Council polls in Jammu and Kashmir as he claimed candidates were being stopped from campaigning on …

DDC election dilemma for J&K parties has Kashmiri politicians worried
4 years, 2 months ago

DDC election dilemma for J&K parties has Kashmiri politicians worried

India Today  

Decks have been cleared for the first-ever District Development Council poll in Jammu and Kashmir. KASHMIRI PARTIES UNDECIDED Political parties in Kashmir Valley, however, believe the powers of elected DDC members will disempower the local MLA. “Mehbooba Mufti held a meeting with youth leaders where several of the young men said we should contest DDC polls," Wahid Para of the …

Kashmir BDC polls: Move to percolate democracy to grassroots and invest in new leadership demands greater cheer and attention
5 years, 2 months ago

Kashmir BDC polls: Move to percolate democracy to grassroots and invest in new leadership demands greater cheer and attention

Firstpost  

The western media has given it a miss, but there is no reason why we shouldn’t celebrate the green shoots of democracy in the troubled region. Another report called the polls “of the BJP, by the BJP and for the BJP” in advance, even though results showed that Independent candidates won the highest number of blocks, while BJP bagged 81, …

Intelligence warns of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, JeM strikes during elections in Valley
5 years, 9 months ago

Intelligence warns of Lashkar-e-Tayyeba, JeM strikes during elections in Valley

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In their bid to derail the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, terrorist organisations like Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Tayyeba and Al-Badr are planning to target workers of the political parties in the Valley, according to intelligence agencies input. "The terrorist organisations don't want normalisation in the Kashmir Valley and they will use any tactic to prevent people from …

'These elections are a sham': Kashmiris remain aloof, unaware of candidates even on eve of 2nd phase of polls
6 years, 3 months ago

'These elections are a sham': Kashmiris remain aloof, unaware of candidates even on eve of 2nd phase of polls

Firstpost  

Some residents have decided to boycott the local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir, joining the protest by parties against the Centre’s move on Article 35A. Furqan Muzafar, a 23-year-old who runs a ready-made garment shop in Srinagar’s Basant Bagh area, said he was boycotting the polls as he want “to see Kashmir free”. Officials admitted that “holding the elections …

Jammu and Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls: Voting in phase 1 concludes
6 years, 3 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls: Voting in phase 1 concludes

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls: Voting for the phase 1 of the urban local body elections in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Monday. Jammu and Kashmir Urban Local Body Polls LIVE UPDATES: 04:40 pm: Voting for phase 1 of local body polls in Jammu and Kashmir concludes 03:20 pm: Srinagar: Over six per cent of the electorate turned …

J&K civic polls: No candidates in 177 municipal wards
6 years, 3 months ago

J&K civic polls: No candidates in 177 municipal wards

India TV News  

Not a single candidate has filed nomination papers for 177 municipal wards out of a total 624 in the Kashmir Valley, while 215 wards will return their representative unopposed. Given the situation of zero candidates in 177 wards, over one lakh electorates would not be exercising their voting rights. Another one lakh voters in 215 other wards would also not …

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