Kashmiri separatists call for boycott of panchayat and municipal polls, say Centre doesn't believe in empowering people
6 years, 4 months ago

Kashmiri separatists call for boycott of panchayat and municipal polls, say Centre doesn't believe in empowering people

Firstpost  

A statement in this regard was issued after a meeting of the so-called Joint Resistance Leadership comprising separatists Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik at Geelani’s residence in Hyderpora. Srinagar: Separatists in Kashmir on Monday called for a boycott of panchayat and urban local bodies polls scheduled to be held from October. It alleged that the Centre wants to “thrust and enforce” panchayat and municipal elections upon the people of Kashmir and that “New Delhi has never believed in empowering the people of Jammu and Kashmir or the institutions here”. Despite similar boycott calls by separatists, Jammu and Kashmir registered its highest voter turn-out in 2014 Assembly elections in the last 25 years with an estimated 65 percent of electorate casting their votes.

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Maharashtra polls: Increase in voter turnout fuels hope in Mahayuti, MVA
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maharashtra polls: Increase in voter turnout fuels hope in Mahayuti, MVA

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: An impressive voter turnout across the state in the assembly elections, marked by a rise by around 4.5% over 2019 has fuelled optimism among leaders of both the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi that the results will swing in their favour. An impressive voter turnout across the state in the assembly elections, marked by a rise by …

Jharkhand Polls: BJP Relies on Anti-Incumbency
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Jharkhand Polls: BJP Relies on Anti-Incumbency

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP is heavily relying on anti-incumbency and consolidation of non-tribal votes for the second phase polling in Jharkhand. In its bid to make inroads into the Santhal Pargana, considered a JMM stronghold, the BJP is aggressively campaigning to woo non-tribal voters besides harping on its “illegal immigrants changing the Jharkhand’s demography” poll plank. Besides Santhal Pargana, the …

On polling eve, Punjab Congress wants panchayat elections put off by 3 weeks
3 months ago

On polling eve, Punjab Congress wants panchayat elections put off by 3 weeks

Hindustan Times  

The Punjab Congress has sought the postponement of the panchayat elections slated for Tuesday, alleging irregularities in the nomination process and also apprehending irregularities during the counting of votes. A delegation of the Congress, led by leader of opposition in the assembly Partap Singh Bajwa, met the Punjab state election commissioner in Chandigarh on Monday. Speaking to reporters after the …

People of Srinagar remain reluctant voters as district records 29.24% turnout
3 months, 3 weeks ago

People of Srinagar remain reluctant voters as district records 29.24% turnout

The Hindu  

Locals of Srinagar district continued to be reluctant voters on Wednesday, which was evident with the low voter turnout of 29.24% in spite of the high-pitch, violence-free poll campaigning by parties in the second phase of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election. Srinagar district, which consists of eight Assembly segments, was among the three districts of Kashmir Valley, including Ganderbal and …

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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Jammu And Kashmir Election: PM Modi Attacks '3 Families' For 'Destroying Valley'. WATCH
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Jammu And Kashmir Election: PM Modi Attacks '3 Families' For 'Destroying Valley'. WATCH

ABP News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the "three families" of Jammu and Kashmir politics amid the ongoing assembly elections. In a veiled dig at the Abdullahs, the Muftis, and the Gandhis, PM Modi said that the three families used to snatch the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. A few days ago, when I came to Jammu …

Impressive turnout in J&K 1st phase polling
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Impressive turnout in J&K 1st phase polling

Hindustan Times  

Jammu & Kashmir’s voters turned up in unprecedented numbers to exercise their franchise on Wednesday as 24 of the UT’s 90 constituencies went to vote in its first assembly elections in a decade, marking a historic turnout in a region otherwise marred by terrorism and violent poll boycotts. “As the first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections begins, …

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir votes in regional elections first time in a decade after losing special status in 2019

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The three-phased election for choosing a local government …

India’s Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy
3 months, 4 weeks ago

India’s Kashmir holds first regional election since losing autonomy

Al Jazeera  

At stake are seats in the region’s 90-member legislature, which will make laws and approve local governing decisions. Kashmiri political analyst Sheikh Showkat Hussain told Al Jazeera the election is significant because it has “become a sort of referendum” on the region’s historic special status, which was revoked by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi. That move, upheld by the Supreme …

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Many in Indian-controlled Kashmir plan to vote this time to deny Modi total control

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — For decades, boycotting elections in Indian-controlled Kashmir was a sign of protest against Indian rule. “There is a desperate need to end the onslaught of changes coming from there.” India wants to keep Kashmir under direct rule Indian security forces walk past Indian flags and flags of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as a motorcycle rally by …

'J&K Residents' Property Is Being Snatched And Handed To Outsiders': Rahul Gandhi's Attack On BJP
4 months, 1 week ago

'J&K Residents' Property Is Being Snatched And Handed To Outsiders': Rahul Gandhi's Attack On BJP

ABP News  

Jammu Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched the party's election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir for the upcoming assembly polls. He also mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his "sent by God" remark during the Lok Sabha election campaign. If any Congress party worker comes to me and tells me that he talks to God, then I …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
4 months, 4 weeks ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

LA Times  

India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said Friday’s announcement was “too little, too late.” …

What happened in 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections? Know poll result
4 months, 4 weeks ago

What happened in 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections? Know poll result

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Friday announced the schedule for assembly elections for Jammu and Kashmir. The visit of the three-member EC team led by CEC Rajiv Kumar comes ahead of the September 30 deadline given by the Supreme Court for the completion of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. What SC had said The Supreme Court in December directed the …

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years
4 months, 4 weeks ago

India to hold first assembly elections in disputed Kashmir in 10 years

Associated Press  

SRINAGAR, India — India on Friday announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. Mohit Bhan, a spokesman for Kashmir’s People’s Democratic Party, said the announcement was …

Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: What happened in 2014 polls? A recap of events
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections: What happened in 2014 polls? A recap of events

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission is set to announce the dates for the long-awaited assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Election Commission is set to announce the dates for assembly elections in 2024 today for Jammu and Kashmir The decision to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir has come after calls from several regional political parties to conduct polls at the …

Jammu and Kashmir's first election in a decade: A test of new politics
5 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir's first election in a decade: A test of new politics

India Today  

Jammu and Kashmir are set to hold their first Assembly elections in a decade, following the region’s transformation into a Union Territory and the removal of Article 370 in 2019. First Election Since Article 370: This election will be the first major test of the political shifts in the region following the end of Jammu and Kashmir's special status. Jammu …

Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll LIVE: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, INDIA bloc
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll LIVE: Neck-and-neck fight between BJP, INDIA bloc

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Election 2024 Exit Poll Results: Jammu and Kashmir in Lok Sabha elections 2024 recorded the highest voter turnout in last 35 years with the Kashmir Valley witnessing a "massive" 30 points jump in poll participation compared to 2019. The poll panel also said the combined voter turnout at the polling stations for the entire Union …

Voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir highest in 35 years: Election Commission
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir highest in 35 years: Election Commission

Hindustan Times  

The five-year old Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir saw the highest voter turnout in the last 35 years at 58.46%, the Election Commission of India said in a statement on Sunday. In the press statement, chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu thanked the polling personnel and security officials for the peaceful …

J&K’s record voting of over 58% signals people’s trust in system
7 months, 2 weeks ago

J&K’s record voting of over 58% signals people’s trust in system

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: In the first major electoral exercise after Article 370 abrogation and bifurcation of erstwhile J&K state into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the combined poll percentage of 58.11% for the five parliamentary seats in the Union Territory, which is the record highest voter turnout in last 35 years. “The voter turnout in the polls this year …

Kashmiri Pandits vote for ‘dignified return’ to their native land
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Kashmiri Pandits vote for ‘dignified return’ to their native land

Hindustan Times  

Hounded out of Kashmir over three decades ago, the internally displaced Kashmiri Pandits on Saturday cast their votes at 34 polling stations in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi with a hope to return to their native land. For the past over 34 years we have been living like refugees, but we have been taking part in the electoral process with a …

Election Commission to Initiate Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Soon: CEC Kumar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to Initiate Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Soon: CEC Kumar

The Hindu  

Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will "very soon" initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. Responding to a question on the turnout in various seats of Jammu and Kashmir and if assembly elections could be held …

Vote for a change: On the voter in Kashmir
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Vote for a change: On the voter in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The voter turnout in the Srinagar and Baramulla constituencies in the Kashmir valley — Anantnag-Rajouri is to vote on May 25 after the Election Commission of India postponed the election — is well below the national average. In the last six years, the elected Assembly was dissolved, the erstwhile State of Jammu and Kashmir bifurcated into two Union Territories, the …

Why are Kashmiris voting in Indian election they’ve long boycotted?
8 months ago

Why are Kashmiris voting in Indian election they’ve long boycotted?

Al Jazeera  

The Modi government’s abrogation of Kashmir’s special status means many in the region see voting as the only way to be heard. Faheem Alam, a 38-year-old web developer who cast his ballot in Srinagar’s city centre, Lal Chowk, said his vote was for a “lesser evil”, alluding to the BJP, Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party, as being the “bigger evil” compared …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Three Gujarat villages completely boycott polls over pending issues with govt
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Three Gujarat villages completely boycott polls over pending issues with govt

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Residents of at least six villages in Gujarat either completely or partially boycotted voting in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday over their unfulfilled demands from the government, officials said. These villages boycott polls Voters in Kesar village in Bharuch district, Sanadhara in Surat district, and Bhakhari in Banaskantha district completely boycotted voting. …

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Polling: Assam & Bengal Surge In Voter Turnout, While Maha Lags Behind At 42.6% Till 3 PM
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Phase 3 Polling: Assam & Bengal Surge In Voter Turnout, While Maha Lags Behind At 42.6% Till 3 PM

ABP News  

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 3: As the voting commenced on 92 seats across 12 states and Union Territories, the voter turnout recorded at 3 PM was 50.71%, as per the data shared by the Election Commission. Among the states which went for polling in this phase, West Bengal was leading with more than 49 percent, while Maharashtra recorded the least …

Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir to take place soon, says Union Minister
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir to take place soon, says Union Minister

The Hindu  

Union Minister Jitendra Singh on April 22 said that Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held soon and the people of the Union Territory are enthusiastic about participating in the electoral process to support the BJP's development agenda. On the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Mr. Singh said the people are upbeat in Jammu and Kashmir about the development …

Villagers in Uttarakhand's Chamoli to boycott polls due to lack of roads
9 months ago

Villagers in Uttarakhand's Chamoli to boycott polls due to lack of roads

The Hindu  

The residents of several villages in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district have decided to boycott the Lok Sabha polls to register their protest against the lack of road infrastructure in the region that leads to a delay in getting medical facilities. Pradeep Farshwan from Ganai village said the call to boycott the Parliamentary polls was given in December last year. “Another villager, …

1.13 lakh Kashmiri Pandit migrants can vote in Kashmir’s three Lok Sabha seats
9 months, 1 week ago

1.13 lakh Kashmiri Pandit migrants can vote in Kashmir’s three Lok Sabha seats

The Hindu  

Around 14,000 new Kashmiri Pandit migrant voters have registered for the three Lok Sabha seats in the valley, taking the total figure to 1.13 lakh. According to the Relief and Rehabilitation Department, more than 1.13 lakh Kashmiri migrants can now vote in the three seats. The Relief and Rehabilitation Department has been organising special awareness camps for Kashmiri migrants, especially …

Parliamentary proceedings | Opposition members seek timeline for holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir
11 months, 1 week ago

Parliamentary proceedings | Opposition members seek timeline for holding Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Opposition members in the Lok Sabha on February 6 urged the government to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest. Participating in a debate on The Jammu and Kashmir Local Bodies Laws Bill, 2024, Hasnain Masoodi demanded that the polls in the union territory be held soon. Participating in the debate, TMC leader Saugata Roy also referred …

OPINION | MODI’S OUTREACH TOWARDS MUSLIMS
1 year ago

OPINION | MODI’S OUTREACH TOWARDS MUSLIMS

India TV News  

First of all, New Year greetings to all of you. At a time when leaders of opposition parties are alleging that BJP is pushing its majoritarian Hindutva agenda by building the Ram temple in Ayodhya, and leaders like Asaduddin Owaisi are inciting Muslim youths to come forward to protect mosques, Modi has surprised his rivals by changing tack. BJP’s UP …

BJP’s central govt lacks courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir, LS elections matter of compulsion: Omar
1 year, 2 months ago

BJP’s central govt lacks courage to hold polls in Jammu and Kashmir, LS elections matter of compulsion: Omar

India TV News  

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has claimed that the parliamentary elections would not be held in Jammu and Kashmir had it not been a matter of compulsion and attacked the government over Assembly polls in the Union Territory. The challenges encountered in Kargil polls would extend across Jammu and Kashmir," he said. There will be no Panchayat, BDC, DDC, …

Local body polls in J&K will be crucial
1 year, 5 months ago

Local body polls in J&K will be crucial

Hindustan Times  

The stage appears set for the first panchayat elections in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Newly appointed state election commissioner BR Sharma said that panchayat polls should be held in October-November this year as the term of the existing panchayat ends on January 9, 2024. Local body elections are an important barometer of political support and form the …

Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir Completes 5-year Central Rule; Political Parties Raise Chorus for Early Polls

News 18  

Jammu and Kashmir on Monday completed five years without an elected government, prompting a scathing attack from the mainstream National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party over the delay in restoration of democracy in the Union Territory. On August 5, 2019, the Centre revoked Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir, and bifurcated the state into two Union …

Why the maths is not working out for the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 8 months ago

Why the maths is not working out for the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

Published : Apr 20, 2023 11:00 IST - 10 MINS READ Trudging down a long alley at Sonwar in Srinagar are a few elderly men, whose dour faces are out of sync with the peaceful and pretty surroundings dotted by quaint guest houses and eateries framed with chinar trees, with a pleasant breeze blowing across the azure waters of the …

Uproar in Kashmir as India allows voting rights to non-locals
2 years, 4 months ago

Uproar in Kashmir as India allows voting rights to non-locals

Al Jazeera  

Any Indian citizen living temporarily in the disputed Muslim-majority region can be enlisted as a voter – a move that has outraged the Kashmiris. India’s decision to allow voting rights to any Indian citizen living temporarily in Indian-administered Kashmir has again ignited anger and fears of yet another attempt by the Hindu nationalist government to change the demography of its …

Final nail in democracy’s coffin, Mufti slams BJP over ‘back-door’ voters in J&K
2 years, 4 months ago

Final nail in democracy’s coffin, Mufti slams BJP over ‘back-door’ voters in J&K

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of “bringing voters from back-door to install a fascist” a day the region’s top electoral official said anyone residing and not necessarily a permanent resident can become a voter in Jammu & Kashmir. Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar Singh on Wednesday said around 2.5 million new voters are …

Final nail in democracy’s coffin, Mufti slams BJP over ‘back-door’ voters in J&K
2 years, 4 months ago

Final nail in democracy’s coffin, Mufti slams BJP over ‘back-door’ voters in J&K

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of “bringing voters from back-door to install a fascist” a day the region’s top electoral official said anyone residing and not necessarily a permanent resident can become a voter in Jammu & Kashmir. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Chief Electoral Officer Hirdesh Kumar Singh on Wednesday said around 2.5 …

India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?
2 years, 8 months ago

India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?

Al Jazeera  

Politicians and experts say the delimitation of constituencies will make the Muslim vote ‘irrelevant’ in India’s only Muslim-majority region. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has released a list of redrawn electoral constituencies in Indian-administered Kashmir, giving greater representation to the Muslim-majority region’s Hindu areas and drawing condemnation from political parties in the valley. The state assembly in Indian-administered Kashmir had …

Landslide victory for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in Odisha panchayat elections
2 years, 10 months ago

Landslide victory for Naveen Patnaik’s BJD in Odisha panchayat elections

The Hindu  

The Biju Janata Dal, led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, has registered a landslide victory in the elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Odisha, decimating the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. In the panchayat elections held in 2012 for 854 seats, the BJD had won 654 seats, followed by the Congress with 128 seats and the BJP …

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28
2 years, 10 months ago

Polling concludes for panchayat elections in Odisha, counting of votes from February 26 to 28

The Hindu  

Polling for elections to the three-tier Panchayati Raj institutions in Odisha concluded with the fifth and last phase of polling held on February 24. After 36,523 Ward Members, 126 Sarpanchs, 326 Panchayat Samiti Members and one Zilla Parishad Member were elected unopposed, around 2.2 lakh nominees contested in the elections, according to the State Election Commission. While candidates for the …

'UP May Become Kerala, Kashmir or Bengal If You Make Mistake': Adityanath Tells Voters Ahead of Polls
2 years, 11 months ago

'UP May Become Kerala, Kashmir or Bengal If You Make Mistake': Adityanath Tells Voters Ahead of Polls

News 18  

Appealing for voter’s support for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party hours before the first phase of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, incumbent Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath said that the state “can become Kashmir, Kerala or Bengal if voters make a mistake”. Follow News18 Live Updates on Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 His video message was shared by 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 …

Third Phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Polls Begins In 20 Districts
3 years, 8 months ago

Third Phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Polls Begins In 20 Districts

News 18  

Voting for the third phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh begins on Monday with more than 3.52 lakh candidates in the fray in over 2.14 lakh seats across 20 districts of the state. According to the State Election Commission, voting will held in Shamli, Meerut, Moradabad, Pilibhit, Kasganj, Firozabad, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun, Hamirpur, Fatehpur, Unnao, Amethi, Barabanki, …

Maharashtra: 79% voting turnout for elections of 12,711 village panchayats
4 years ago

Maharashtra: 79% voting turnout for elections of 12,711 village panchayats

Hindustan Times  

Termed as a litmus test for the ruling parties as well as the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, a year after the changed political equations in the state, polls for more than half of the state’s village panchayats were held on Friday. Though the gram panchayat elections are not fought on party symbols, political parties field their workers to wrest power …

Maharashtra gram panchayat polls see 79% voter turnout, counting to be held on 18 January
4 years ago

Maharashtra gram panchayat polls see 79% voter turnout, counting to be held on 18 January

Firstpost  

Mumbai: The elections to 12,711 gram panchayats spread across 34 districts in Maharashtra saw on average 79 percent voting on Friday, State Election Commissioner UPS Madan said. The Commission also said that voting for 162 gram panchayats in six talukas of Gadchiroli, a Naxal-hit district, will be held on 20 January. The districts and the district-wise number of gram panchayats …

Kashmir parties opposed to Modi win seats in local polls
4 years ago

Kashmir parties opposed to Modi win seats in local polls

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An alliance of political parties opposed to India's policies in …

J&K DDC Polls Conclude Peacefully With Overall Turnout of 51%, Counting of Votes on December 22
4 years ago

J&K DDC Polls Conclude Peacefully With Overall Turnout of 51%, Counting of Votes on December 22

News 18  

The maiden District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Saturday with an overall voter turnout of approximately 51 per cent, and the counting of votes will be taken up on December 22. In the eighth and final phase of polling on Saturday, nearly 51 per cent turnout was recorded across 28 constituencies spread over 18 districts of …

J&K DDC Polls: Phase 5 records over 51 per cent polling
4 years, 1 month ago

J&K DDC Polls: Phase 5 records over 51 per cent polling

India TV News  

State Election Commissioner, KK Sharma, on Thursday said that over 51 per cent of people voted across 37 seats in the fifth phase of District Development Council elections that passed off peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir. Polling has been peaceful in the poll going 37 constituencies of DDC including 17 in Kashmir division and 20 in Jammu division that witnessed …

What do the local elections mean for Kashmiris?
4 years, 1 month ago

What do the local elections mean for Kashmiris?

Al Jazeera  

India conducts local elections in Kashmir but analysts say they are an attempt by New Delhi to show normalcy in the Muslim-majority region. Srinagar, Indian-administered Kashmir – Kashmiris on Saturday voted in the first local elections since the tumultuous abrogation of the Muslim-majority region’s limited autonomy last August, marking the resumption of a stalled political process. Aneesa Gul, 32, who …

First phase of Jammu and Kashmir DDC election sees 52% turnout; Reasi registers highest polling at 74.62%
4 years, 1 month ago

First phase of Jammu and Kashmir DDC election sees 52% turnout; Reasi registers highest polling at 74.62%

Firstpost  

State Election Commissioner KK Sharma said 51.76% of the 7,00,842 eligible voters exercised their franchise during the voting which began at 7.00 am and ended at 2.00 pm Srinagar: In the first electoral exercise in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, nearly 52 percent turnout was recorded on Saturday in the maiden District Development Council polls. The …

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