This Ziraat Times live blog presents Live Coverage of DDC poll results in J&K
Srinagar:
7:15 PM- Gupkar Alliance leads in 112 seats, BJP 68, Congress 23
5:40 pm – Gupkar Alliance is leading in 107 seats, BJP 62 and Congress 22
5 PM update: Gupkar Alliance is leading in 95 seats, BJP 57 and Congress 22
DDC, SMC counting over in Srinagar: DEO
Independents win 7 seats
The Returning Officers in Srinagar have declared the results of District Development Council elections in all the 14 constituencies and handed over election certificates to winning candidates.
Meanwhile, results of 4 SMC ward constituencies were declared earlier.
District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the results of all 14 DDC constituencies have been declared.
“As per the final results, Independents have been declared winners in 7 constituencies including Srinagar-I, Qamarwari-I, Qamarwari-II, Harwan-I, II, IV and VI, while the JKAP candidates were declared winners from Harwan-V, Khanmoh-I and Srinagar-III constituencies. Four political parties won one seat each, with the BJP winning Khanmoh -II, PDP Khanmoh-III, NC Harwan-III and JKPM Srinagar-II”, he said—(KNO)
3 pm update:
Results – 218/280 seats
PAGD 90 (Lead 75, Won 15)
BJP 46 (Lead -42 Won 4 )
INC 21 (Lead 20, Won 1)
JKAP 8 (Lead 5, Won 3)
OTHERS 54 (Lead 43, Won 11)
2:20 pm update: Dadsara Tral – Altaf Thakur of BJP (spokesperson Kashmir) lost election
Avtar Singh independent – 246
NC – 243
Altaf Thakur – 235
Waheed Rahman para, youth leader PDP, won his seat
BJP wins third seat from Kashmir. Minha Lateef won seat from Kakpora Pulwama.
Time: 2:00 pm –
》PAGD 88 (Lead 84, Won 4)
》BJP 44 (Lead 43 Won 1 )
》INC 21 (Lead 20, Won 1)
》JKAP 7 (Lead 6, Won 1)
》OTHER 50 (Lead 43, Won 7)
Time: 1:50 pm – Gupkar Alliance leads in 86 seats, BJP 47, Congress 21
Update time: 1:15 pm (Leads +Won 202/280)
PAGD 80 (Lead 77, Won 3)
BJP 47 (Lead – 46 Won 1 )
INC 22 (Lead 21, Won 1)
JKAP 7 (Lead 6, Won 1)
OTHERS 46 (Lead 39, Won 7)
Update time 12.45 PM
PAGD – 70 leads – 3 won
BJP – 49 leads – 1 won
INC – 21 leads – 1 won
JKAP – 06 leads – 1 won
OTHERS – 35 leads – 07 won
12: 40 pm – LATEST JAMMU district trends – Source: SEC, J&K
| District | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Symbol Allotted | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jammu | 1-Akhnoor | Sharda Bhau | BJP | Lotus | 4020 |
| Jammu | 1-Akhnoor | Anuradha Sharma | INC | Hand | 1907 |
| Jammu | 2-Arnia | Surekha Devi | BJP | Lotus | 1359 |
| Jammu | 2-Arnia | Suman Jyoti | INC | Hand | 722 |
| Jammu | 3-Bhalwal | Bharat Bhushan | BJP | Lotus | 1540 |
| Jammu | 3-Bhalwal | Chanchal Singh | Independent | Gas Cylinder | 1155 |
| Jammu | 4-Bhalwal Brahmana | Bushan Kumar | BJP | Lotus | 2819 |
| Jammu | 4-Bhalwal Brahmana | Satish Sharma | Independent | Road Roller | 1399 |
| Jammu | 5-Bishnah | Dharminder Kumar | BJP | Lotus | 1486 |
| Jammu | 5-Bishnah | Faqir Chand | Independent | Pressure Cooker | 714 |
| Jammu | 6-Dansal | Shamim Begum | J&K NC | Plough | 2793 |
| Jammu | 6-Dansal | Nasreen Akhtar | BJP | Lotus | 2618 |
| Jammu | 7-Khour | Suraj Singh | BJP | Lotus | 1577 |
| Jammu | 7-Khour | Suram Singh | INC | Hand | 901 |
| Jammu | 8-Maira Mandrian | Suresh Kumar | BJP | Lotus | 6775 |
| Jammu | 8-Maira Mandrian | Sham Lal | INC | Hand | 2889 |
| Jammu | 9-Mandal Phallian | Geetu Aulakh | BJP | Lotus | 3442 |
| Jammu | 9-Mandal Phallian | Kunti Devi | J&K NC | Plough | 1333 |
| Jammu | 10-Marh | Balbir Lal | Independent | Gas Cylinder | 2183 |
| Jammu | 10-Marh | Vandana Kumari | BJP | Lotus | 1642 |
| Jammu | 11-Miran Sahib | Vidya Devi | BJP | Lotus | 1346 |
| Jammu | 11-Miran Sahib | Aketa Devi | Independent | Tractor Chalata Kissan | 713 |
| Jammu | 12-Nagrota | Joginder Singh | BJP | Lotus | 967 |
| Jammu | 12-Nagrota | Som Nath Khajuria | J&K NC | Plough | 452 |
| Jammu | 13-R S Pura | Gharu Ram | BJP | Lotus | 1656 |
| Jammu | 13-R S Pura | Bushan Lal | Independent | Tractor Chalata Kissan | 970 |
| Jammu | 14-Suchetgarh | Taranjit Singh | Independent | Football | 1256 |
| Jammu | 14-Suchetgarh | Sham Lal Choudhary | BJP | Lotus | 1178 |
LATEST SRINAGAR DISTRICT UPDATE – Source: SEC, J&K
District | Constituency | Candidate | Party | Symbol Allotted | Total Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srinagar | 1-HARWAN-I | Shaista Aslam | Independent | Road Roller | 474 |
| Srinagar | 1-HARWAN-I | Shaziya Parveen | J&K NC | Plough | 345 |
| Srinagar | 2-HARWAN-II | Ali Mohammad Rather | Independent | Cutting Pliers | 291 |
| Srinagar | 2-HARWAN-II | Zahoor Ahmad Bhat | JKAP | Bat | 182 |
| Srinagar | 3-HARWAN-III | Kaisar Ahmad Ganaie | J&K NC | Plough | 502 |
| Srinagar | 3-HARWAN-III | Farooq Ahmad Ganaie | Independent | Cake | 241 |
| Srinagar | 4-HARWAN-IV | Rizwana Bano | Independent | Carrom Board | 410 |
| Srinagar | 4-HARWAN-IV | Afroza Akhter | J&K NC | Plough | 252 |
| Srinagar | 13-SRINAGAR-II | Afroza Banu | JKPM | Road Roller | 376 |
| Srinagar | 13-SRINAGAR-II | Jamsheeda | JKAP | Bat | 187 |
| Srinagar | 14-SRINAGAR-III | Malik Aftab | JKAP | Bat | 233 |
| Srinagar | 14-SRINAGAR-III | Mohammad Sharief Sofi | J&K NC | Plough | 88 |
12: 40 pm – Results – 182/280
PAGD 69 (Lead 66, Won 3)
BJP 46 INC 20 (Lead 19, Won 1)
JKAP 7 (Lead 6, Won 1)
OTHERS 40 (Lead 33, Won 7)
12: 35 pm – Result Update
PAGD – 65 leads – 3 won
BJP – 46 leads
INC – 19 leads – 01 won
JKAP – 6 lead – 1 won
OTHERS – 32 lead – 7 won
12: 30 pm – Out of 140 constituencies in #Jammu division, @BJP4JnK is leading at 24 seats, @INCJammuKashmir at 4, @JKNC_ at 7, @Apnipartyonline at 2, Independents at 3, & Panthers Party at one constituency, according to J&K State Election Authority
12: 20 pm – Gupkar Alliance leads in 58 seats, BJP 47, Congress 18
12: 10 pm – As per the latest trends, Gupkar Alliance and BJP are neck-and-neck in terms of leads. BJP is leading in 46 seats, Gupkar Alliance 44 and Congress 15.
11: 50 am – Gupkar Alliance surges ahead, is leading in 40 seats while BJP 36.
11: 40 am – Gupkar Alliance has bridged the gap again – leads in 36 seats now with BJP still ahead as of now with leads/wins in 38 seats. Congress is leading/winning 12.
11: 25 am – After early morning leads, Gupkar Alliance is now trailing at second position behind the BJP, which has taken a lead in early trends.
11: 25 am – BJP leads in 36 seats, Gupkar Alliance 24, Congress 7
9: 25 am – Counting of votes for the recently concluded Jammu and Kashmir District Development Council (DDC) elections is underway. The fate of nearly 2,181 candidates for the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be decided today. The elections, held in eight phases, began on November 28 and ended on December 19.
9: 15 am – Seven political parties, including the National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party, Apni Party, BJP, Congress, etc contested the polls in an alliance, under the banner of the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) formed for restoration of Article 370. The Congress was initially a part of the PAGD but distanced itself when the BJP targeted the opposition party for being in league with the ‘Gupkar Gang’.
9:10 am – Counting of votes for 280 constituencies of District Development Council (DDC) under way at Sher-I Kashmir International Conference Centre in Srinagar.
What are DDCs?
The District Development Councils (DDCs) are set to become a new unit of governance in Jammu and Kashmir. A legislation to this effect was brought in by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 16 through an amendment to the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989. This structure will include a DDC and a District Planning Committee (DPC).
The J&K administration has also amended the J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996, to provide for establishment of elected District Development Councils in J&K.