{"id":329280,"date":"2020-12-07T05:36:16","date_gmt":"2020-12-07T05:36:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=329280"},"modified":"2020-12-08T05:18:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T05:18:07","slug":"voting-underway-for-fourth-phase-of-ddc-elections-in-jammu-and-kashmir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/voting-underway-for-fourth-phase-of-ddc-elections-in-jammu-and-kashmir\/","title":{"rendered":"Voting concludes for fourth phase of DDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/voting-underway-for-fourth-phase-of-ddc-elections-in-jammu-and-kashmir\/ddc-elections-1\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-329281\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-329281 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"981\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1.jpg 981w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1-768x564.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1-696x511.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2020\/12\/ddc-elections-1-572x420.jpg 572w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 981px) 100vw, 981px\" \/><\/a>Polling for the fourth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir was held on Monday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The polling for 34 DDC seats \u2014 17 in Kashmir and 17 in Jammu division \u2014 began at 7 am and concluded at 2 pm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">There are a total of 249 candidates in the electoral fray.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Over 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded in phase 4.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">State Election Commissioner KK Sharma in a tweet on Sunday appealed voters to vote in the 4th phase of elections, &#8220;I appeal all the eligible electors to vote in the 4th Phase tomorrow and strengthen the democracy in this beautiful part of our country&#8230;..34 DDC constituencies going to poll..249 Candidates in Fray,&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The first phase of DDC elections was held on November 28 and saw a voter turnout of 51.76 per cent. The second phase which was held on December 1, saw a voter turnout of 48.62 per cent, whereas the third phase of DDC elections which was held on December 4, witnessed a voter turnout of 50.53 per cent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">The DDC elections are being held in eight phases, with the last phase going to poll on December 19. The counting of votes will take place on December 22.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Polling for the fourth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir was held on Monday. The polling for 34 DDC seats \u2014 17 in Kashmir and 17 in Jammu division \u2014 began at 7 am and concluded at 2 pm. There are a total of 249 candidates in the electoral fray. 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