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Jammu and Kashmir DDC election: Over 50% polling recorded in 4th phase

Jammu
December 8, 2020

Over 50 % turnout was recorded in the 4th Phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which passed off peacefully on Monday, officials said. Poonch district of Jammu region recorded the highest turnout at 75.42 %.
Ganderbal district recorded the highest polling in Kashmir valley at 56.28 %.

Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner K.K Sharma told a Press Conference that the 4th phase polling was conducted successfully and the turnout was 50.08 %.

There were no reports of any untoward incident from anywhere, he said, adding the polling passed off peacefully.

In the fourth phase, polling took place in 34 constituencies - 17 each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions -- out of a total 280.
A total of 249 candidates were in the fray in the fourth phase election.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic, adequate arrangements were made to ensure the safety of all stakeholders, including voters.
The previous three phases of the maiden DDC elections, the first democratic exercise in Jammu and Kashmir after the re-organization of the erstwhile state last year, were held on November 28, December 1 and December 4.

The turnouts in the previous phases stood at 51.76 %, 48.62 % and 50.53 %, respectively.

Sharma said that in the 4th Phase, Jammu Region recorded an average voter turnout of 69.31 % with Poonch district recording the highest percentage of 75.42 %, followed by Doda district with 75.03 %.
Kashmir Region recorded an average voter turnout of 31.95 % with Ganderbal district recording the highest polling at 56.28 %, followed by Baramulla district at 47.43 % and Bandipora with 45.22 % polling.