J&K panchayat polls today

J&K panchayat polls today

JAMMU, JAN 14: The first phase of panchayat elections in J&K, spread over a period of three days, will be held in Rajouri, Poonch and Kupwara districts from tomorrow.

Over five lakh electorate will decide the fate of 1,667 candidates, panchs and sarpanchs in 125 panchayats of these districts during the period, an official spokesman said here.

He said while Poonch and Rajouri districts in Jammu Division have 38 and 60 panchayats respectively, Kupwara district in the Kashmir valley has 27 panchayats.

However in Kupwara, elections would be held in the blocks of Tangdhar, Teetwal and some areas of Keran block in the first phase of polling.

The administration has made elaborate arrangements for the polling, including security, for peaceful conduct of the polls, he said, adding results of the panchayats would be announced immediately after the polling is completed in the evening.