Jammu And Kashmir Civic Polls

Jammu and Kashmir local body polls: Voting begins for third phase; trend of abysmal turnout unlikely to change, say officials

Jammu and Kashmir is polling for the third phase of election for civic polls today, but there is little hope of any change in the trend of low voter turnout in the Kashmir Valley as most of the wards fall in the separatist hotbed of downtown Srinagar and south Kashmir.

Jammu and Kashmir civic polls phase 2: Turnout in Valley hits historic low; people snubbed Centre, says NC

The polling for the second phase of civic body elections in Kashmir continued to remain grim as the voter turnout was 3 percent.

Jammu and Kashmir civic election: Valley sees low voter turnout, but polling process remains largely peaceful

A senior police official said that the “well-calibrated phasing” of the civic elections helped reduce the incidence of violence in Jammu and Kashmir.

Polling amid shutdown call, Kashmir sees abysmally low voter turnout of 11%; Kupwara fares better than other districts

The civic polls were held in six districts of the Kashmir Valley amid a complete shutdown, observed in response to the call of separatists to boycott the urban local body elections, the first to be held in the state in 13 years.

Jammu civic polls: Nomination of 1,103 candidates found valid for first phase

The last date for filing of nominations was 25 September, and the date for the scrutiny of nominations was 26 September, while the last date for withdrawal of candidature is 28 September.