Ddc Election Results

National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the police and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir of facilitating horse-trading and defections following the announcement of DDC election results and alleged that some parties were using money, muscle and government coercion to make up the numbers.

President of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah today said the government should immediately release all PDP leaders who were "detained" ahead of the announcement of the District Development Council (DDC) election results if it wants democracy to survive.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the recent conclusion of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the Modi government is doing everything to restore the grassroots democracy in the union territory.

Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100 votes.

Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.

The Centre should listen to the people's voice against the abrogation of Article 370 since it has itself termed the district polls as a victory of democracy, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said today.

Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them ahead of parties like the Congress and Mehbooba Mufti's PDP.

The Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance has won big in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost special status last year and was turned into a Union Territory.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the results of the DDC elections have made it clear that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have voted for the Gupkar alliance and rejected the Centre''s "unconstitutional" decision to abrogate Article 370.

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Ghulam Ahmad Mir's son Naseer Ahmad Mir on Tuesday lost the District Development Council (DDC) polls from Anantnag district of the union territory.

The Farooq Abdullah-led People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has won nine of 20 districts in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost its special status and was turned into a Union Territory last year.

The first phase of polling for Jammu and Kashmir's District Development Council (DDC) elections was always going to be the real test. The result was quite startling. The State Election Commission says the first phase of polling recorded over 51 percent voting.

National Conference president Omar Abdullah on Friday accused the police and the administration in Jammu and Kashmir of facilitating horse-trading and defections following the announcement of DDC election results and alleged that some parties were using money, muscle and government coercion to make up the numbers.

President of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) Farooq Abdullah today said the government should immediately release all PDP leaders who were "detained" ahead of the announcement of the District Development Council (DDC) election results if it wants democracy to survive.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday hailed the recent conclusion of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir and said the Modi government is doing everything to restore the grassroots democracy in the union territory.

Nineteen candidates saw an extremely close contest in the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir where the margin of victory was less than 100 votes.

Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.

The Centre should listen to the people's voice against the abrogation of Article 370 since it has itself termed the district polls as a victory of democracy, National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah said today.

Independent candidates have emerged as big winners in Jammu and Kashmir's maiden District Development Council polls, with 49 of them having been declared elected so far from 280 seats, putting them ahead of parties like the Congress and Mehbooba Mufti's PDP.

The Farooq Abdullah-led Gupkar alliance has won big in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost special status last year and was turned into a Union Territory.

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the results of the DDC elections have made it clear that the people of Jammu and Kashmir have voted for the Gupkar alliance and rejected the Centre''s "unconstitutional" decision to abrogate Article 370.

Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Ghulam Ahmad Mir's son Naseer Ahmad Mir on Tuesday lost the District Development Council (DDC) polls from Anantnag district of the union territory.

The Farooq Abdullah-led People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has won nine of 20 districts in the first local polls in Jammu and Kashmir since it lost its special status and was turned into a Union Territory last year.

The first phase of polling for Jammu and Kashmir's District Development Council (DDC) elections was always going to be the real test. The result was quite startling. The State Election Commission says the first phase of polling recorded over 51 percent voting.