Kashmir Panchayat Elections

Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.

The curtain falls on the last vestige of elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir as the term of over 28,000 panchayat members ended today with no fresh elections in sight.

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the upcoming Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will usher in bringing basic democracy.

DDC Elections: Jammu and Kashmir is all set for its first election since being reorganised as a Union Territory last year with the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls beginning today, officials said.

The government on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Amendment Act in the Union Territory (UT), an official spokesman said.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced a life insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh each to all elected members of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) of the union territory in case of death due to a terror-related incident.

Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections postponed over law and order issues

The National Conference (NC) has decided to participate in the panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir next month but wants "roadblocks" placed in its way to be removed so that it can campaign freely.

Poor voter turnout in recent Jammu and Kashmir local body polls has thrown up a grim picture as the central government attempts to establish grassroots democracy in the Valley.

Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls.

Authorities in Rajouri district initiated action against three officials after some pictures of a school building without a roof, which served as a polling station for the 7th phase of Panchayat elections in a remote village, went viral on social media, officials said on Wednesday.

Polling for the sixth phase of the nine-phased panchayat election began at over 3,100 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said. Voting began at 8 am at 3,174 polling stations - 410 in the Kashmir division and 2,764 in the Jammu division - they added.

Voting was underway on Saturday for the sixth phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security.

An estimated 71.3 per cent of voters exercised their franchise Tuesday in the fourth phase of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir which concluded peacefully amid tight security arrangements, state chief electoral officer Shaleen Kabra said.

Voting for the fourth phase of the Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections is underway at over 2,600 polling stations in the state, officials said today.

Panchayat and municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir are "extremely unlikely" to take place before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as the Centre is yet to amend the law for extending reservation to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in local bodies.

The curtain falls on the last vestige of elected representatives in Jammu and Kashmir as the term of over 28,000 panchayat members ended today with no fresh elections in sight.

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the upcoming Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will usher in bringing basic democracy.

DDC Elections: Jammu and Kashmir is all set for its first election since being reorganised as a Union Territory last year with the maiden District Development Council (DDC) polls beginning today, officials said.

The government on Saturday amended the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act to provide for setting up of District Development Councils in each district which will have directly elected members, marking the implementation of the entire 73rd Amendment Act in the Union Territory (UT), an official spokesman said.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday announced a life insurance cover of Rs 25 lakh each to all elected members of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) and urban local bodies (ULBs) of the union territory in case of death due to a terror-related incident.

Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections postponed over law and order issues

The National Conference (NC) has decided to participate in the panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir next month but wants "roadblocks" placed in its way to be removed so that it can campaign freely.

Poor voter turnout in recent Jammu and Kashmir local body polls has thrown up a grim picture as the central government attempts to establish grassroots democracy in the Valley.

Setting an example of communal harmony and brotherhood, a Hindu-majority village in Bhaderwah town of Jammu and Kashmir elected unopposed the head of its only Muslim family as their Panch in the ongoing nine-phased Panchayat polls.

Authorities in Rajouri district initiated action against three officials after some pictures of a school building without a roof, which served as a polling station for the 7th phase of Panchayat elections in a remote village, went viral on social media, officials said on Wednesday.

Polling for the sixth phase of the nine-phased panchayat election began at over 3,100 polling stations in Jammu and Kashmir today, officials said. Voting began at 8 am at 3,174 polling stations - 410 in the Kashmir division and 2,764 in the Jammu division - they added.

Voting was underway on Saturday for the sixth phase of panchayat polls across Jammu and Kashmir amid tight security.

An estimated 71.3 per cent of voters exercised their franchise Tuesday in the fourth phase of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir which concluded peacefully amid tight security arrangements, state chief electoral officer Shaleen Kabra said.

Voting for the fourth phase of the Jammu and Kashmir panchayat elections is underway at over 2,600 polling stations in the state, officials said today.