7th phase polling for Jammu and Kashmir DDC elections underway
Polling for the seventh phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir began at 7 am today, on a dull note as freezing weather conditions in the Valley kept most people indoors early on Wednesday, officials said.
Polling is being held for 31 DDC seats -- 13 in the Kashmir division and 18 in Jammu division.
However, there was little activity around polling stations early on due to sub-zero temperatures in most places of Kashmir Valley and some parts of Chenab Valley.
Officials said voter turnout is expected to pick up later in the day as the polling is scheduled to conclude at 2 pm.
Nearly 6.87 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise at 1,852 polling stations. Besides the DDC elections, polling is also being held for panch and sarpanch posts in the Union Territory.
