Voting underway for 8th phase of J-K panchayat polls
A total of 6304 candidates are in the fray for 331 sarpanch and 2,007 panch seats in this phase while 43 sarpanchs and 681 panchs have been elected unopposed.
A total of 6304 candidates are in the fray for 331 sarpanch and 2,007 panch seats in this phase while 43 sarpanchs and 681 panchs have been elected unopposed.
Voters were seen queuing outside polling stations in both Jammu and the Kashmir Valley despite the morning chill.
Voting began at 8 am at 3,174 polling stations — 410 in the Kashmir division, and 2,764 in the Jammu division.
727 polling stations have been categorized as hypersensitive -- 493 in Kashmir and 234 in Jammu.
Life across the Kashmir Valley was adversely affected today due to a separatist shutdown called against the ongoing panchayat polls in the state.
