BJP announces first list of 72 candidates for J-K DDC elections

BJP on Monday released its first list of 72 candidates for upcoming District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir. BJP anunced 35 candidates for Jammu region and 37 for Kashmir valley, a party spokesperson said.

list was finalised at a high-level meeting held at party's hequarters here. meeting was chaired by Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina. Union minister Jitendra Singh, National Secretary Narinder Singh, former deputy chief minister of erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh, general secretary (organisation) Ashok Kaul and or senior leers participated in meeting.

BJP has anunced 35 candidates for DDC elections in Jammu region and 37 for Kashmir valley. Names of candidates for 72 seats have been declared today, spokesperson said. Elections to DDCs will be held in eight phases from December 1 to December 24.

se elections will be first major political activity in Jammu and Kashmir since August 5 last year, when Centre revoked special status of erstwhile state under Article 370 of Constitution and split it into two union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Lakh. Jammu and Kashmir State Election Commissioner K K Sharma h on Thursday issued first tification for conducting maiden DDC elections in 20 districts.

Delimitation h been done for constituencies and 280 DDCs identified across union territory for undertaking elections, with 14 DDC constituencies in each district, he h said. BJP also released a list of 17 candidates for urban local body (ULB) bypolls in union territory. All of se names were declared for constituencies in Kashmir.

Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Hardesh Kumar h also issued first tification for eight-phase ULB bypolls on Thursday. polling would begin on vember 28 and counting of votes will be taken up same day. date before which election shall be completed has been fixed as December 24.