Municipal elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in four phases
starting from October 8 and the results will be declared on October 20,
the chief electoral officer announced on Saturday Sep 15,2018
Municipal elections shall be held in four phases. Date of polling would be October 08, October 10, October 13 and October 16,'' Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra said in a press conference on Saturday Sep 15,2018
The regional National Conference (NC) and the Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had already announced the boycott of these polls.
Announcing their decision the two parties said that they were not against the electoral process but claimed that there were chaos and confusion regarding the Centre's stand on Article 35A which gives special privileges to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Asking the Centre to clear its stand on the issue, the two parties said that they would not participate in any electoral exercise till the confusion on Article 35A is cleared.
Meanwhile, the Congress too recently said that the current ground situation in the Kashmir Valley is not conducive for holding these polls.
Municipal elections shall be held in four phases. Date of polling would be October 08, October 10, October 13 and October 16,'' Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra said in a press conference on Saturday Sep 15,2018
The regional National Conference (NC) and the Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had already announced the boycott of these polls.
Announcing their decision the two parties said that they were not against the electoral process but claimed that there were chaos and confusion regarding the Centre's stand on Article 35A which gives special privileges to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Asking the Centre to clear its stand on the issue, the two parties said that they would not participate in any electoral exercise till the confusion on Article 35A is cleared.
Meanwhile, the Congress too recently said that the current ground situation in the Kashmir Valley is not conducive for holding these polls.
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