J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: PAGD maintains lead; BJP single-largest party

Results for 225/280 seats:

• BJP- 62 
• J&K NC- 53 
• Independent- 39 
• J&K PDP- 25 
• INC- 20 
• JKAP- 9 
• JKPC- 6 
• CPI(M)- 5 
• JKPM- 3 
• PDF- 1 
• BSP- 1 
• JKNPP- 1

Results:

• BJP- 56
• J&K NC- 51
• Independent- 37
• J&K PDP- 23
• INC- 18
• JKAP- 9
• CPI(M)- 5
• JKPC- 5
• JKPM- 3
• PDF- 1
• BSP- 1
• JKNPP- 1

Results so far: 

Wins in Bandipora: 

• JKAP- Bandipora A.
• PAGD- Bandipora B
• PAGD- Hajin B
• PAGD- Aloosa
• Independent- Arin 
• PAGD- Sumbal
• PAGD- Naidkhai
• PAGD- Gurez
• BJP- Tulail

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates:

List of seats won by parties:

1. BJP- 33    
2 . J&K NC- 32   
3. Independent- 28    
4. J&K PDP- 17    
5. INC- 11    
6. JKAP- 7    
7. CPI (M)- 5    
8. JKPC- 3    
9. JKPM- 2    
10. JKNPP- 1

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Terming the election trends as "encouraging", NC vice president Omar Abdullah called upon BJP to pay heed to the people's voice. He stressed that the alliance was emerging victorious despite facing obstacles such as illegal detentions, agency threats and pressures and stopping candidates from campaigning. Thanking the people of the state for their support, Abdullah asserted that the PAGD will continue to fight for their rights. 

Winning parties: 

• NC- Devser B
• NC- Devser A 
• CPI(M)- Pumbay 
• PDP- Kund
• NC- Qaimoh  A 
• CPI(M)- Qaimoh  B  
• Congress- Frisal
• CPI(M)- Kulgam A
• CPI(M)- Kulgam B
• CPI(M)- Behibag
• PDP- D K Marag
• NC- D H Pora
• NC- Manzgam
• NC- Phaloo

Here are the winners from the Anantnag district:

• Independent candidate Shahbaz Peer- Verinag
• Congress candidate Shabir Dar- Hiller Larkipora
• NC candidate M Gorsi- Pahalgam
• NC candidate Misra G- Khovripora, Pahalgam
• PDP candidate Javaid Sheikh- Anantnag 
• PDP candidate Tasaduq Veeri- Bijbehara 
• PDP candidate Khalida- Larnoo, Kokernag
• Congress candidate Akhter Kasana- Hiller.
• NC candidate Mohd Saleem Parray- Sagam, Kokernag.
• Congress candidate Sabhat Gulzar- Shangas, Anantnag.

Reasi

NC: 2
PDP: 
Congress: 1
BJP: 8
JKAP: 2
Independent: 1

Samba

NC: 1
PDP: 
Congress: 
BJP: 13

Ramban

NC: 6
PDP: 
Congress: 1
BJP: 3
JKAP: 
Independent: 4

Shopian

NC: 3
PDP: 3
Congress: 1
BJP: 
JKAP: 2
Independent: 3

Kulgam

NC: 6
PDP: 1
Congress: 2
BJP: 
JKAP: 
Independent: 
CPIM: 5

Kishtwar

NC: 6
PDP: 
Congress: 3
BJP: 3
JKAP: 
Independent: 2

Bandipora

NC: 4
PDP: 2
Congress: 1
BJP: 1
JKPM: 1
Independent: 3
ANC: 1

Ganderbal

NC: 4
PDP: 4
Congress: 
BJP: 1
JKAP: 
Independent: 3

Rajouri

NC: 7
PDP: 1
Congress: 1
BJP: 3
JKAP: 
Independent: 2

Rajouri

NC: 3
PDP: 1
Congress: 3
BJP: 1
JKAP: 
Independent: 6

Pulwama

NC: 2
PDP: 7
Congress: 
BJP: 1
JKAP: 
Independent: 4

Anantnag

NC: 5
PDP: 3
Congress: 3
BJP: 
JKAP: 
Independent: 3

Kathua

NC: 1
PDP: 
Congress: 1
BJP: 11
JKAP: 
Independent: 1
BSP: 1

Jammu

NC: 1
PDP: 
Congress: 
BJP: 12
JKAP: 
Independent: 1

Srinagar

NC: 1
PDP: 1
Congress: 
BJP: 1
JKAP: 3
JKPM: 1
Independent: 7

Budgam

NC: 1
PDP: 8
Congress: 
BJP: 
PDF: 2
JKPM: 1
Independent: 2

Doda

NC: 1
PDP: 
Congress: 5
BJP: 7
JKAP: 
JKPM: 
Independent: 1

Udhampur

NC: 
PDP: 
Congress: 
BJP: 11
JKNPP: 3

Kupwara

NC: 2
PDP: 
Congress: 1
BJP: 
JKAP: 
JKPC: 5
Independent: 5

Baramulla

NC: 2
PDP: 2
Congress: 3
BJP: 
JKAP: 1
JKPC: 2
Independent: 4

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti announced on Twitter that her party's candidate Dr. Harbaksh Singh has won from Tral. 

Break-up of 268/280 seats: 

•  BJP: 76
• NC: 64
• PDP: 26
• Congress: 26
• Apni Party: 8
• People’s Conference: 7
• CPIM: 5
• JK People’s Movement: 3
• PDF: 1
•  BSP: 1
• ANC: 1
•  Independent: 50

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates:  Advocate Qurat ul Bashir who contested election on a PAGD ticket won a seat in Baramulla. Meanwhile, Irfan Hafiz Lone won Sangrama by more than 200 votes. 

Latest Leads / Wins (255/280 seats): 

• PAGD-108 (Lead 61, Won 47) 
• BJP- 60 (Lead 42 Won 18 )
• INC- 22 (Lead 15, Won 7)
• JKAP- 10 (Lead 4, Won 6)
• Others- 55 (Lead 34, Won 21)

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: The candidate of the People's Conference (PAGD) emerged victorious from the Rafiabad seat by 118 votes.

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Former Sopore MLA Haji Abdul Rasheed Dar's son Shahjahan Dar won the Zaingeer block DDC seat.

Winners:

Fazul Rehman Dedad (Independent candidate)- Keller Shopian I

Aijaz Ahmad Mir- Zainapora Shopian II

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Rehan Parvez of PDP won from Eidgah, Srinagar. She said, "This was expected. People have shown their support. I'll be working for the development in the area."

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Independent candidate Peer Shahbaz defeated the son of J&K Congress president GA Mir from the Verinag seat.  

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: BJP's Mina Lateef has won from Kakapora-B Pulwama.

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Independent candidate Irfan Hafiz Lone leads by 401 votes in Sangrama constituency after 3rd round of counting.

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: As per the Election Commission, BJP leading in 66 seats in the Jammu region. 

Winners:

Mehmoda Nissar (NC)- Kapren

Bilqesa Jan (Independent Candidate)- Zainapora I

Nigeena Akhtar (INC)- Chitragam

Mohd Maqbool Chopan (Independent)- Hermain I

Yasmeena Jan (NC)- Imamsahib l 

Ab Rashid Lone (PDP)- Hermain ll

Irfan Manhas (JK Apni Party)- Keller II

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Independent candidate Sajad Ah Durani wins from Lar, Ganderbal A Seat  with 935 Votes

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: Abdul Rashid Lone (PDP) of PAGD wins from Hermain, Shopian

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: PDP candidate Waheed Ur Rehman Parra has won from Pulwama A. He got 1322 votes. His closest rival Sajad Ahmad Raina of BJP got 314 votes. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti congratulates the winner.

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: BJP wins third seat from Kashmir. Minha Lateef won seat from Kakpora of Pulwama.

J&K DDC Election Results LIVE Updates: BJP wins third seat from Kashmir. Minha Lateef won seat from Kakpora of Pulwama.

District Election Officer (Deputy Commissioner) Srinagar, Dr Shahid Choudhary informed that results of all 14 DDC constituencies have been declared. As per the final results Independents have been declared winners in 7 constituencies including Srinagar-I, Qamarwari-I, Qamarwari-II, Harwan-I, II, IV and VI while JKAP candidates were declared winners from constituencies Harwan-V, Khanmoh-I and Srinagar-III. Four political parties won one seat each , including , BJP won Khanmoh -II, PDP Khanmoh-III , NC Harwan -III and JKPM Srinagar -II.

Shahnawaz Hussain of BJP says, "It's a matter of happiness for BJP. We are leading in Jammu and performing well in Kashmir also. Also the first Candidate has won in Kashmir valley. It's a matter of great happiness."

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Counting stopped in Drugmulla because a candidate named Somaya Sadaf is allegedly from Muzaffarabad, Pak-occupied Kashmir. EC verifying her documents

DDC Election Results:

• BJP 47 (Lead - 46 Won 1)

• PAGD 81 (Lead 78, Won 3)

• INC 21 (Lead 20, Won 1)

• JKAP 7 (Lead 6, Won 1)

• Others 48 (Lead 41, Won 7)

BJYM Aijaz Hussain who won from Balhama says: "I want to congratulate people of J&K and the country and also I salute the people who have sacrificed for the tricolour. We fought, everyone was against us but still BJP managed to win. I want to tell those opposing us that you misled people of Kashmir, but this will not go on. We will work for peace, development and the alliance which is busy spreading propaganda should think what people wants. BJP has won by more than 50% votes. This is a message that people want development."

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: BJP's Ajaz Hussain leading from Balmah

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: 

• NC  leading on 24 seats 
• PDP leading on  16 seats 
• BJP leading on  40 seats 
• CONGRESS  leading on 12 seats 
• JKAP leading on  10 seats 
• OTHERS  leading on13 seats 

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Out of 140 constituencies in Jammu division, trends here 

•  BJP is leading in 24 seats 

• Congress is leading in 4 

• National Conference is leading in 7

• Apni Party is leading in 2

• Independents is leading in 3

• Panthers Party is leading in one seat 

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Nigeena Akhtar of Congress won from Chitragam Shopian

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: PAGD is leading from both seats of Baramulla Assembly segment. Significant gains for PDP after exit of Muzafar Beigh.

J-K authorities detain at least 20 political leaders on eve of DDC poll counting

A day before the counting of votes in the District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir, authorities on Monday took into preventive custody at least 20 political leaders, including three senior PDP functionaries. PDP president and former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti described the detention of her party leaders as "out and out Gunda Raj" and accused the BJP of planning to "manipulate" the results.

Officials said the authorities took 20 leaders, including Sartaj Madni, Mansoor Hussain and Naeem Akhtar of the PDP, into preventive custody during the day.  Similar action is being taken against mainstream politicians in other districts of Kashmir valley as well, the officials said.  Taking to Twitter, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said three senior leaders of the party -- Sartaj Madni, Mansoor Hussain and Naeem Akhtar - were "arbitrarily detained". While Madni and Hussain were detained earlier in the day, Akhtar was taken into custody late in the evening.

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: BJP's poll-in-charge MoS Anurag Thakur says, "First time in 70 years J&K people got a chance to vote for DDC elections. This is the win of democracy. I will say that the biggest win is of democracy. BJP will perform good in the elections

Early trends in counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday show PAGD, an anti-BJP alliance formed post abrogation of article 370, in the lead followed by the BJP.  The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) -- an alliance of seven political parties including the National Conference and the People's Democratic Party -- was leading in 10 of the 25 DDC seats for which trends were available.

The BJP was leading in six seats followed by the Apni Party (three) and Congress (Two).  There are 280 DDC seats for which voting was held over eight phases in the Jammu and Kashmir, the first mass election after abrogation of article 370 last year. PTI MIJ DV DV

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Trends here 

• NC 18

• PDP 9

• BJP 35

• CONGRESS 6

• JKAP 4

• OTHERS  15

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: BJP leading 5 seats in Jammu

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Gupkar alliance leading on 19 seats 

• PAGD 19

• BJP 29

• CONG 6
   
• JKAP 4
   
• JKPM 0
   
• OTH 7

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Latest leads here as per Jan Ki Baat

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Latest leads here: 

• Gupkar Alliance leading on 19 seats 

• BJP leading on 11 seats 

• Others leading on 10 seats 

Trends of 43 seats: 

NC leading on 11 seats

PDP leading on 6 seats

BJP leading on 9 seats

CONGRESS leading on 2 seats

JKAP leading on 3 seats

OTHERS leading on 12 seats

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: NC leading on 9 seats and BJP leading on 8 seats

• NC leading on 9 seats

• PDP leading on 4 seats

• BJP leading on 8 seats

• APNI PARTY leading on 4 seats

• OTHERS leading on 6 seats

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Pictures of first political activity since the abrogation of Article 370 

An elderly voter cast her vote for the fifth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections, at Wakura in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station in Second Phase of J&K DDC Election

Kashmiri Pandit migrants cast their votes in third phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections, in Jammu

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station at Mendhar in Poonch district.

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station in Ramban district.

Security official keeps a vigil at a polling station in Srinagar

COVID arrangements at a polling station at Archander Hama area of Pattan in Baramulla District of North Kashmir.

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station in Kupwara district.

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Touseef Raina leading from Kakar Hamam seat in Baramulla

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: In Anantnag, Congress and independent candidates lead in 2 seats

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Initial trends as per EC sources

• NC 6

• PDP 5

• BJP 6

• INC 2

• APNI PARTY 3

• OTHER 4

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Initial trends as per Jan ki Baat

Visuals from counting centre in J&K 

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Mankote sector of Poonch district.

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Heavy security deployment outside the counting centre 

 J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: BJP's BL Santhosh says that 51.5% turnout is a win for democracy

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Initial trends of polls here:

• National Conference - 5

• Peoples Democratic Party- 3

• BJP - 4

• Congress - 2

• Others - 3

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Sansar Singh Koli of Apni Party says, "The issue is about development, farmers, taxes. First time DDC elections happened - this is a great thing. When DDC will do planning, grassroots will benefit the most."

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Ahead of counting, Mehbooba Mufti has accused BJP of manipulating the results

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Government of India on August 5, 2019 abrogated Article 370 of Indian Constitution - that provided special rights to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, the Centre also bifurcated the state into two union territories - Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. While mainstream political leaders were placed under preventive detention, internet services were snapped. More than a year after, Centre in a massive step towards the restoration of political activity in J&K, announced that District Development Polls will be held. 

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Government of India on August 5, 2019 abrogated Article 370 of Indian Constitution - that provided special rights to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, the Centre also bifurcated the state into two union territories - Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir. While mainstream political leaders were placed under preventive detention, internet services were snapped. More than a year after, Centre in a massive step towards the restoration of political activity in J&K, announced that District Development Polls will be held. 

The counting of votes for 280 DDC seats has begun. There are 4,181 candidates in the fray.

'The BJP will win this both in Jammu and the Kashmir valley. 30-40 BJP-backed Independent candidates will also win in the Kashmir valley. What the Narendra Modi-led government did for the people over 6 years, you will witness the effect of that today. In Jammu, BJP will win 70-80 seats,' says Ravinder Raina, Jammu BJP chief.

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Farooq Abdullah had earlier claimed that China had never accepted the nullification of Article 370. As per BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra, the former J&K CM tried to justify China's aggression along the LAC by citing the constitutional changes in the region. Moreover, he quoted Abdullah as saying, "We will bring back Article 370 with the help of China". 

"In the interview, there are two aspects. He stated that since the Indian Parliament abrogated Article 370, it has disturbed China and that's why China is justified for the kind of aggression that it has taken on. In a way, Farooq Abdullah justifies China's expansionist mindset. Going even further, he made an anti-national statement. He said that we will bring back Article 370 with the help of China," BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said. 

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: Addressing the first press conference since her release from detention, Mufti had said that she would raise the Indian tricolour only when the Jammu-Kashmir state flag 'comes back'. Asserting that the state flag forged the relation of the Union territory with India, Mufti had said that she would strive to get back Article 370. 

"They themselves desecrated the Constitution...What do they expect from us? My flag is this (pointing to the flag of erstwhile state of J&K kept on the table in front of her) and our relations with the country’s flag have been established by this flag. When this flag comes back, we'll raise that flag (tricolour) too. Until we get our own flag back, we won't raise any other flag. When this flag comes in our hand, we will raise that flag too," said Mufti.

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: 

• First phase of J&K DDC polls: 52 percent turnout recorded

• Second phase of J&K DDC polls: 48.62 percent turnout recorded 

• Third phase of J&K DDC polls: 50.53 percent turnout recorded

• Fourth phase of J&K DDC polls: 50 percent turnout recorded

• Fifth phase of J&K DDC polls: 51 percent voter turnout recorded

• Sixth phase of J&K DDC polls: 51.5 percent voter turnout recorded

• Seventh phase of J&K DDC polls: 57.22 per cent voter turnout recorded

• Eighth phase of J&K DDC polls: 51 per cent voter turnout recorded

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates The District Development Council (DDC) polls were conducted in 8 phases between November 28 and December 19, with the counting of votes to take place today at 9 AM. Requisite amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989, and J&K Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996, enabled the setting up of District Development Councils, the members of which shall be directly elected by voters in the Union Territory. The DDC which will have a term of 5 years replaces the District Planning and Development Boards which were headed by a Cabinet Minister of the erstwhile state of J&K.

State Election Commissioner KK Sharma had stated that the delimitation has been done for the respective constituencies and 280 DDCs have been identified across the Union Territory. The electoral rolls used in the Sarpanch and Panch elections that were updated on January 1, 2020, are being used for the DDC elections. Moreover, 25,000 central paramilitary personnel drawn from CRPF, BSF, ITBP, CISF and SSB were sent by the Centre for providing security cover during the polls. 

J&K DDC Election Results 2020 LIVE Updates: The fate of nearly 4,200 candidates for the 280 District Development Council (DDC) seats in Jammu and Kashmir will be decided, as counting of votes will begin at 9AM for the eight-phase polls held for the first time in the union territory. The polling was held over eight phases beginning November 28 and ending on December 19 as 51 per cent of the 57 lakh eligible voters exercised their franchise in the elections, which were largely peaceful.

Seven Kashmir-centric mainstream political parties, including the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party, contested the polls in an alliance under the banner of the Peoples Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) formed for restoration of Article 370. The Congress was initially a part of the PAGD but distanced itself from the alliance as the BJP targeted the opposition party for being in league with the 'Gupkar Gang'. Although, Congress went alone in the last seven phases, it is widely believed that its understanding with the PAGD remains intact.

State Election Commissioner, K.K Sharma stated that arrangements for the counting of votes have been put in place. The counting of the votes is said to begin at 9 am on December 22 simultaneously in all 280 districts of the Union Territory. Detailed guidelines for the counting of votes has also been released by the commission under the Panchayati Raj Rules 1996 listing the procedure for the counting of ballot papers. Ballot papers will be taken on a round-wise basis after proper mixing of the ballot papers of different polling stations, as per the prescribed procedure.

This year, protocols of COVID-19 would also be adhered to during the counting of the votes. The SEC said that all the arrangements were in place with regard to counting halls and directions had been issued to DCs to adhere to COVID-19 SOPS in the halls.  With regards to the counting process, the SEC has appealed to political parties and contesting candidates seeking their cooperation, assuring that the entire counting exercise will be monitored and recorded to achieve full transparency. 

After the release of PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti from 14 months of detention, mainstream Kashmiri politicians who had signed the Gupkar Declaration on August 4, 2019, met at NC chief Farooq Abdullah's residence and signed the new Gupkar alliance. The alliance chose NC's Farooq Abdullah as the President and PDP's Mufti as Vice president. Both affirmed that the Centre must restore the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.  
 

Meanwhile, with development of J&K as their poll promise, BJP entered the fray, stating that mainstream political parties including NC's Farooq Abdullah and PDP's Mehbooba Mufti do not want the welfare of the people for their personal gains. The party dismissed the Gupkar alliance as those of 'anti-nationals' and even termed is as "Gupkar gang", "Guptchar", etc.  The saffron party sent Union Ministers Jitendra Singh, Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur, Partap Sarangi, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur, and other leaders namely, General VK Singh, Tarun Chug, Shahnawaz Hussain, Zaffar-ul-Islam and Dushyant Gautam, for campaigning. 

The Gupkar Declaration was a resolution passed by NC, PDP, Congress, CPI(M), JKPC and ANC on August 4, 2019, pledging to protect the "identity, autonomy and special status" of J&K. Flanked by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and his son Omar, Abdullah announced the alliance's name has been changed to 'People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration'. 

On August 4, 2019, all mainstream political leaders like Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah, Sajid Lone were arrested or placed under house- arrest, communication links and internet were snapped, while the whole Valley was put under strict curfew. A day later, Parliament revoked Article 370 & Article 35 A, bifurcating the state into two Union territories - Jammu- Kashmir & Ladakh. 

Even as the polls were ongoing, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti and NC's Farooq and Omar Abdullah accused the Centre of attempting to sabotage the electoral process by not allowing free campaigning to the Gupkar alliance parties. While Centre rejected the claims, Gupkar alliance leaders have said that with an eye on the polls, Centre is fearmongering about Pakistan's terror module and is placing Central investigative agencies to probe the fake cases against the mainstream Kashmiri politicians. The Centre however has cited anti-national statements of these leaders to buttress its point that they will not bring peace and development in the region and that they are corruption-tainted.