23/09/2018
Vadodara, Sep 22: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Saturday said that urban local body and panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held as per schedule. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of a BJP party workers' meet here, Singh said these polls would give all parties an opportunity to interact with the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
The state's chief electoral officer announced Friday that a four-phase election to urban local bodies from October 8. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Electoral Officer ShaleenKabra had said on September 16 that panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in nine-phases on a non-party basis beginning November 17.
"Around 58 lakh electorate will be eligible to vote in the 35,096 panchayat constituencies. The notification for the first phase will be issued on October 23," he had said. Kabra had told reporters here that counting of votes would take place on the same day or the very next day.
The two major political parties in Jammu and Kashmir- the Nat...