Panchyat Elections passes of peacefully in Phase 2nd

Jammu, April 17 (Scoop News) – The 2nd phase of Panchayat Elections-2011 passed on peacefully in the State today with large number of people participating in electing 275 Sarpanches and 2031 Panches in 8 CD blocks.

The Election were held on 24 Sarpanch Constituencies and 200Panch Constituencies in CD block Wavoora, Kupwara, 33 Sarpanch and 246 Panch Constituencies in CD block Uri, Baramulla, 21 Sarpanch and 145 Panch Constituencies in CD block Lar, Ganderbal, 38 Sarpanch and 149 Panch Constituencies in CD Block Nagam, Budgam, 17 Sarpanch and 123 Panch Constituencies in CD Block Pahloo, Kulgam, 49 Sarpanch and 390 Panch Constituencies in CD Block Chenani, Udhampur, 35 Sarpanch and 254 Panch Constituencies in CD Block Vijaypur, Samba and 58 Sarpanch and 424 Panch Constituencies in CD Block R S Pura, Jammu

            The poll percentage remained 85.00 % in Kupwara, 86.95 % in Baramulla, 85.46% in Ganderbal, 77.00% in Budgam, 81.48% in Kulgam, 77.00 % in Udhampur, 84.00% in Samba and 83.40 % in Jammu with a total percentage of 82.10% in all these blocks.

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