LIVE: Jammu and Kashmir DDC Elections Results 2020: Check latest trends, seats details, news updates

Jammu and Kashmir DDC Elections Results 2020 LIVE: It's neck and neck battle between Gupkar Alliance and BJP! The counting is underway for the maiden District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir concluded on Saturday with an overall voter turnout of approximately 51 per cent. All eyes are set on Jammu and Kashmir DDC Elections Results 2020. Here are all the DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Live and Latest Updates:-

-The latest trends in the counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir indicated that the Farooq Abdullah-led People`s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) has taken a big lead over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) even as the counting of votes is underway on Tuesday to determine the fate of 2,178 candidates.

- According to the latest leads reported for 231 out of 280 segments that went to the polls across J&K, the PAGD is leading on 96 seats while the BJP is ahead on 56 constituencies.

- The overall voting percentage in all the eight phases across the Union Territory was 51.42 per cent and over 30 lakh votes have been counted at the counting centres across J&K.

-The PAGD is an alliance of Kashmir`s mainstream parties which is fighting the elections jointly to prevent the BJP from making inroads in J&K.

-The PAGD was floated on October 7 for the reversal of constitutional changes made to Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year.

-National Conference President Farooq Abdullah was appointed the president of the alliance, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti its vice president and People`s Conference leader Sajad Lone as the spokesperson and CPI-M leader Yousuf Taragami as its convenor. The flag of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir was adopted as the symbol of the alliance.

- The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD), an amalgam of seven political parties, was ahead in 73 seats and the BJP in 50 as votes for elections to District Development Councils in Jammu and Kashmir were counted on Tuesday, officials said.

- Independent candidates were leading on 11 seats, Congress on 10, J&K Apni Party on two and National Panthers Party (NPP) and Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party (DSSP) on one each, they said.

- The Congress was trailing in number three position with leads in 21 seats in the trends available for 193 of the 280 seats for which voting was held over eight phases, officials said quoting the State Election Commission.

- The trends in most seats in the maiden DDC elections are in accordance with expectations, the BJP strengthening its position in Jammu division while the PAGD, which includes regional heavyweights National Conference and People's Democratic Party, is ahead in the Valley.

- The BJP has made gains in Bandipora's Gurez area with leads in two seats. PDP leader Waheed Para, under arrest for his alleged links with militants, was leading in his Pulwama constituency by a huge margin.

- This is the first election after Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370 was revoked last year and it was reorganised into a union territory.

- A day ahead of the counting, authorities detained several PDP and second rung NC leaders, including Naeem Akhtar, Sartaj Madni, Peer Mansoor and Hilal Ahmad Lone. No reason was given for the detentions.

- The votes were being counted in Jammu and Kashmir regions amid tight security arrangements.

- There are 140 DDC seats in Jammu, 14 in each district across the region that recorded heavy turnout of voters in the just concluded polls.

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: The counting of votes for the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir got underway on Tuesday.

- DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates:  Initial trends showed BJP leading in 39 and the Gupkar group (PAGD) in 38 constituencies.

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: According to initial trends it is a neck to neck contest between the BJP and the People`s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD). The leads in 119 constituencies indicate that the BJP candidates are ahead on 39 while the PAGD is leading in 38 constituencies.

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates:  The DDC results will determine the fate of 2,178 candidates who tested their fate in staggered manner in a eight-phase polls.

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: The overall voting percentage in all eight phases across the Union Territory is 51.42 per cent and over 30 lakh votes are counted at counting centres across Jammu and Kashmir.

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: DC Jammu Sushma Chouhan said that adequate security arrangements have been made at the counting centres maintenance of law and order is the priority of the administration.

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: "The victory processions are being regulated, when counting is taking place no victory processions or disturbance of the process will be permitted, prior permissions will have be taken so that sufficient deployment is in place."

-DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: The results of the elections can be accessed online dynamically on a website:http://ceojk.nic.in

-- -DDC Elections Results Jammu Kashmir Latest News, Trends, LIVE Updates: All necessary arrangements have been made for counting of votes in all 280 District Development Council (DDC) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma had said.