Jammu and Kashmir DDC Phase 1 polls today; tight security in place for first election since abrogation of Article 3709Photo© zeenews.india.com

Jammu and Kashmir DDC Phase 1 polls today; tight security in place for first election since abrogation of Article 370

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For the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganisation of erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir, the union territory is going to the polls on Saturday.

1. The election will be held in eight phases starting from today. It will go on till December 19.

2. The counting will take place on December 22.

3. As many as 1,427 candidates are in the fray and over seven lakh voters are eligible for voting.

4. Out of 7 lakh voters, more than 3.72 lakh are from the Kashmir division and 3.28 lakh are from the Jammu division.