The municipal body elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in four phases starting from October 8 to 16, Shaleen Kabra, state’s Chief Electoral Officer announced on Saturday.
The dates of the polling are October 8, 10, 13 and 16 and the polling will take place between 7 am to 2 pm, he said.
Municipal Elections shall be held in 4 phases. Date of polling would be Oct 08, Oct 10, Oct 13 & Oct 16. Counting shall take place on Oct 20 after all the phases are over. Poll hours will be from 7am to 2pm: Chief Electoral Officer Shaleen Kabra #JammuAndKashmir pic.twitter.com/wqUYbIOo1K
— ANI (@ANI) September 15, 2018
Similarly, elections to Panchayats will be conducted in Eight phases with polling dates between November 8, 2018 and December 4, 2018.
The election announcement comes days after the two prominent parties of the state, the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said they will not participate in municipal and panchayat polls in the state.
As per reports, electronic voting machines or EVMs will be used for the first time in the state civic body polls.