16 Candidates withdraw nominations, 08 rejected for phase-II at Shopian

 

SHOPIAN, NOVEMBER 20: A total of 16 candidates withdrew their candidature on November 19, 2020 the last day for withdrawal of nominations, while 08 other nominations were rejected by Assistant Returning Officers.

Thus, a total of 62 candidates are in the fray for phase-II of upcoming District Development Council (DDC) and by-election of vacant Sarpanch and Panch seats in Kanjiullar and Ramnagri of district Shopian.

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These 62 nominations include 11 for DDC, 16 for Sarpanch and 35 for Panch seats. Among those who withdrew their nominations include 01 DDC, 5 Sarpanch and 10 Panch candidates while, 1 Sarpanch and 7 Panch seats were rejected by the AROs.

The voting for this phase will be held on December 01, 2020, wherever necessary. (GNS)