J-K Panchayat Elections LIVE UPDATES: Voting for first phase of polls begins amid tight security

The polling for first phase of panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir is currently underway. An official said 427 candidates are in the fray for 536 Sarpanch Halqas and 5,951 candidates for 4,048 Panch wards for the first phase of the Panchayat polls. They said polling will be held in six districts of the Kashmir Valley, two in Ladakh and seven districts in the Jammu region.

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