Jammu And Kashmir Set For First-Ever Local Body Polls

They said 1,092 nominations, including 853 Independents, were found eligible after scrutiny and withdrawal. The maiden Jammu and Kashmir Block Development Council (BDC) polls on Thursday will see 1,065 candidates in the fray across 310 polling stations, with Congress, NC and PDP boycotting the first electoral exercise after abrogation of the state’s special status.