27 Candidates Elected Unopposed In Jammu Kashmir BDC Polls

Twenty-seven candidates have been elected chairpersons in various block developments councils (BDC) of Jammu and Kashmir unopposed, said the chief electoral officer. “A total of 27 candidates have been elected unopposed in various blocks of Jammu and Kashmir,” said chief electoral officer, J&K, Shailendra Kumar. After the final withdrawal of nomination papers, 1,065 candidates are left in the fray for the election of chairpersons for 283 BDCs. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Avinash Rai Khanna told HT that out of 27 BDC chairpersons who were declared elected unopposed, 15 belonged to their party.“For us, it is a good thing that BJP is making its strides in Kashmir. This time we have more than 1200 elected representatives here,” Khanna said.