Civic polls: For 39 wards in Budgam 20 have no candidate, 19 win un opposed
Budgam: Contestants have either won un opposed or there is no candidate in polling in 38 wards of Budgam that went to polls on Tuesday.
Twenty wards have no one in polling fray while as in 17 people have won un opposed and in only one place voting had to be done between BJP and Congress candidate, which has already concluded in phase 1.
“These municipalities include Chrar e Shareef, Magam and Beerwah having 38 wards in total,” an official said.
He said that in Chrar e Shareef there are total 13 wards among them 11 candidates have won uncontested and other two wards have no candidate.
Also among 13 wards in Magam six have no candidate and candidates of other seven wards won unopposed.
“In Beerwah only one candidate has filed his nomination for ULB polls who won uncontested and other 12 remaining wards have no candidate,” he said.
Meanwhile among all the six municipalities having total number of 72 candidates voting took place only in one ward that was scheduled in its first phase at Budgam’s ward 5 of Bazar Mohalla where two opposite candidates from Bhartiya Janta Party and Congress were in fray.
KV Online
