The first phase of Panchayat polls ended peacefully. In Jammu division polling quite hight. Udhampur District recorded 83.62% , Kathua 80.02%, Kishtwar 77 percent and Poonch 70 percent and Rajouri also recorded above 70%. In Kashmir division, the polling percentage was also quite positive.
Voting was held at 3,296 polling stations .
In the first phase polling, 85 sarpanch and 1,676 panch were elected unopposed. Voting is taking place on the remaining 420 sarpanch and 1,845 panch seats, for which 5,585 candidates are in the fray.
