The counting of votes for the 52 civic bodies in Jammu and Kashmir will be taken up in a short while from now. It is expected that all the results be declared by this evening.
According to Chief Electoral Officer, Shaleen Kabra the counting s and results shall be declared by the concerned Returning Officers from the Joint Control Rooms established at the venue of counting at the respective district headquarters.
The Municipal Elections-2018 were held in four phases, covering 79 municipal bodies with an electorate of about 17 lakh electors.
A total of 3372 nominations were filed for 1145 Wards and the voting was held on 8th, 10th, 13th and 16th October.