Kulgam: According to the District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO), Kulgam, as many as 17 candidates withdrew their nomination for phase-II of District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat by-election on the last date of withdrawal of nominations on November 19, 2020.
Those who withdrew their nominations include 02 DDC, 06 Sarpanchs and 09 Panch candidates.
Thus, a total number of 176 candidates including 14 for DDC, 43 for Sarpanch and 119 for panch are in fray for phase-II of elections.