{"id":86556,"date":"2025-02-24T19:29:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:59:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/?p=86556"},"modified":"2025-02-24T19:29:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T13:59:35","slug":"jk-gears-up-for-panchayat-polls-after-seven-year-gap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/24\/jk-gears-up-for-panchayat-polls-after-seven-year-gap\/","title":{"rendered":"J&#038;K Gears Up for Panchayat Polls After Seven-Year Gap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Feb 24, KNT: After a gap of seven years, Jammu and Kashmir is preparing to hold panchayat elections, with polls expected to take place between April and May, sources said.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The elections, likely to be conducted in multiple phases, are seen as a crucial step towards strengthening grassroots democracy in the region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to official sources, preparations are underway to ensure a smooth and efficient electoral process.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The phased approach is expected to facilitate better management of polling stations and security arrangements.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming panchayat elections hold significance as they mark the first such exercise since 2018 and are expected to enhance local governance and representation at the village level.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sources revealed that authorities are likely to announce a formal schedule in the coming weeks. [KNT]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Srinagar, Feb 24, KNT: After a gap of seven years, Jammu and Kashmir is preparing to hold panchayat elections, with polls expected to take place between April and May, sources said. &nbsp; The elections, likely to be conducted in multiple phases, are seen as a crucial step towards strengthening grassroots democracy in the region. &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":86557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-86556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kashmir"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86558,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86556\/revisions\/86558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/86557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.khushalekashmir.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}