<span style="color: #222222;">The 7th phase of District Development Council, DDC Polls concluded smoothly across the J&K Union territory today with a turnout of over 57.22 per cent.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing a press conference in Jammu Wednesday evening, State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma said that in Jammu, voting percentage  was 71.93 per cent (Highest till now) and in Kashmir Valley 39.52 percent (Highest till now) voting was recorded.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">He said a total of  3,93,200 electors exercised their franchise today out of a total electorate of 6,87,115.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports, Poonch district topped the list with an impressive voter turnout of  80.12 per cent followed by Reasi district with 76.75  per cent and Udhampur at 75.63 per cent.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">In Kashmir Valley Bandipora  district recorded highest polling at 70.47 per cent followed by Baramulla  District with 59.53 per cent and Kupwara district with 59.23 per cent in the seventh  phase of elections.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">With today's polling the fate of 298 candidates has been sealed in the ballot boxes.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The first ever District Development Council polls are being held in J&K Union Territory in Eight phases.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The last and 8th phase will be held on December 19 while the counting of votes will be taken up on December 22.</span><br />''