<span style="color: #222222;">The 8th and final phase of DDC polls concluded smoothly across the J&K Union territory today with a voter turnout of  50.98%. <br />''<br />''Addressing a press conference in Srinagar  this evening, State Election Commissioner K.K. Sharma said that in Jammu, the voting percentage was 72.71 percent  and in Kashmir Valley it was 29.91 percent. He said a total of 321694 electors exercised their franchise out of a total electorate of 6,40,443 .    <br />'' <br />'' Poonch district topped the list with an impressive voter turnout of 83.58 % followed by  Reasi district  with 81.92% and Rajouri with 77.31 %. In Kashmir Valley,   Kupwara district recorded the highest polling at 63.80% followed by Bandipora with 56.56% and Baramulla district recorded 44.60%. With today's polling the fate of  168 candidates has been sealed in the ballot boxes.<br />''<br />''The first ever District Development Council polls were  held   in J&K  in eight phases . The counting of votes will be taken up on December 22 and the results are expected later that day.</span>