Under a heavy security blanket, Jammu and Kashmir witnesses the first phase of civic polls. With the central government insistent on the election, voting is taking place in 422 of the state's 1,100 municipal wards. The list includes 149 seats in the Valley, 26 in Ladakh, Jammu and Pirpanjal region. The Polling process is going underway with the heavy security preparations in whole state with an eye on terrorits activities may not take place in any region of the State.