Section 2(1)(j) in Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, 1989
(j)"Halqa" means the area comprising a village or such contiguous number of villages as may be determined by the Government from time to time ;(jj)[ "Halqa Majli's" means all the voters of "Halqa Panchayat;] [Substituted and added by Act XXII of 1997 (s-2).]