AAP registers first win in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, Mehraj Malik bags Doda
Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) The Aam Aadmi Party registered its first victory in assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday when its candidate Mehraj Malik defeated his nearest rival from the BJP in Doda constituency by a margin of over 4,538 votes. Malik, a District Development Council (DDC) member, polled 23,228 votes against BJP’s […]
NC-INC alliance sweeps Anantnag; PDP fails to secure any seats
Srinagar, Oct 8: In a major political shift in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, candidates from the National Conference (NC) and Indian National Congress (INC) alliance won all seven seats, while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) failed to open its account. According to details, the NC secured five seats and the INC two. The NC seats […]
Omar leaves for Budgam to thank people for victory
Srinagar, Oct 8: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah left for Budgam from Srinagar to thank people there for his victory. The NC has won back-to-back seats in Kashmir including seven seats of Srinagar district where one seat has gone to Congress. NC sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Omar, after thanking […]
NC wins Sopore seat with huge margin, Irshad Kar turns giant killer
Baramulla, Oct 8: In a significant political shift, National Conference (NC) candidate Irshad Kar has emerged victorious in the Sopore Assembly seat with a huge margin, breaking previous electoral trends in the region. Kar’s win marks the end of the reign of two-time MLA Haji Abdul Rashid Dar, who suffered a major defeat. Irshad secured […]
Omar Abdullah secures unassailable lead in J-K’s Budgam
SRINAGAR, Oct 8 (PTI): National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah secured an unassailable lead of over 16,000 votes against PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam seat. With just one round of counting to go, Abdullah secured 32,344 votes which was 16,294 more than Mehdi’s 16,050 votes. Abdullah, who is the […]
NC, Congress workers celebrate election success, chant victory slogans
Srinagar, Oct8: As vote counting for the Assembly Elections continues, party workers from the National Conference (NC) and Indian National Congress (INC) took to the streets Tuesday, chanting “Zyuon Ho Zyuon Zyuon Ho (We Won We Won)”. With victories in three seats—Gurez, Hazratbal and Zadibal—NC is currently leading in 39 assembly constituencies, while its alliance […]
Congress’s Lal Singh loses by huge margin, Sunil, Salathia among 6 BJP’s winning candidates
Jammu, Oct 8: Former minister and Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh suffered a defeat, losing by over 16,000 votes in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections declared today. According to the results declared by the Election Commission, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Darshan Kumar received 31,874 votes, while Lal Singh garnered only 15,840 votes, resulting […]
People have spoken through votes, message loud and clear: Karra
Srinagar, Oct 8: Amid the vote counting, former Lok Sabha MP and chief of Jammu and Kashmir Congress, Tariq Hameed Karra Tuesday said that people of Kashmir have answered the “hate politics of BJP by voting against them.” Speaking to the reporters here at SKICC outside the vote counting station, Karra said, “The people here […]
JK polls: NC-Cong alliance crosses halfway mark
Jammu/Srinagar, Oct 8 (PTI) The National Conference-Congress alliance is likely to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with poll trends on Tuesday showing the combine ahead in 51 of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in 26. Trends uploaded by the Election Commission showed that the PDP was ahead in five seats in […]
NC opens account as Nazir Ahmad Khan wins from Gurez
Srinagar, Oct 8: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) attempt to gain a foothold in the Gurez sector was thwarted as Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan secured the Assembly seat for the fourth time. According to the ECI data, Nazir Ahmad Khan emerged victorious with 8322 votes, defeating BJP candidate Faqeer […]
