1.48 pc J-K voters opt for NOTA against 0.38 pc in Haryana
NEW DELHI, Oct 8 (PTI): More voters in Jammu and Kashmir used the NOTA button against those in Haryana, latest Election Commission data shows. In elections to the 90-member Haryana assembly, out of over two crore electors, 67.90 per cent had exercised their franchise. Out of these, 0.38 per cent used the none of the […]
Lal Singh suffers another defeat in Basholi constituency after Lok Sabha elections
Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) Veteran Congress leader Choudhary Lal Singh was defeated on Tuesday by BJP candidate Darshan Kumar in his traditional stronghold of the Basholi seat in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district. According to the Election Commission (EC) website, 66-year-old Lal Singh secured 15,840 votes but lost to Kumar by a margin of 16,034 […]
Congress performance below mark in Jammu region, wins 1 seat
Jammu, Oct 8 (PTI) The individual performance of the Congress in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls has hit an all-time low as only one of its 29 candidates managed to win in the Jammu region, while its prominent leaders including two working presidents lost the elections. The Congress is fighting the elections in a […]
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 […]