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Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | NC-Congress Alliance Takes Lead In Early Trends, BJP Trails

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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates
Security personnel patrol on a boat in Dal Lake as they check the area around a counting centre for Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections on Monday (PTI)

Counting votes for the Assembly Elections in Jammu & Kashmir has begun. Heavy security arrangements have been put in place at all 20 counting centres and district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir. The final stage of the electoral process will provide an elected government after a gap of six years, following the collapse of the PDP-BJP regime on June 20, 2018, and the subsequent abrogation of Article 370.

The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held in three phases. The initial phase on September 18 saw voting for 24 seats, followed by the second phase on September 25, covering 26 seats. The third phase, for the remaining 40 seats, occurred on October 1. Top leaders of the Congress-NC alliance, the BJP and the PDP have expressed confidence in forming the next government in the union territory.

Pandurang K Pole, Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir, said that counting will begin in the morning and conclude at around 3 in the afternoon. "First the counting of postal ballots will be taken up and then counting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin. Counting halls are under tight security and surveillance for transparent and hassle-free counting of votes," Pole told ETV Bharat.

He said that for migrant votes, the counting will take place in Jammu, Udhampur and Delhi where centres have been set up. A total of 873 candidates contested the elections, among them 43 were women. National Conference and Congress contested in alliance on the 90 seats while the People's Democratic Party contested on all seats. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) contested 62 seats only; of them, 19 candidates were fielded in the Kashmir valley. The biggest number was independents whose figure stood at 346.

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12:06 PM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Congress's Lal Singh Loses From Basohli Against BJP's Darshan Kumar

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, Congress has faced a major setback as party leader Lal Singh, who joined the party after quitting the BJP has lost from Basohli seat in Jammu against BJP's Darshan Kumar by over 16000 votes, the ECI said.

11:45 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Congress Candidate Tariq Karra Leads In Central-Shalteng

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, newly appointed JKPCC President Tariq Karra is leading by over 10000 votes in Central Shalteng constituency in Srinagar. As per the ECI's latest data, Karra was leading by 10, 263 votes over his nearest rival Irfan Shah of NC.

11:25 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | 'Accept The Verdict Of People', PDP Debutant Iltija Mufti Concedes Defeat

As early trends in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024 indicate PDP debutant and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti trailing from the high-stakes Srigufwara-Bijbehara seat in south Kashmir, Iltija took to X to accept people's verdict.

"I accept the verdict of the people. The love & affection I received from everyone in Bijbehara will always stay with me. Gratitude to my PDP workers who worked so hard throughout this campaign," Iltija wrote in a post on X. Iltija is trailing NC candidate Bashir Ahmad Veeri on the seat.

11:11 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | NC Debutant Javaid Bedar Leads In Pattan; PC's Imran Ansari Trails

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC candidate, who is making his electoral debut, is leading in the high-stakes Pattan seat in north Kashmir giving a tough time to People's Conference candidate Imran Ansari, early trends show.

As per early trends, Javaid Riyaz Bedar, former cop, was leading over Ansari by over 5800 seats.

11:05 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Opporunity To Reclaim What We Lost In Aug 2019: PDP Candidate Waheed Para

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, PDP Candidate from Pulwama, Waheed Para said his party was "optimistic for a favourable result".

"In the next few hours, we hope for results. It will be an opportunity to reclaim what we lost in August 5, 2019. We are optimistic for a favourable result. The next challenge will lie when the results will be declared. Party leadership will decide about the alliance. All the parties will have to come forward to reclaim what we lost," Waheed said during his visit to a counting centre in the south Kashmir district.

10:43 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | NC's Nasir Aslam Wani Trails In Kupwara, PDP's Mir Fayaz Leads

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC is facing an early setback as the party's Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani is trailing in the high-stakes Kupwara seat, early trends show. As per the trends, PDP candidate Mir Fayaz is leading Wani by over 1900 votes.

10:26 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Engineer Rashid's Brother Trails In Langate

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, AIP Chief and Baramulla MP Engineer Rashid's brother Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh is trailing from the high-stakes Langate seat. JKPC Candidate Irfan Sultan Panditpuri was leading from the seat by a margin of over 1400 votes.

10:18 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter Iltija Mufti Trails In Srigufwara-Bijbehara

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, PDP is facing an early setback with party debutant and Mehbooba Mufti's daughter, Iltija Mufti trailing from the high-stakes Srigufwara-Bijbehara seat in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, early trends show.

As per the early trends, NC's Bashid Ahmad Veeri was leading Iltija by over 3000 votes while BJP's Sofi Yousuf is a distant third.

10:08 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | NC's Tanvir Sadiq Leads From Zadibal Constituency, Junaid Mattu Distant Fourth

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC's Tanvir Sadiq is leading from the shia-dominated Zadibal seat in Srinagar by a margin of nearly 5000 votes, early trends show. As per the trends, JKPC candidate Abid Ansari is the runner-up while Independent Omar Hafiz is the second runner-up with Independent Junaid Mattu is a distant fourth.

9:57 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | J-K BJP President Ravinder Raina Trails From Nowshera

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, BJP is facing an early setback as the saffron party's UT President Ravinder Raina is trailing from the high-stakes Nowshera seat of Jammu region, early trends show. As per early trends, NC's Surinder Sharma was leading by over 2700 votes from the seat.

9:46 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Omar Abdullah Leads In Budgam, Ganderbal

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is leading from both Budgam and Ganderbal seats, early trends show.

9:35 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Congress Candidate Tara Chand Trails Independent Candidate In Chhamb

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, trends from counting of votes show former deputy CM and Cong candidate Tara Chand trailing Independent Satish Sharma in Chhamb. Sharma has already taken potshots at the exit polls giving edge to the NC-Congress alliance saying exit polls were "never exact".

9:29 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Exit Polls Are Never Exact, Says Independent Candidate Satish Sharma

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, independent candidate from Chhamb assembly segment, Satish Sharma took potshots at the exit polls, which have given edge to the NC-Congress alliance for the government formation.

“The exit polls are never exact. The picture will get clearer after 12 noon. The public will take a good decision. I only hope the government to be in favour of Jammu and the country,” Sharma said.

9:25 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Hopeful Of Victory, Says NC Vice-President Omar Abdullah

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, former chief minister and NC President, Omar Abdullah said he was hopeful of victory asking the BJP not to resort to horse-trading does the saffron party fall short of the magic mark in the results.

"We are hopeful of victory, rest is on God. Whatever the voters of J&K have decided will be clear by afternoon... If the mandate is against the BJP, it should not resort to gambling," Omar said while talking to the media at a counting centre.

9:11 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | NC-Congress Alliance Leads, BJP Trails

As the counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, the NC-Congress alliance is leading in the race to form the government while the BJP is also close in the contest followed by the PDP.

9:02 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | BJP Leading On Five Srinagar Seats, NC On 3

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, BJP might spring a surprise as the saffron party is leading on five of the eight seats in Srinagar district, early trends indicate.

It was not immediately known on which particular seats the BJP was leading. Early trends have indicated a tight contest between the BJP and NC while exit polls have given an edge to the NC-Congress alliance for government formation.

8:41 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Early Trends Indicate Tight Race Between Congress and BJP

Early trends from the counting of votes on Tuesday indicate a closely contested race in Jammu and Kashmir, with the Congress-National Conference alliance tied at eight seats with the BJP. Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not yet led in any constituencies. As the results unfold, all eyes are on the developing situation in the region.

8:24 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Ramban Deputy Election Officer Assures Peaceful Vote Counting

As the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections commences, Abdul Jabbar, the Deputy Election Officer in Ramban, emphasised the comprehensive arrangements in place for the procedure across 90 assembly constituencies in the union territory.

Jabbar assured that all preparations align with Election Commission of India (ECI) guidelines, stating, "This includes the setting up of tables and the process for counting postal ballots. Additionally, all security measures have been established." He reiterated that the counting is set to proceed in a very peaceful manner.

8:02 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Counting Begins

Counting votes for the 90 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir commenced across the counting centres in the state. Heavy security arrangements have been put in place at all 20 counting centres and district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir. The final stage of the electoral process will provide an elected government after a gap of six years, following the collapse of the PDP-BJP regime on June 20, 2018, and the subsequent abrogation of Article 370.

7:50 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Pollsters Predict Hung House

While some pollsters predict a hung House in Jammu and Kashmir, others bat for a Congress-National Conference alliance. The India Today-C Voter poll put the Congress-NC at near the halfway mark. It gave 40-48 seats to the Congress-NC, 27-32 to the BJP, 6-12 to the PDP, and 6-11 to others. The Dainik Bhaskar exit poll predicted 35-40 seats for the Congress-NC, 20-25 for the BJP, 4-7 for the PDP, and 12-18 for others. Axis My India put the figures at 35-45 for the Congress-NC, 24-34 for the BJP, 4-6 for PDP and 8-23 for others. A poll by Gulistan News gave 31-36 seats to the Congress-NC alliance, 28-30 to the BJP, 5-7 to the PDP, and 19-23 to ‘Others’. People’s Pulse gave the Congress-NC 46-50 and the BJP 23-27.

7:43 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates |"Govt Will Not Be formed Without Representation From Jammu", Says BJP

BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said, "The results of assembly elections in J&K will show that people want a pro-development government. The BJP-led coalition will win the assembly elections of J&K...Without representation from Jammu, the government will not be formed...In Haryana, we (BJP) are hopeful of forming the government for the third time..."

7:24 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates |"Result Would Be In Favour Of Congress-NC alliance", Says Congress Leader

Ahead of the counting of votes for the Jammu Kashmir Assembly, Congress leader Ghulam Ahmad Mir said, “As per the local trends we are receiving from Anantnag and Kashmir, the result would be in favour of the Congress-NC alliance and other like-minded parties. However, these are early trends, this will get more clear with time. BJP has no scope to form the government,”

7:14 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Omar Abdullah Wishes "Best Of Luck"

As the counting of votes is to begin at 8 am on Tuesday, JKNC vice president and party's candidate from Ganderbal & Budgam, Omar Abdullah wished his colleagues and allies "best of luck". In a post on X, he wrote: Here’s wishing all my colleagues and allies the very best of luck for today. We fought the good fight & now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that.

7:08 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | ‘We will win 30-35 seats,’ says J&K BJP chief

JK BJP President and candidate from Nowshera Assembly, Ravinder Raina performed Hawan ahead of the counting of votes for the J&K Assembly elections. "We are confident that BJP and its supporting parties will win the elections with full majority...We will win 30-35 seats...", he said.

6:43 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Mendhar : Who Will Win The Border Constituency ?

The Mendhar Assembly constituency reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) is considered a border Constituency since it has a border with Pakistan (LoC) and remains sensitive.

The National Conference has fielded Javed Ahmad Rana from the Mendhar assembly. People's Democratic Party have given the ticket to Advocate Nadeem Rafiq Khan, while the BJP has fielded Murtaza Khan from Mendhar constituency.

Rana won the seat in 2014 when Jammu and Kashmir was a state. Rana, who secured 31,186 votes, won the seat with a margin of 9,025 votes and a vote share of 47.8%. He defeated PDP candidate Advocate Maroof Ahmad Khan who got 22,161 votes (33.9% vote share). Indian National Congress candidate Murtaza Ahmad Khan stood third with 7,255 votes (11.1% vote share). In 2008, the People's Democratic Party leader Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan registered a win while in the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, Rana registered victory. In 1996 and 1987 state elections, NC leader Nissar Ahmad Khan had emerged victorious respectively. As per data of the Election Commission, there were 81,554 voters in the Mendhar constituency in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections including 42,502 male and 38317 female voters.

6:30 AM, 8 Oct 2024 (IST)

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | Tightened Security In Place

Heavy security arrangements have been put in place at all 20 counting centres and district headquarters across Jammu and Kashmir for Tuesday’s vote count. Officials said that all preparations have been made for fair and transparent counting of votes while elaborate security arrangements have been put in place around the counting centres.

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