Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Live Updates | J&K To Get Govt After 10 Years, Counting Begins

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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..."

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,”

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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..."

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,”

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.

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.

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.

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.