Jammu And Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Updates | NC-Congress Alliance Set To Form First Elected Govt Post Article 370 Abrogation

In the much-anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Election Results, the National Conference-Congress alliance got a comfortable majority by winning 28 seats in the 90-member Assembly. NC won 42 seats and Congress 6 while the Bharatiya Janata Party secured 29 seats. The JK People's Democratic Party (PDP) won 3 seats followed by JPC, CPI(M) and AAAP with one seat each. Seven independents also won in the elections. BJP got highest vote share of 25.64 percent vote share while NC secured 23.43 percent, Congress 11.97 percent and PDP 8.87 percent, as per the Election Commission.

Even as BJP looks unlikely to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir after the assembly election results, union Home Minister and senior saffron party leader Amit Shah said that people had "blessed the BJP with the highest percentage of votes in this assembly election and have given the BJP the highest number of seats in its history so far".

"The people of Jammu and Kashmir have blessed the BJP with the highest percentage of votes in this assembly election and have given the BJP the highest number of seats in its history so far. For this, I express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Also, I congratulate all the workers of Jammu and Kashmir BJP for their tireless hard work. Under the leadership of Modiji, BJP is committed to the development and security of Jammu and Kashmir. Making Jammu and Kashmir terror-free and developing it like other parts of the country is the top priority of BJP," Shah wrote in a post on X.

As counting concludes for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly election 2024, NC Vice President and potential upcoming Chief Minister Omar Abdullah thanked voters for the sweeping victory for the NC-Congress alliance.

"First of all I want to thank the people of Jammu and Kashmir. I want to thank the voters who exercised their franchise and made the candidates of National Conference and Congress successful. With this mandate, one thing is clear is that the way BJP targeted NC and tried to weaken us, but their own existence has been wiped out," Omar said while talking to the media after the counting concluded.

"People have voted with a lot of prudence. We the people of alliance have the responsibility to provide a transparent rule which will meet the expectations of people. I can say that probably we have got more than what we expected. We had not done well in Parliament election. The National Conference would have got votes from people who had never thought to vote for us, but they voted against the BJP. It gives us a responsibility," he added.

As counting of votes for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024 concludes, Congress displayed a poor show in Jammu region where it failed to open account with the five of six seats won by the grand old party in the assembly election coming from Kashmir. The party won one seat in Rajouri.

As voting concludes for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, former Chief Minister and NC Vice President Omar Abdullah won both the Budgam and Ganderbal seats he contested.

As per the ECI data, NC won the Ganderbal seat, a traditional NC bastion, by a margin of 10574 votes against his nearest PDP rival Bashir Ahmad Mir by securing 32727 votes. Earlier, he also won the Budgam assembly seats opposite PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir by a margin of 18485 votes. The NC Vice President, who is poised to become the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to vacate Budgam seat and retain Ganderbal, the traditional NC bastion.

As counting of votes heads towards conclusion, Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, brother of AIP Chief and Baramulla MP, Engineer Rashid has won the Langate seat by a rather slim margin of over 1600 votes against PC candidate Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri.

As per ECI data, Khurshid, who quit job to contest the election, polled 25984 votes winning by a margin of 1602 votes.

Talking to the media over his narrow, Khurshid said, "It's a great feeling; whether you win by just one vote or with 50,000, a win is a win. It is a great victory considering the current circumstances".

As NC-Congress alliance swept through Kashmir valley in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, a major setback was witnessed in Chanapora seat in Srinagar where NC debutant Mushtaq Guroo overpowered former minister and Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari by over 5600 votes.

As per ECI data, Guroo polled 13717 votes defeating Bukhari by 5688 votes.

As counting of votes for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir elections 2024 heads towards conclusion, the NC-Congress alliance has swept through Kashmir valley and Pir Panjal and looks all set to form the first elected government post Article 370 abrogation by winning a cumulative 48 seats.

The BJP, on the other hand swept Jammu region by winning 29 seats mostly confined to Jammu region and some in Chenab Valley.

Independent candidates have bagged seven seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.

As NC-Congress alliance looks poised to form the first elected government in Jammu and Kashmir post Article 370 abrogation, NC President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday stated that his son and party Vice President Omar Abdullah will be the next Chief Minister.

"I think Omar Abdullah will become the CM," Farooq said in reply to a question over the possible CM candidate in the NC-Congress coalition government.

As counting of votes heads towards conclusion, People's Conference Chief Sajad Lone has won from Handwara seat defeating senior NC leader Chowdry Ramzan by a narrrow margin of over 650 votes.

As per ECI data, Lone polled 29812 votes securing a narrow win by 662 votes over Ramzan.

As counting of votes for Jammu and Kashmir, NC swept through the assembly constituencies in Srinagar district winning seven out of eight seats in the district while JKPCC Presdient Tariq Hameed Karra won the Central Shalteng seat.

NC candidates Ali Mohammad Sagar, his son Salman Sagar, Shamim Firdous, Mubarik Gul, Ahsan Pardesi, Tanvir Sadiq and debutant Mushtaq Guroo won the seats of Khanyar, Hazratbal, Eidgah, Lal Chowk, Zadibal and Chanapora respectively.

As counting of votes goes on for Jammu and Kashmir assembly election 2024, AAP registered its first victory in the history of J-K assembly polls as party candidate from Doda seat defeated BJP rival by over 4500 votes.

AAP registered first victory in J-K assembly polls, as its candidate Mehraj Malik defeated BJP's Gajay Singh Rana by 4,538 votes from Doda seat.

In yet another setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, former JK Pradesh Congress Committee President Vikar Rasool Wani has lost from Banihal against NC candidate Sajad Shaheen by over 6000 votes.

As per the ECI data, Shaheen polled 33128 votes winning against Wani by 6110 votes.

In a major setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, BJP's UT President Ravinder Raina has lost the high-stakes Nowshera seat in Jammu region against NC candidate Surinder Kumar Choudhary by over 7800 votes.

As per ECI data, Choudhary polled 35069 votes winning by 7819 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC candidate Javid Ahmad Dar has won the Rafiabad seat in north Kashmir defeating nearest rival Apni Party candidate Yawar Mir by over 9000 votes.

As per ECI data, Dar polled 28783 votes defeating Mir by 9202 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC candidate Javid Hassan Baig has won the Baramulla seat in north Kashmir defeating nearest rival Independent candidate Shoiab Nabi Lone by over 11000 votes.

As per ECI data, Baig polled 22523 votes defeating Lone 11773 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC candidate Saifullah Mir has won the Trehgam seat in north Kashmir's Kupwara defeating PC candidate Bashir Ahmad Dar by over 3000 votes.

As per ECI data, Mir polled 18002 votes taking a winning lead of 3626 over Dar.

In a major setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, PDFS President, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has lost his Khansahib seat in central Kashmir losing the seat to NC candidate Saif ud Din Bhat by over 11000 votes.

As per ECI data, Bhat polled 33225 votes defeating Yaseen by 11614 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, debutant NC candidate has won from Lal Chowk seat in central Kashmir defeating Apni Party candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir by over 11000 votes.

As per ECI data, Ahsan polled 16731 votes defeating Mir by 11343 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, former Chief Minister and NC Vice President Omar Abdullah has won from Budgam seat in central Kashmir defeating PDP candidate Aga Muntazir Mehdi by over 18000 votes.

As per ECI data, Omar polled 36010 votes defeating Mehdi by 18485 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC leader Sakeena Masood has won DH Pora assembly seat, defeating her nearest PDP rival Gulzar Dar by over 17,000 votes.

As per ECI data, Sakeena polled 36623 votes defeating Dar by 17449 votes.

As NC extended its seat tally in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, JKNC President Farooq Abdullah met party workers at his residence in Srinagar. The National Conference-Congress alliance is likely to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with poll trends showing the combine ahead in 51 of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in 28.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Gharu Ram, BJP candidate from Suchetgarh (ST) seat has emerged victorious from the seat defeating INC candidate Bhusan Lal by a margin of over 11000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Ram polled 39302, defeating Lal by 11141 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Sham Lal Sharma, BJP candidate from Jammu North seat has emerged victorious from the seat defeating NC candidate Ajay Kumar Sadhotra by a margin of over 27000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Gupta polled 47219 votes defeating Sadhotra 27363 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Arvind Gupta, BJP candidate from Jammu West seat has emerged victorious from the seat defeating Congress candidate Manmohan Singh by a margin of over 22000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Gupta polled 41963 votes defeating Singh by 22127 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Satish Kumar Sharma, BJP candidate from Billawar seat in Jammu has emerged victorious from the seat defeating Congress candidate Manohar Lal Sharma by a margin of over 21000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Satish polled 44629 votes defeating Manohar by a margin of 21368 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Balwant Singh Mankotia, BJP candidate from Chenani seat has won the seat by a margin of over 15000 votes against Panthers Party veteran Harsh Dev Singh.

As per the ECI data, Mankotia polled 47990 votes defeating Singh by a margin of 15611 votes.

As National Conference extends lead in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, party candidate Tanvir Sadiq has won the Shia-dominated Zadibal seat in Srinagar. As per the ECI data, Tanvir polled 22189 votes winning against Ansari by a margin of 16173 votes. NC-turned-PC-turned-Apni Party-turned-Independent candidate Junaid Mattu is a distant third.

As National Conference extends lead in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, senior party leader Ali Mohammad Sagar said that people have reposed faith in the grand old party. Sagar said that there was no fight for the post of CM in the party.

"People have reposed the faith in National Conference. National Conference has always done politics of principles. There is no fight for CM post in the party," Sagar said while talking to the media at a counting centre. Sagar is leading from Khanyar, a bastion of the NC over the years.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC debutant candidate Salman Sagar has won the coveted Hazratbal seat in Srinagar defeating veteran PDP leader Asiea Naqash by over 10000 votes.

As per ECI data, Salman, who is the son of senior NC leader Ali Mohammad Sagar, defeated Naqash by 10295 votes.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, BJP candidate from Udhampur East seat, Ranbir Singh Pathania has won the seat against Independent Pawan Khajuria by a margin of 2349 votes. the ECI data said.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, brother of AIP President and Barmulla MP Engineer Rashid has clinched the lead from PC candidate Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri in Langate.

As per the ECI's latest data, Khurshid was leading Pandithpuri by over 2100 votes while Congress candidate Irshad Ganaie was a distant third.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, BJP candidate from Padder-Nagseni seat in Jammu region Sunil Sharma has claimed victory from the seat.

“The counting has been completed from this constituency and I have won from here as a BJP candidate. I thank the people, the workers who worked hard for this, and the leadership,” Sharma said while speaking to the media outside the counting centre.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, Mian Mehar Ali, NC candidate from Kangan seat and son of NC MP Mian Altaf is leading from the seat. As per the ECI data, Ali is leading by a margin of 1576 votes against nearest rival Syed Jamat Ali Shah of the PDP.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC's Nazir Gurezi has won Gurez seat defeating BJP's Faqeer Khan by over 1100 votes. As per the ECI data, DPAP candidate Nazir Lone is the second runner up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.

In the much-anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Election Results, the National Conference-Congress alliance got a comfortable majority by winning 28 seats in the 90-member Assembly. NC won 42 seats and Congress 6 while the Bharatiya Janata Party secured 29 seats. The JK People's Democratic Party (PDP) won 3 seats followed by JPC, CPI(M) and AAAP with one seat each. Seven independents also won in the elections. BJP got highest vote share of 25.64 percent vote share while NC secured 23.43 percent, Congress 11.97 percent and PDP 8.87 percent, as per the Election Commission.

Even as BJP looks unlikely to form the next government in Jammu and Kashmir after the assembly election results, union Home Minister and senior saffron party leader Amit Shah said that people had "blessed the BJP with the highest percentage of votes in this assembly election and have given the BJP the highest number of seats in its history so far".

"The people of Jammu and Kashmir have blessed the BJP with the highest percentage of votes in this assembly election and have given the BJP the highest number of seats in its history so far. For this, I express my heartfelt gratitude to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Also, I congratulate all the workers of Jammu and Kashmir BJP for their tireless hard work. Under the leadership of Modiji, BJP is committed to the development and security of Jammu and Kashmir. Making Jammu and Kashmir terror-free and developing it like other parts of the country is the top priority of BJP," Shah wrote in a post on X.

As counting concludes for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly election 2024, NC Vice President and potential upcoming Chief Minister Omar Abdullah thanked voters for the sweeping victory for the NC-Congress alliance.

"First of all I want to thank the people of Jammu and Kashmir. I want to thank the voters who exercised their franchise and made the candidates of National Conference and Congress successful. With this mandate, one thing is clear is that the way BJP targeted NC and tried to weaken us, but their own existence has been wiped out," Omar said while talking to the media after the counting concluded.

"People have voted with a lot of prudence. We the people of alliance have the responsibility to provide a transparent rule which will meet the expectations of people. I can say that probably we have got more than what we expected. We had not done well in Parliament election. The National Conference would have got votes from people who had never thought to vote for us, but they voted against the BJP. It gives us a responsibility," he added.

As counting of votes for Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024 concludes, Congress displayed a poor show in Jammu region where it failed to open account with the five of six seats won by the grand old party in the assembly election coming from Kashmir. The party won one seat in Rajouri.

As voting concludes for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, former Chief Minister and NC Vice President Omar Abdullah won both the Budgam and Ganderbal seats he contested.

As per the ECI data, NC won the Ganderbal seat, a traditional NC bastion, by a margin of 10574 votes against his nearest PDP rival Bashir Ahmad Mir by securing 32727 votes. Earlier, he also won the Budgam assembly seats opposite PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir by a margin of 18485 votes. The NC Vice President, who is poised to become the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir is likely to vacate Budgam seat and retain Ganderbal, the traditional NC bastion.

As counting of votes heads towards conclusion, Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, brother of AIP Chief and Baramulla MP, Engineer Rashid has won the Langate seat by a rather slim margin of over 1600 votes against PC candidate Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri.

As per ECI data, Khurshid, who quit job to contest the election, polled 25984 votes winning by a margin of 1602 votes.

Talking to the media over his narrow, Khurshid said, "It's a great feeling; whether you win by just one vote or with 50,000, a win is a win. It is a great victory considering the current circumstances".

As NC-Congress alliance swept through Kashmir valley in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, a major setback was witnessed in Chanapora seat in Srinagar where NC debutant Mushtaq Guroo overpowered former minister and Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari by over 5600 votes.

As per ECI data, Guroo polled 13717 votes defeating Bukhari by 5688 votes.

As counting of votes for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir elections 2024 heads towards conclusion, the NC-Congress alliance has swept through Kashmir valley and Pir Panjal and looks all set to form the first elected government post Article 370 abrogation by winning a cumulative 48 seats.

The BJP, on the other hand swept Jammu region by winning 29 seats mostly confined to Jammu region and some in Chenab Valley.

Independent candidates have bagged seven seats in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections.

As NC-Congress alliance looks poised to form the first elected government in Jammu and Kashmir post Article 370 abrogation, NC President Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday stated that his son and party Vice President Omar Abdullah will be the next Chief Minister.

"I think Omar Abdullah will become the CM," Farooq said in reply to a question over the possible CM candidate in the NC-Congress coalition government.

As counting of votes heads towards conclusion, People's Conference Chief Sajad Lone has won from Handwara seat defeating senior NC leader Chowdry Ramzan by a narrrow margin of over 650 votes.

As per ECI data, Lone polled 29812 votes securing a narrow win by 662 votes over Ramzan.

As counting of votes for Jammu and Kashmir, NC swept through the assembly constituencies in Srinagar district winning seven out of eight seats in the district while JKPCC Presdient Tariq Hameed Karra won the Central Shalteng seat.

NC candidates Ali Mohammad Sagar, his son Salman Sagar, Shamim Firdous, Mubarik Gul, Ahsan Pardesi, Tanvir Sadiq and debutant Mushtaq Guroo won the seats of Khanyar, Hazratbal, Eidgah, Lal Chowk, Zadibal and Chanapora respectively.

As counting of votes goes on for Jammu and Kashmir assembly election 2024, AAP registered its first victory in the history of J-K assembly polls as party candidate from Doda seat defeated BJP rival by over 4500 votes.

AAP registered first victory in J-K assembly polls, as its candidate Mehraj Malik defeated BJP's Gajay Singh Rana by 4,538 votes from Doda seat.

In yet another setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, former JK Pradesh Congress Committee President Vikar Rasool Wani has lost from Banihal against NC candidate Sajad Shaheen by over 6000 votes.

As per the ECI data, Shaheen polled 33128 votes winning against Wani by 6110 votes.

In a major setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, BJP's UT President Ravinder Raina has lost the high-stakes Nowshera seat in Jammu region against NC candidate Surinder Kumar Choudhary by over 7800 votes.

As per ECI data, Choudhary polled 35069 votes winning by 7819 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC candidate Javid Ahmad Dar has won the Rafiabad seat in north Kashmir defeating nearest rival Apni Party candidate Yawar Mir by over 9000 votes.

As per ECI data, Dar polled 28783 votes defeating Mir by 9202 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC candidate Javid Hassan Baig has won the Baramulla seat in north Kashmir defeating nearest rival Independent candidate Shoiab Nabi Lone by over 11000 votes.

As per ECI data, Baig polled 22523 votes defeating Lone 11773 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC candidate Saifullah Mir has won the Trehgam seat in north Kashmir's Kupwara defeating PC candidate Bashir Ahmad Dar by over 3000 votes.

As per ECI data, Mir polled 18002 votes taking a winning lead of 3626 over Dar.

In a major setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, PDFS President, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen has lost his Khansahib seat in central Kashmir losing the seat to NC candidate Saif ud Din Bhat by over 11000 votes.

As per ECI data, Bhat polled 33225 votes defeating Yaseen by 11614 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, debutant NC candidate has won from Lal Chowk seat in central Kashmir defeating Apni Party candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir by over 11000 votes.

As per ECI data, Ahsan polled 16731 votes defeating Mir by 11343 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, former Chief Minister and NC Vice President Omar Abdullah has won from Budgam seat in central Kashmir defeating PDP candidate Aga Muntazir Mehdi by over 18000 votes.

As per ECI data, Omar polled 36010 votes defeating Mehdi by 18485 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, NC leader Sakeena Masood has won DH Pora assembly seat, defeating her nearest PDP rival Gulzar Dar by over 17,000 votes.

As per ECI data, Sakeena polled 36623 votes defeating Dar by 17449 votes.

As NC extended its seat tally in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results, JKNC President Farooq Abdullah met party workers at his residence in Srinagar. The National Conference-Congress alliance is likely to form government in Jammu and Kashmir with poll trends showing the combine ahead in 51 of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in 28.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Gharu Ram, BJP candidate from Suchetgarh (ST) seat has emerged victorious from the seat defeating INC candidate Bhusan Lal by a margin of over 11000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Ram polled 39302, defeating Lal by 11141 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Sham Lal Sharma, BJP candidate from Jammu North seat has emerged victorious from the seat defeating NC candidate Ajay Kumar Sadhotra by a margin of over 27000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Gupta polled 47219 votes defeating Sadhotra 27363 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Arvind Gupta, BJP candidate from Jammu West seat has emerged victorious from the seat defeating Congress candidate Manmohan Singh by a margin of over 22000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Gupta polled 41963 votes defeating Singh by 22127 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Satish Kumar Sharma, BJP candidate from Billawar seat in Jammu has emerged victorious from the seat defeating Congress candidate Manohar Lal Sharma by a margin of over 21000 seats.

As per the ECI data, Satish polled 44629 votes defeating Manohar by a margin of 21368 votes.

As counting goes on for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections 2024, Balwant Singh Mankotia, BJP candidate from Chenani seat has won the seat by a margin of over 15000 votes against Panthers Party veteran Harsh Dev Singh.

As per the ECI data, Mankotia polled 47990 votes defeating Singh by a margin of 15611 votes.

As National Conference extends lead in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, party candidate Tanvir Sadiq has won the Shia-dominated Zadibal seat in Srinagar. As per the ECI data, Tanvir polled 22189 votes winning against Ansari by a margin of 16173 votes. NC-turned-PC-turned-Apni Party-turned-Independent candidate Junaid Mattu is a distant third.

As National Conference extends lead in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, senior party leader Ali Mohammad Sagar said that people have reposed faith in the grand old party. Sagar said that there was no fight for the post of CM in the party.

"People have reposed the faith in National Conference. National Conference has always done politics of principles. There is no fight for CM post in the party," Sagar said while talking to the media at a counting centre. Sagar is leading from Khanyar, a bastion of the NC over the years.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC debutant candidate Salman Sagar has won the coveted Hazratbal seat in Srinagar defeating veteran PDP leader Asiea Naqash by over 10000 votes.

As per ECI data, Salman, who is the son of senior NC leader Ali Mohammad Sagar, defeated Naqash by 10295 votes.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, BJP candidate from Udhampur East seat, Ranbir Singh Pathania has won the seat against Independent Pawan Khajuria by a margin of 2349 votes. the ECI data said.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, Khurshid Ahmad Sheikh, brother of AIP President and Barmulla MP Engineer Rashid has clinched the lead from PC candidate Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri in Langate.

As per the ECI's latest data, Khurshid was leading Pandithpuri by over 2100 votes while Congress candidate Irshad Ganaie was a distant third.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, BJP candidate from Padder-Nagseni seat in Jammu region Sunil Sharma has claimed victory from the seat.

“The counting has been completed from this constituency and I have won from here as a BJP candidate. I thank the people, the workers who worked hard for this, and the leadership,” Sharma said while speaking to the media outside the counting centre.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, Mian Mehar Ali, NC candidate from Kangan seat and son of NC MP Mian Altaf is leading from the seat. As per the ECI data, Ali is leading by a margin of 1576 votes against nearest rival Syed Jamat Ali Shah of the PDP.

As counting of votes gets underway for the much anticipated Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024, NC's Nazir Gurezi has won Gurez seat defeating BJP's Faqeer Khan by over 1100 votes. As per the ECI data, DPAP candidate Nazir Lone is the second runner up.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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".

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.