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Omar Abdullah chosen CM candidate for J&K

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has selected Omar Abdullah as the leader of its Legislature Party, making him the party’s candidate for Chief Minister. This decision was finalized during a key meeting chaired by NC President Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday.   Omar Abdullah is now set to receive a letter of endorsement […]

BJP dominates Jammu with historic win as Congress faces collapse

JAMMU: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved a record-breaking victory in the Jammu division, winning 29 out of 43 Assembly seats, an improvement from the 25 it held in 2014.   In contrast, the Congress party experienced a historic low, securing just one seat in Rajouri. Prominent Congress figures, including former Deputy Chief Minister Tara […]

Omar Abdullah poised to become J&K’s first CM post-UT status

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah is set to become the first Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir after its reorganization into a Union Territory. Abdullah, who contested from both Budgam and Ganderbal, secured significant victories in both constituencies, defeating his closest rivals by large margins.   In Ganderbal, a traditional NC stronghold, […]

Shagun Parihar, BJP’s sole female candidate wins Kishtwar

JAMMU: Among the victorious BJP candidates in Jammu and Kashmir is Shagun Parihar, a 29-year-old pursuing a PhD in Electronics. She is one of three women to win seats in the Assembly elections and the only female BJP candidate. Her victory in Kishtwar was particularly significant, as she defeated seasoned National Conference politician and former […]

AAP secures first-ever seat in J&K Assembly

JAMMU: Mehraj Malik of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), who made history in December 2020 by delivering the party’s first win in Jammu and Kashmir’s local body polls, has now clinched the Doda legislative seat, marking AAP’s first-ever Assembly seat in the region. This milestone comes during J&K’s first Assembly elections in a decade.   […]

J&K set for vote count across 90 Assembly seats

Vote counting for Jammu and Kashmir's Assembly elections begins Tuesday under tight security, with results expected by evening. This is the first election since the region's special status was revoked in 2019, and exit polls suggest the National Conference-Congress alliance is slightly ahead of the BJP.

North Kashmir polls: 15 lakh voters decide fate of 202 candidates

SRINAGAR: The concluding phase of the Legislative Assembly elections in Kashmir saw voting in 16 constituencies across Baramulla, Kupwara, and Bandipora districts of North Kashmir, where over 1.5 million registered voters determined the fate of 202 candidates.   According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Bandipora recorded a voter turnout of 63.21%, while Baramulla […]

J&K phase 3 polls: 69.65% turnout, beats Lok Sabha polls

JAMMU: The third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections concluded today with rural areas showing a brisk voter turnout. At the same time, most of the 24 seats across four districts of the Jammu region saw a decline in voting percentages compared to the 2014 elections. Notably, the urban constituencies of […]

Security tight as North Kashmir readies for Assembly vote

SRINAGAR: Over 8,000 election officials and several thousand security personnel were deployed today at 1,842 polling stations across 16 constituencies in North Kashmir, where voting is set to take place tomorrow as part of the third phase of the Assembly elections.   Roads near distribution centres for polling materials, including Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), were […]

My proclivity lies with secular forces: Sajad Lone

SRINAGAR: The concluding and decisive phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections on October 1 is set to be pivotal in shaping the prospects of Sajad Lone’s Peoples Conference and Engineer Rashid’s Awami Ittehad Party (AIP).   A total of 40 Assembly constituencies are heading to the polls in this phase, with 16 from the […]

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