Grand victory in Doda against BJP: AAP convener Kejriwal congratulates party
New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday congratulated the party for the victory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda Assembly seat and opening its account in a fifth state. AAP candidate Mehraj Malik, a District Development Council (DDC) member, polled 23,228 votes against BJP’s Gajay Singh Rana’s 18,690 votes in Doda assembly constituency. “Many congratulations […]
AAP registers first win in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, Mehraj Malik bags Doda
Jammu: 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 Gajay Singh Rana’s […]
After decisive poll verdict, Centre should let J&K govt function without interference: Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said the Centre should take a lesson from the decisive verdict of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls and “not meddle” in the affairs of the upcoming National Conference-Congress government. She congratulated the National Conference leadership on its victory and said her party would play the role of […]
J&K polls: Three independents emerge victorious, four others leading
Jammu: Three independent candidates have so far registered victory in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, while four others are leading in various constituencies. In Inderwal, independent candidate Payare Lal Sharma defeated veteran leader Gulam Mohammad Saroori by a narrow margin of 643 votes. Sharma polled 14,195 votes, while Saroori, who was also contesting as […]
J&K polls: Lal Singh suffers another defeat in Basholi constituency after Lok Sabha elections
Jammu: 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 votes. Kumar, who […]
NC’s Sakina Masood wins D H Pora assembly seat in J&K
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) leader and former minister Sakina Masood won her third assembly election from D H Pora seat in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, defeating her PDP rival Gulzar Ahmad Dar by over 17,000 votes. Masood, alias Sakina Itto, secured 36,623 votes, 17,449 more than Dar’s 19,174. Former minister Abdul Majeed Padder secured […]
Omar Abdullah will be chief minister: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, his father and National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Tuesday as the party looked on course to come to power in the union territory with ally Congress. “Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister,” the senior Abdullah told reporters when asked who […]
J&K polls: NC-Cong alliance crosses halfway mark
Jammu/Srinagar: The National Conference-Congress alliance is likely to form government in Jammu and Kashmirwith poll trends on Tuesday showing the combine ahead in 51 of the 90 seats while the BJP was leading in 28. The National Conference and BJP have so far bagged two seats each. Trends uploaded by the Election Commission showed that […]
Vote in J&K against Centre, its policies: M Y Tarigami
Srinagar: With polls trends indicating a win for the NC-Cong alliance, senior CPI(M) leader M Y Tarigami on Tuesday said the writing is on the wall for the BJP that the vote of the people is against the Central government and its policies. Tarigami’s party is part of the NC-Congress alliance. “The writing is on […]
Cong claims ‘unexplained slowdown’ in updating results of Haryana polls on ECI website
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday raised with the Election Commission the issue of an “unexplained slowdown” in updating of results of Haryana elections on the poll watchdog’s website and urged it to direct officials to update accurate figures so that “false news and malicious narratives” can be countered immediately. In a letter to the […]
