Jammu and Kashmir election result: National Conference-Congress ahead in early leads

The counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections is underway.

As of 9.19 am, the Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 17 constituencies in the Jammu region, according to the Election Commission.

The National Conference was ahead in 21 constituencies, mostly in the Kashmir Valley. Its ally, the Congress was leading in four seats.

The Peoples Democratic Party was leading in two constituencies.

While the poll panel had not updated the early trends from most constituencies, several news reports said that the National Conference-Congress was ahead in several seats in Kashmir. The BJP was ahead in several seats of the Jammu region, the reports added.

The Legislative Assembly in Jammu and Kashmir has a strength of 119 members. While elections took place in 90 constituencies, 24 more seats are designated for areas that are in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The lieutenant governor has the power to appoint five members. Therefore, a party or an alliance needs 48 seats for a majority when the House has 95 members.

The Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir took place in three phases on September 18, September 25 and October 1. A voter turnout of 63.8% was recorded.

Most exit polls on Saturday projected the National Conference-Congress alliance to be ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

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