Jammu and Kashmir election result: National Conference-Congress alliance maintains lead

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

As of 11.56 am, the Bharatiya Janata Party was leading in 26 constituencies in the Jammu region, according to the Election Commission.

The National Conference was ahead in 42 constituencies, mostly in the Kashmir Valley. Its ally, the Congress, was leading in nine seats.

While the Peoples Democratic Party was leading in three constituencies, the People’s Conference was ahead in two seats.

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.

Background

The Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir were the first in 10 years and since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019, which gave special status to the erstwhile state. The Centre had...

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