Anantnag Assembly Election Result: The counting of votes on 90 Assembly seats of Jammu and Kashmir took place today. All eyes were set on Anantnag seat. The seat saw a contest between 13 candidates including several Independents.


3:12 PM: Jolt For PDP As Congress Bags Seat


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The Congress bagged Anantnag Assembly seat defeating Mehbooba Mufti-led PDP. Congress's PEERZADA MOHAMMAD SYED won the seat with a margin of over 1600 votes. PDP's MEHBOOB BEG stood second.


8:12 AM: Counting Of Votes Begin, Anantnag To See 3-Cornered Contest


The counting of votes began on the Anantnag Assembly seat as Jammu and Kashmir braces for new government in the region.


Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress and the National Conference that are contesting polls in alliance, JKPDP are the key parties that have fielded candidates from the Anantnag constituency.


From the Anantnag seat, the saffron party has fielded Adv. Syed Wazahat, the Congress gave a chance to Peerzada Mohd Syed and from PDP Mehboob Beg will try his luck. 



In the 2014 J&K Assembly Mufti Mohd Sayeed of the JKPDP bagged the Anantnag constituency, securing 16983 votes. INC HILAL AHMAD SHAH secured 10955 votes. The total number of votes from the Anantnag constituency were 33171.


As J&K approaches the counting of votes, officials confirmed that all procedural formalities have been completed to ensure a smooth, fair, and flawless counting process on Tuesday. Counting will kick off at 8 a.m. across all constituencies. 


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