J&K Election Result 2024 Highlights| JKNC's Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed Wins Historically Significant Lal Chowk Assembly Seat By 11343 Votes

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New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed has won the historically significant Lal Chowk Seat amidst a fiercely fought power battle. Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed has won by 11343 votes, defeating key opponents Zuhaib Yousf Mir of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and Mohammad Ashraf Mir of the Jammu And Kashmir Apni Party.

The Jammu & Kashmir poll results were keenly observed as wait for the Union Territory’s next government in power since the Assembly elections after a gap of 10 years has been put to an end. This is also the first assembly elections in the UT after the abrogation of Article 370.

In what was seen as triangular jostle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Lal Chowk seat, the results for the historically significant constituency was one of the most anticipated ones.

The 2024 Assembly polls in three phases recorded an overall voter turnout of 63.45 per cent, a little less than the 2014 percentage of 65. 

Check out the highlights On Lal Chowk Assembly constituency poll results.

8.02: Counting of votes begin in 90 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir

8:50: Early trends show Bharatiya Janata Party leading in 5 seats, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference in 3 and Independent in 1 seat of the 90-constituency J&K Assembly poll results

9.20 am: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leading in 25 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party in 18, Indian National Congress in 6, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in 2, Independent 2 and 1 each of Jammu & Kashmir People Conference, Communist Party of India, Democratic Progressive Azad Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, early trends show

9.39 am: Leading
930 (+ 677)
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

9.39 am: Trailing
253 ( -677)
Mohammad Ashraf Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party

9.39 am: Trailing
118 ( -812)
Aijaz Hussain Rather
Bharatiya Janata Party

9.39 am: Trailing
94 ( -836)
Manzoor Ahmad Bhat
Independent

9.39 am: Trailing
62 ( -868)
Sheikh Sarwar Hussain
Independent

9.39 am: Trailing
45 ( -885)
Zuhaib Yousf Mir
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party

9.39 am: Trailing
10 ( -920)
Gazanfar Ali
Independent

9.39 am: Trailing
8 ( -922)
Abdul Rashid Haroon
Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference

9.39 am: Trailing
5 ( -925)
Nisar Ahmad Wani
Independent

9.39 am: Trailing
4 ( -926)
Qari Zaheer Abbas Bhatti
All India Forward Bloc

9.50 am: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leading in 40 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party in 23, Indian National Congress in 8, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in 3, Independent 9 and 3 of Jammu & Kashmir People Conference, 1 each of Communist Party of India, Democratic Progressive Azad Party and Bahujan Samaj Party, early trends show

10 am early trends show the following

Leading
1825 (+ 1314)
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Trailing
511 ( -1314)
Mohammad Ashraf Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party

Trailing
210 ( -1615)
Aijaz Hussain Rather
Bharatiya Janata Party

Trailing
155 ( -1670)
Manzoor Ahmad Bhat
Independent

Trailing
62 ( -1763)
Sheikh Sarwar Hussain
Independent

Trailing
263 ( -1562)
Zuhaib Yousf Mir
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party

Trailing
16 ( -1809)
Gazanfar Ali
Independent

Trailing
29 ( -1796)
Abdul Rashid Haroon
Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference

Trailing
16 ( -1809)
Nisar Ahmad Wani
Independent

Trailing
9 ( -1816)
Qari Zaheer Abbas Bhatti
All India Forward Bloc

11.09 am: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference nearing halfway mark in Jammu & Kashmir Assembly polls

11.24 am: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leading in 40 seats, Bharatiya Janata Party in 25, Indian National Congress in 10, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in 5, Independent 7 and 2 of Jammu & Kashmir People Conference, 1 of Communist Party of India,  early trends show

12.13 pm: JKNC's Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed Leading with 8572, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party and BJP's candidates trailing

Leading
11565 (+ 8572)
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Trailing
2993 ( -8572)
Mohammad Ashraf Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party

Trailing
1768 ( -9797)
Aijaz Hussain Rather
Bharatiya Janata Party

12.51 pm: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference - JKN wins 2 seats Gurez and Hazratbal while BJP claims Udhampur East And Basohli

13.27 pm: Bharatiya Janata Party - BJP leading in 23 seats, wins 6 seats --Udhampur East, Chenani, Billawar, Basohli, Jammu West And Jammu North. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference - JKN leading in 39 seats, wins Gurez, Hazratbal, Zadibal

13.46 pm: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed has won the historically significant Lal Chowk Seat. He has piped key candidates Mohammad Ashraf Mir of Jammu And Kashmir Apni Party and Zuhaib Yousf Mir of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party