New Delhi: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Altaf Ahmad Wani has won the Pahalgam seat by a margin of 13756 votes. Wani has defeated key opponents Rafi Ahmed Mir of Jammu And Kashmir Apni Party; and Shabir Ahmad Sediqui of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party.


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The October 8 results of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly poll was watched closely as the state had gone for polls after a gap of 10 years, and the first after the abrogation of Article 370. 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.


JKN's Altaf Ahmad Wani had won the Pahalgam constituency in the assembly elections a decade ago in 2014 too, piping JKPDP's Rafi Ahmad Mir, INC's Irfan Abid and BJP'a Sofi Yousuf. 



Check the highlights of Pahalgam Assembly constituency poll results.


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


8:50 am: 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


9.40 am: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's (JKNC) Altaf Ahmad Wani Leading


9.40 am: Leading
3425 (+ 1673)
Altaf Ahmad Wani
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference


9.40 am: Trailing
1752 ( -1673)
Rafi Ahmed Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party


9.40 am: Trailing
1465 ( -1960)
Shabir Ahmad Sediqui
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party


9.40 am: Trailing
76 ( -3349)
Mohd Maqbool Khan
Independent


9.40 am: Trailing
69 ( -3356)
Shabir Ahmad Padder
Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference


9.40 am: Trailing
67 ( -3358)
Showket Ahmad Bhat
Independent


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
5668 (+ 2803)
Altaf Ahmad Wani
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference


Trailing
2865 ( -2803)
Rafi Ahmed Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party


Trailing
1959 ( -3709)
Shabir Ahmad Sediqui
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party


Trailing
115 ( -5553)
Mohd Maqbool Khan
Independent


Trailing
96 ( -5572)
Shabir Ahmad Padder
Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference


Trailing
113 ( -5555)
Showket Ahmad Bhat
Independent


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


12:15 pm: Altaf Ahmad Wani of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference leading with 6100 votes


 


Leading
13419 (+ 6100)
Altaf Ahmad Wani
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference


Trailing
7319 ( -6100)
Rafi Ahmed Mir
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party


Trailing
4225 ( -9194)
Shabir Ahmad Sediqui
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party


Trailing
325 ( -13094)
Mohd Maqbool Khan
Independent


Trailing
257 ( -13162)
Shabir Ahmad Padder
Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference


Trailing
719 ( -12700)
Showket Ahmad Bhat
Independent


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


14.22 pm: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference's Altaf Ahmad Wani has won the Pahalgam seat by a margin of 13756 votes.