Jammu Kashmir Election Results 2024 Live: Look forward to a constructive relationship, says Omar Abdullah

The National Conference has won 24 seats and is comfortably leading in 17 others, as per the Election Commission.

Meanwhile, the BJP at second spot has won 17 seats and is leading in 12 others.

Three Independent candidates have been declared winners so far inclusing Inderwal, Bani, Surankote.

The PDP has own three seats and the Congress has bagged two seats.

After AAP made a surprise entry by winning a maiden seat in Jammu and Kashmir, party chief Arvind Kejriwal has congratulated Mehraj din Malik, the party candidate from the Doda seat for the "landslide victory". 

"You fought a very good election. Congratulations to the entire Aam Aadmi Party on getting an MLA in the fifth state," Mr Kejriwal posted on X on Tuesday afternoon.

National Conference has won 3 seats in Gurez (ST), Hazratbal and Zadibal

BJP has won 5 seats in

Chenani

Udhampur East

Billawar

Basohli

Jammu West

National Conference's Salman Sagar has won the Hazratbal assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He got over 18,000 votes and defeated his PDP rival by a margin of 10,295 votes.

Congress MP and communication in charge Jairam Ramesh alleged that pressure was being exerted on local administration and that the results for 10-12 rounds have come, but the update on ECI website and (TV) channels is only for four-five rounds”.

“We are submitting a memorandum in the next five-six minutes. We hope the ECI answers our questions. Because the results for 10-12 rounds have come. But the update on ECI website and (TV) channels is only for four-five rounds. This is a way to keep pressure on the administration. This happened in the Lok Sabha polls too, and we had gone to the ECI and it took action. Pressure should not exerted on local administration like this,” Ramesh told ANI.

In a post on social media, Ramesh wrote: “Like the Lok Sabha results, the election trends in Haryana are also being deliberately shared slowly on the Election Commission's website. Is the BJP trying to put pressure on the administration?”

Shortly after PDP's Ilitja Mufti accepted defeat in Bijbehara constituency to NC candidate, Independent candidate Junaid Mattu contesting from Zadibal assembly constituency has conceded defeat.

“The half-way trends indicate a very clear verdict from the people from Zadibal. My heartiest congratulations to @tanvirsadiq for a stellar performance.My gratitude to the people of Zadibal, especially those who reposed their faith in me. And to my associates. Alhumdulilah!,” Mattu, the former Mayor of Srinagar, posted on X.

The predominantly Hindu inhabited Jammu districts of Samba, Kathua and Udhampur, which encompass 24 Assembly seats, are likely to play a key role in government formation. Here's a look at the figures as per current trends on the ECI website. The BJP which was banking on these areas seem to be poised for wins

Samba: BJP's Surjit Singh Slathia leading

Udhampur West: Pawan Kumar Gupta (BJP) in the lead

Kathua: BJP's Bharat Bhushan

Peoples Democratic Party candidate and daughter of Mehboob Mufti, Ilitja Mufti was trailing in the Bijbehara seat since the time vote coutning began this morning. After 6 of 12 rounds of voting, the Iltija who was behind by about 4334 votes as of 11 am has conceded defeat.

"I accept the verdict of the people. The love & affection I received from everyone in Bijbehara will always stay with me. Gratitude to my PDP workers who worked so hard throughout this campaign," she said in a post on X.

National Conference's Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri is leading in Bijbehara Assembly constituency.

"These are early trends. It will get clear by 12 pm, by then, the Congress will get the majority. Kashmir is doing well, the BJP is not winning there, we are sure of it. The L-G knew about that and that is why they nominated 5 MLAs. Many votes are yet to be counted," says Congress leader Shama Mohamed.

Status update: The NC-Congress alliance has crossed the majority mark of 46 seats, as per early trends.

Status update: Apni Party founder Altaf Bukhari for whom the polls are said to be crucial for the party's survival is trailing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Chanapora constituency. NC’s Mushtaq Guroo has taken a lead here

The future of smaller parties like JKAP and the PC would be determined by the poll results. Bukhari is seen in political circles as an alleged “proxy of the BJP” in the Valley. However, his party has failed to expand its footprint so far.

In line with the exit polls, the BJP as per early trends are retaining ground in the Jammu division.

If the Apni Party and the PC also put up a good performance and win several seats, they along with some Independent winners may give a fillip to the BJP’s bid to form a government depending on its tally.

People's Conference president Sajad Lone, who is also contesting from two seats, is leading in Handwara seat by a slender margin of 390 votes.

In Kupwara segment, he is trialing as per the Election Commission trends for Jammu and Kashmir.

Apni Party founder Altaf Bukhari is trailing in Jammu and Kashmir's Chanapora constituency while NC's Mushtaq Guroo has taken a lead.

After almost two hours of counting, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) -- the single largest party with 28 seats in the last assembly in 2014 -- is leading only on three seats - two in south Kashmir and one in north Kashmir. Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija is currently trailing in Bijbehara Assembly constituency.

This is being considered as the party’s worst performance since it was founded in 1999.

In its first electoral fight in 2002, the party had won 16 seats, followed by 21 seats in 2008 and 28 seats in 2014. The party has failed to make a mark in its south Kashmir stronghold as well where it is leading only on two out of 11 seats. One of the reasons for PDP’s dismal performance is the perception in the Valley that the party can’t come to power and it is better to rally behind an alliance - National Conference-Congress alliance - that has better chances to win.

Further, the PDP’s alliance with the BJP in 2014 was seen as a betrayal of the popular vote in Kashmir

Seems like a good day is lined up for National Conference's VP Omar Abdullah as he maintains early lead in both the seats he's contesting from -- Ganderbal and Budgam

Meanwhile, PDP's Bijbehara candidate and daughter of Mehbooba Mufti, Ilitija Mufti is currently trailing.

In Nowshera constituency, J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina is trailing with NC'S Surinder Kumar leading by over 2500 votes

CPI(M)’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami is currently leading in Kulgam, early trends show.

Under their seat sharing pact, the NC-Congress alliance had left one seat for the CPI(M)’s Tarigami in the Kashmir region.

As per early trends, Congress-NC is leading with 50 seats.

Congress leader and party candidate from Dooru constituency, Ghulam Ahmad Mir says: "...In Haryana, we knew it was going to be a landslide victory for us...same is the situation in J&K...there is a strong anti-incumbency wave against BJP...that's why we made a viable alliance...alliance itself is a magic figure...alliance will cross 50...BJP's claims that they will cross 50, that is not the situation in J&K, all the questions were against BJP..."

With the BJP looking to defy exit polls and get big wins in the J-K Assembly results today, BJP state unit president Ravinder Raina performed a 'yagya' ahead of counting of votes this morning. He is also said to have expressed confidence the party would secure a majority and form a government, potentially with the support of Independents in the UT.

According to NDTV, early trends from the counting of votes in Jammu and Kashmir show the Congress and its alliance with the NC ahead on 43 of the total 90 seats, and the BJP on 27 in the UT.

Congress workers are being seen distributing jalebis at AICC Headquarters in Delhi as early trends of the J&K Assembly elections show the party and its alliance National Conference in the lead.

Meanwhile, NC Vice President and party's candidate from Ganderbal & Budgam, Omar Abdullah says: " We have the hope that we will win. The decision made by the voters of J&K, we will get to know by today afternoon. There should be transparency...if people's mandate is against BJP, they shouldn't pull off any tricks...we did alliance so we can win and we are hoping to win..."

Peoples Pulse: the National Conference-Congress alliance is expected to cross the majority mark and secure 46-50 seats. This is followed by the BJP, which is looking at securing 23-27 seats. The PDP is expected to bag 7-11 seats.

Dainik Bhaskar: Has also given an edge to the National Conference-Congress, projecting 35-40 seats for the alliance. This is followed by the BJP, which is expected to secure 20-25 seats, and the PDP at 4-7 seats.

According to the India Today-C Voter pollster, the BJP is expected to secure the highest vote share of 41 per cent, with 27-31 seats in the Jammu region. This is followed by the NC-Congress alliance at 37 per cent (11-15 seats) and the PDP with 4 per cent vote share (0-2 seats).

NDTV poll of polls: the Congress-National Conference alliance is expected to secure at least 43 seats, followed by the BJP at 27 seats, and the PDP at 8. The projection gives 18 seats to smaller parties.

Axis My India pollster has predicted 35 – 45 seats for the Congress-National Conference alliance, followed by the BJP with 24-34 seats. The pollster has predicted 4 – 6 seats for the PDP, and 8 – 23 for others.

Counting of votes with postal ballots being tallied first has begun in 28 counting centres across 20 districts in Jammu and Kashmir.

"...As per the EC guidelines, 3-tier security is provided in the area around the counting centres...So, security cordon has been arranged here accordingly. The entire area has been sanitised very well. Force deployment has also been made...," an Election Commission official was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.

"Here’s wishing all my colleagues and allies the very best of luck for today. We fought the good fight & now, InshaAllah, the results will reflect that," National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said in a post on X early this morning ahead of vote counting.

Abdullah is in the fray from two seats Ganderbal and Budgam. He is hoping for a win following a loss in the Lok Sabha elections earlier in the year.

Ending speculation of a post-poll alliance, in a post on X, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on eve of vote counting said: “They (PDP) haven’t extended support, they haven’t offered support, and we don’t know what the voters have decided yet, so I really wish we could put a lid on all this premature speculation for the next 24 hours"

His remark came hours after his father, Farooq Abdullah, said he would accept support from Mehbooba Mufti's party even if the NC could form a government independently.

Farooq said everyone must stick together in J&K to overcome the “difficult situation” that it is in -- “All of us have to strive together.”

“We are in a very difficult situation, we have a tough job ahead. See the situation of our children – educated with high degrees but without any jobs. See the drug menace that we see today. All the contracts are going to people from outside. We can’t even collect a spoon of sand (from the river bed),” he said.

Both the NC and the PDP are constituents of the INDIA bloc as well as the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD).

The Congress and the National Conference finalised a seat-sharing agreement ahead of the 2024 J-K Assembly Elections.

Both are part of the Opposition INDIA alliance at the national level. Out of total 90 Assembly seats, the Congress contested 33 seats and the National Conference fielded candidates in 52 constituencies.

The two parties opted for “friendly fights” in the other five constituencies.

The alliance left one seat each for the CPI(M)’s Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami in the Kashmir region and for the J&K National Panthers Party in the Jammu division.

The elections in Jammu and Kashmir were held in three phases.

The UT recorded an overall voter turnout of 63.45%. This figure was just under the 2014 mark of 65.8%, but still more than the turnout recorded in the recent Lok Sabha polls.

In the third phase held on October 1, J-K recorded a voter turnout of 68.72%.

In the second phase, voter turnout was 57.31% – lower than the phase one turnout of 61.38 percent.

Sopore and Baramulla districts -- the traditional boycott bastions – witnessed the highest turnout in Assembly elections in the last 30 years.