| Fate of Omar, Mehbooba, Lal Singh, Jugal and others to be decided today | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 3: Like other parts of the country, the counting of the votes for five Lok Sabha seats of Jammu and Kashmir will start on Tuesday morning to complete a nearly two-month-long process.
The fate of 100 candidates including two former chief ministers Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti, sitting Lok Sabha member from Jammu Jugal Kishore Sharma, Peoples’ Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone and others will be decided after the counting on Tuesday. In a massive stride for India’s electoral polity, Jammu and Kashmir witnessed its highest poll participation in the last 35 years.
The Combined Voter Turnout (VTR) at the polling stations for the entire Union Territory (five Lok Sabha seats) was 58.46 % in the General Elections 2024.
This significant participation is a testament to the robust democratic spirit and civic engagement of the people in the region.
The Chief Electoral Officer of J&K has established nine vote counting centres for five constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.
Migrant votes will be counted separately, while the votes for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency are being counted at two locations.
Srinagar, Baramulla, and Anantnag-Rajouri recorded voter turnouts of 38.49 percent, 59.1 percent, and 54.84 percent, respectively, the highest in three decades. Udhampur and Jammu in the Jammu region saw turnouts of 68.27 percent and 72.22 percent, respectively.
The vote counting, scheduled for June 4, will determine the fate of 100 candidates, including senior BJP leader and Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh, BJP two-time Lok Sabha member Jugal Sharma, and two former Chief Ministers, Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC) and Mehbooba Mufti of the People's Democratic Party (PD The fate of 100 candidates including two former chief ministers Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and others will be decided on Tuesday.
This significant participation is a testament to the robust democratic spirit and civic engagement of the people in the region.
The Chief Electoral Officer of J&K has established nine vote counting centres for five constituencies in J&K.
Migrant votes will be counted separately, while the votes for the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency are being counted at two locations.
Other notable candidates include former Ministers Raman Bhalla and Choudhary Lal Singh of Congress, GM Saroori of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and Mian Altaf of National Conference, Ashraf Mir of Apni Party, and Sajjad Lone of People's Conference.
Former MLA Engineer Rashid is contesting from Tihar Jail for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.
In Udhampur, where Union Minister Jitendra Singh seeks a third term, votes will be counted at Government Degree College, Kathua. Singh is up against 11 other candidates, including two-time former Lok Sabha member Lal Singh and GM Saroori.
Baramulla's vote counting will be held at Government Degree College (Boys), Baramulla. Omar Abdullah faces 21 candidates, including prominent figures Sajjad Lone and Engineer Rashid. Among the 14 independents, two are women.
In the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, divided by the Pir Panjal range, votes will be counted at Government Degree College (Boys), Anantnag, and Government PG College, Rajouri. Mehbooba Mufti faces a significant challenge from NC's Mian Altaf, alongside 10 Independents and eight other candidates, including BJP-supported Apni Party's Zaffar Manhas.
The Srinagar constituency, with the highest number of 24 candidates, will have votes counted at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC) along the banks of Dal Lake. Strong candidates include NC's Agha Ruhullah, Ashraf Mir of Apni Party, and PDP youth leader Waheed Para.
In Jammu, where BJP's Jugal Kishore aims for a third consecutive win, counting will take place at Government Polytechnic College and Government MAM College. Raman Bhalla, working president of the J&K unit of Congress, is among the 21 other candidates. |
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