SRINAGAR, June 4: Early trends from Baramulla PC indicate a slender lead for independent candidate Engineer Rasheed. As per the ECI data, Er Rashid is leading with 3857 votes.
The counting of votes for the Srinagar, Baramulla and Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seats in J-K’s Kashmir region began on Tuesday amid tight security.
There are 66 candidates in the fray, including PDP president Mehbooba Mufti, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah, separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Gani Lone, and former MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid, who is currently lodged in Tihar jail in a UAPA case.
The counting of votes for the Srinagar seat is taking place at the SKICC here, for the Baramulla seat at the Government Degree College (Boys), Baramulla, and for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat at the Government Degree College (Boys), Anantnag, and Government PG College, Rajouri.
J&K Election result update:
1: Jammu: BJP leading with 13029 votes.
2: Anantnag-Rajouri: JKNC Leading with 30513 votes.
3: Baramulla: Er Rashid leading with 3857 votes.
4: Srinagar: JKNC leading with 5157 votes.
5: Udhampur: BJP leading with 5244 votes.
(ECI data)
