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PremiumSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024 Highlights: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Jugal Kishore has maintained a strong lead with 102,682 votes, while Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Raman Bhalla trails with 72,114 votes. Srinagar Lok Sabha seat is one of the five Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir Union Territory . The Lok Sabha Elections 2024 is the first general election being held in the erstwhile state since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Srinagar has been a stronghold of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the regional satrap that has won 10 out of 13 elections held for the seat so far. Party president and former chief minister Farooq Abdullah won the seat in 2019. Before Farooq, his son Omar Abdullah and mother Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah have also represented the seat in the Lok Sabha.
The only national party to ever win the Srinagar seat is Congress. Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami of the Congress party won from Srinagar in 1996. Over the years, other parties have also started making in roads in the seat. In 2014, Tariq Hameed Karra of the JK People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won the seat.
This general election, the NC has, however, fielded Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi who is pitted against PDP's Waheed-ur-Rehman Para and Mohammad Ashraf Mir from the J&K Apni Party (JKAP).
The BJP has not fielded any candidate in any of the three seats in Kashmir, including Srinagar. Though rivals, but NC’s Aga Ruhullah and PDP’s Waheed Para have separately sought votes from people against the revocation of special status in 2019.
The Srinagar seat comprises volatile old-city areas of Srinagar city apart from Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama and Shopian districts.
The Srinagar Lok Sabha seat had 24 candidates competing, including one woman candidate, Waheeda Tabasum Shah, cancer surgeon Ashraf Qazi and social media influencer Jibran Firdous Dar.
In 2024, 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 (5 Lok Sabha seats) was 58.46 per cent in the General Elections 2024, whereas Srinagar was 38 per cent.
Due to the security situation in the valley, only 14.43 per cent of voters turned out in the Srinagar seat in May 2019. In 70 polling booths of the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, not a single vote was cast due to the fear of violence that year.
Since 1996, Srinagar has seen a rather unstable voter turnout – 14.43 per cent (2019), 25.86 per cent (2014), 25.55 per cent (2009), 18.57 per cent (2004), 11.93 per cent (1999), 30.06 per cent (1998), 40.94 per cent (1996).
In 1996, there were only 11 candidates in the fray, 10 in 1999, 13 in 2004, 15 in 2009, 14 in 2014, and 12 in 2019.
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JKNC candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi won the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, by a margin of 188416 votes.
JKNC vice-president and Baramulla Lok Sabha candidate Omar Abdullah says, "... I knew this contest would be tough. I accept the mandate of the people. The people of Kargil and Leh have defeated the BJP. I congratulate them...)
On Lok Sabha election results, "We are very happy to see the (Lok Sabha) results. Exit polls have been proved wrong. The way Akhilesh in UP, Stalin in TN, Sharad Pawar & Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Mamata didi in West Bengal and Congress-Rahul- Priyanka and Kharge saheb performed so well..No one had thought of this. For NDA, running a coalition govt will be a new thing now. In the coming days, we will see how they will adjust their style to run a coalition govt."
The Lok Sabha election results in Kashmir have sprung a few surprises as former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were humbled at the hustings by lesser-known candidates.
While Mufti lost to Gujjar leader and National Conference candidate Mian Altaf Ahmad by a huge margin in the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, Abdullah was defeated by former MLA and terror financing accused Sheikh Abdul Rashid alias Engineer Rashid in Baramulla.
Also to fall by the wayside was People's Conference president Sajad Gani Lone in the Baramulla seat in north Kashmir.
Rashid, a 56-year-old former MLA from the Langate assembly segment in Kupwara district, was arrested in 2019 and charged by the NIA under UAPA. He was the first mainstream politician to be booked under the anti-terror law. His campaign was run by his son Abrar, who thanked people for their "love and support".
Engineer Rashid has been jailed under UAPA. The independent candidate defeated Omar Abdullah in Baramulla. The ex-Jammu and Kashmir CM wished Rashid in his X post
JKNC leader Omar Abdullah has conceded defeat in Baramulla against independent candidate Engineer Rashid.
“I think it’s time to accept the inevitable. Congratulations to Engineer Rashid for his victory in North Kashmir. I don’t believe his victory will hasten his release from prison nor will the people of North Kashmir get the representation they have a right to but the voters have spoken and in a democracy that’s all that matters," Abdullah posted on X.
In 2024, 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 (5 Lok Sabha seats) was 58.46 per cent in the General Elections 2024, whereas Srinagar was 38 per cent.
In Anantnag-Rajouri, JKNC's Mian Altaf Ahmad is leading with 283748, while PDP's Mehbooba Mufti is trailing with 129088 votes
In Jammu BLP's Jugal Kishor is leading with 403657 votes. Congress' Raman Bhalla is trailign with 341289 votes
In Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency, BJP's Jitendra Singh is leading with 202367 votes. Congress' Lal Singh is trailing with 156351 votes.
In a setback for JKNC's Omar Abdullah, Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh is leading in Baramulla with 140073 votes. Omar Abdullah has recorded 78454 votes till now.
In the early trends, JKNC's Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has recorded 114200 votes, 64668 more than others. PDP's Waheed ur Rehman Para is trailing with 49532 votes
The JKNC and BJP seem neck-and-neck in battle to secure lok Sabha setas in Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Jugal Kishore continues to hold a strong lead with 102,682 votes. Indian National Congress (INC) candidate Raman Bhalla trails with 72,114 votes, marking a difference of 30,568 votes. These figures are subject to change as the vote counting process progresses.
JKNC vice president and Baramulla candidate Omar Abdullah says, “It is the election of the nation. It will decide the course for the next five years. Let's hope for the best," ahead of the counting.
In early counting, BJP candidates Jugal Kishore and Dr. Jitendra Singh are leading in their respective constituencies of Jammu and Udhampur.
Early trends indicate that BJP candidates Jugal Kishore and Jitendra Singh are currently leading in their respective constituencies of Jammu and Udhampur.
The Udhampur Lok Sabha seat, the first to go to polls on April 19, recorded a 68% turnout, followed by Jammu with 69.1% on April 26. In Kashmir, Srinagar saw a 38% turnout on May 13, marking the second highest in three decades. The Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency registered an all-time high voter turnout of 58.17% on May 20. Additionally, Anantnag-Rajouri recorded around 53% polling, reflecting robust electoral participation across the region.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also congratulated the people for record turnout. "A very special congratulations to my sisters and brothers of Anantnag-Rajouri for the record turnout in the Lok Sabha polls. Their enthusiastic participation is a vibrant testament to their democratic spirit," he said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded its highest voter turnout in 35 years during the recent General Elections. The combined Voter Turnout (VTR) for the entire Union Territory, encompassing 5 Lok Sabha seats, was an impressive 58.46%.
The Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, with a population of 2,270,135, stands as a crucial electoral battleground in Jammu & Kashmir. This significant constituency is bordered by Ladakh, Baramulla, and Anantnag, making it a focal point in the region's political landscape.
Several high-stakes contests are drawing attention in this election season:
Union Minister Jitendra Singh faces a significant challenge from Chowdhary Lal Singh of the Congress.
Omar Abdullah is up against Sajad Gani Lone of the People’s Conference (PC) and Engineer Rashid of the Awami Ithad Party (AIP).
Mehbooba Mufti has Mian Altaf Ahmad of the National Conference (NC) as her main opponent.
Srinagar witnessed a voter turnout of approximately 37.98% as reported by the Election Commission, with updates available until 11:45 pm on May 13. This was the highest voter turnout in the valley, since 1996
As one of the three parliamentary constituencies in Kashmir, Srinagar was part of the Phase 4 elections, where 96 seats went to polls across the nation.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024 completed the seven phases of voting on June1. The counting of votes to declared the 542 members of Lok Sabha will take place today.
