JKNC candidate claims victory in Srinagar

In the heart of the valley, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has claimed victory in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar constituency with a margin of 1,88,416.

Waheed Ur Rehman Para of Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost with 1,68,450 votes in bag.

A total of 24 candidates were in the fray for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat as five persons withdrew their candidatures on the last day of the withdrawal of nominations.

Those who had remained in the fray included Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Waheed ur Rehman Para from the People’s Democratic Party, Mohammad Ashraf Mir from J&K Apni Party, Amir Ahmad Bhat from Democratic Progressive Azad Party, Younis Ahmad Mir from Bharat Jodo Party, Rubina Akhtar from National LokTantrik Party, Hakikat Singh from National Panthers Party (Bhim) and Mohammad Yousuf Bhat from Gana Suraksha Party. 

The independent candidates in the contest are Sheeban Ashahi, Nissar Ahmad Ahangar, Mirza Sajad Hussain Beigh, Jibran Dar, Shahnaz Hussain Shah, Amin Dar, Riyaz Ahmad Bhat, Fayaz Ahmad Bhat, Sayim Mustafa, Waseem Hassan Sheikh, Ghulam Mohammad Wani, Wahida Tabasum, Dr Qazi Ashraf, Javaid Ahmad Wani, Jehangir Ahmad Sheikh, and Sajad Ahmad Dar.