Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results LIVE: Omar Abdullah set to become CM as NC, Cong to form govt; AAP opens account

Home minister Amit Shah congratulates EC, security forces and the people for peaceful polls in J&K. "Modi Ji had promised the people of the country that we will conduct peaceful and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir. I am extremely happy that for the first time since the advent of terrorism in the 80s, the people of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed such a transparent and peaceful election and participated in the elections in large numbers," says Shah

BJP candidate Devender Rana won from Nagrota segment with the highest margin (a margin of 30,472 votes) while the PDP's Tral candidate Rafiq Ahmad Naik had the lowest margin for victory (460 votes) in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections

The priority for the NC-Congress alliance would be the restoration of the statehood, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh

Former J&K deputy chief Minister and Congress candidate Tara Chand loses his traditional bastion of the Chhamb seat to rebel independent candidate Satesh Sharma

NC-Congress alliance win polls. How did key candidates perform? READ HERE

The lone BJP woman candidate in Jammu and Kashmir polls, Shagun Parihar, wins from Kishtwar assembly seat. She is among the three women who have won elections in J&K 

NOTA in J&K

In the three-phased Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls to 90 seats, 63.88 per cent of the total electorate voted. Out of these, 1.48 per cent opted for the NOTA

This performance of the BJP has been the best so far,  Union Minister Jitendra Singh on J&K poll results 

J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina fails to retain his Nowshera assembly seat; loses to National Conference's Surinder Choudhary

NC-Congress alliance's win marks a significant shift in Srinagar’s political landscape. READ MORE HERE

"There were attempts to destroy the NC over the last five years. So many parties were created here, whose only aim was to destroy the NC. But, God's grace has been on us and those who tried to destroy us, have been decimated in the process," National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah after his assembly poll victory from Ganderbal and Budgam seats

AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal congratulates party candidate Mehraj Malik for Doda victory

Double victory: NC leader Omar Abdullah wins from Ganderbal assembly seat. Earlier, he won from Budgam as well

Nothing on record to substantiate your ill-founded allegation of slowdown in updating of Haryana poll results, EC ells Congress

BJP leader G. Kishan Reddy claims no party has won a clear majority so far in J&K

National Conference wins 20 seats and ally Congress in three. BJP bags 15 constituencies.

National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi thanks the voters for trusting NC-Congress alliance

"We will fight for the rights of the public. We will try our best to fulfil the expectations of the public...The government will work on the various issues like misgovernance, inflation, unemployment..." he said.

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti congratulates the Congress and National Conference for their outstanding performance. "I also congratulate the people of Jammu & Kashmir for voting for a stable government...If it was not a clear mandate, then one would have thought that there could be some mischief..." she added.

NC-Congress alliance's win could change the political landscape of UTs. Read more HERE.

Congress candidate Iftikar Ahmed bags Rajouri Assembly seat while BJP's Arvind Gupta wins Jammu West constituency.

National Conference has won eight seats so far. These include Gurez, Hazratbal, Lal Chowk, Budgam, Zadibal, Trehgam, Khansahib and DH Pora.
 

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah says people have given their mandate, proving they don't accept the decision taken on August 5, 2019. He said his son Omar Abdullah will be the chief minister. 

Mehraj Malik’s lead in Doda is AAP’s only solace this election. Read more HERE.

National Conference workers celebrate outside party president Farooq Abdullah's Srinagar home.

National Conference leader Tanvir Sadiq officially declared winner from Zadibal seat.

National Conference candidate Salman Sagar wins Hazratbal assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir after defeating PDP rival Asiea Naqash by a vote margin of 10,295.

BJP's Ranbir Singh Pathania deafeats Independent Pawan Khajuria in Udhampur East

The alliance of National Conference and the Congress leads in 51 constituencies while BJP is ahead in 28 seats, as per latest data from ECI.

Omar Abdullah says if you pay for exits polls or waste time discussing them, you deserve all the jokes, memes and ridicule. "There was a reason I called them a waste of time a few days ago," added the NC president.

National Congress candidate Nazir Gurezi wins from Gurez assembly seat. Gurezi is retaining the ST seat for the fourth time and he got 8,332 votes against BJP's Fakir Muhammad bagged 7,219 votes. Gurez was one of the three seats BJP was eyeing in Kashmir apart from Habba Kadal and Lal Chowk.

BJP co-incharge Ashish Sood says 10 to 12 rounds of counting is to be done on several seats and there will be big turnarounds. He added that BJP has a decisive lead in the seats where the party is leading.

Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter Iltija Mufti says she accepts people's verdict as she trails in Srigufwara-Bijbehara.

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah posts photos of him tracking the election results from his home.

National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said there should be no "fiddling" with the mandate of people in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the Centre and the Raj Bhavan must not indulge in any "machinations", hinting at provision about the nomination of five MLAs by the LG.

Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina is trailing in Nowshera constituency.

National Conference-Congress alliance ahead in 47 seats while BJP leads in 28 seats. 

BJP's J&K Vice President Yudhvir Sethi says party will bag 35 seats, which is better than its performance in 2014. He added that BJP is confident of forming government with the help of Independents.

Neeraj Kundan, Congress Candidate from Bishnah Assembly seat,  says Congress will form the government in J&K. He said there is a lot of difference between BJP's words and actions as they are nominating five MLAs unconstitutionally. "If BJP had seen their government being formed, they would not have chosen the unconstitutional path," he added.

Congress workers celebrate and burst crackers as National Conference and Congress alliance ahead in Jammu and Kashmir

National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah says it will be better this time around as he leads in both Budgam and Ganderbal.

CPI(M)'s M Y Tarigami ahead in Kulgam where National Conference and Congress has not fielded a candidate.

National Conference ahead in 44 seats and ally Congress leads in nine constituencies while BJP ahead in 22 segments.

Yudhvir Sethi, BJP candidate from Jammu East seat, says people have voted for the BJP, which will get the benefits of the development works done by PM Modi. He added that he will win from the constituency in huge margin.

National Conference and Congress alliance crosses halfway mark in Jammu Kashmir. 

National Conference leads in 38 seats and Congress in seven constituencies while BJP is ahead in 28 seats.

Regarding possible alliance with Mehbooba Mufit's PDP, National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah said the party has neither asked for any support from PDP nor have it received any support.

"Let the results come. Not sure why we are so restless. Right now nobody has the number...right now we are not in need of their support," he said adding that once the result is out, the party will analyse the scenario.