Srigufwara-Bijbehara election result: Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri of National Conference wins with 33,299 votes

Srigufwara-Bijbehara Assembly Election Results 2024: Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri of the National Conference won this seat with 33,299 votes. Earlier, Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri was leading with 12,973 votes. As per the latest trends, Iltija Mufti was trailing by a margin of 4334 votes. "I accept the verdict of the people. The love and affection I received from everyone in Bijbehara will always stay with me. Gratitude to my PDP workers who worked so hard throughout this campaign," said Iltija Mufti. 

 

PDP leader and Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mehbooba Mufti was earlier leading in Jammu and Kashmir's Srigufwara-Bijbehara, according to early trends. BJP was leading in Jammu and Kashmir with 10 leads in early trends. Counting of votes for the Assembly Elections in Jammu & Kashmir started at 8 am amid tight security. The fate of candidates on 90 Vidhan Sabha seats across 90 seats across all 20 districts in J&K is being decided today.

 

The Srigufwara-Bijbehara Assembly constituency is one of the 90 seats in Jammu and Kashmir that went to the polls in the first phase of the three-phased elections on September 18. In the 2014 Assembly results, this seat was won by Abdul Rehman Bhat of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (JKPDP), who defeated Bashir Ahmad Shah of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) by a margin of 2,868 votes. Notably, Srigufwara–Bijbehara is part of the Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha.

 

 In Srigufwara-Bijbehara constituency, Iltija Mufti (PDP), a third-generation politician and first-time candidate, is facing NC’s Bashir Ahmad Shah (Veeri), who has consistently secured the runner-up position in the last two elections, held in 2014 and 2008. On the other hand, BJP has fielded its J&K vice president, Sofi Yousuf.

 

The Srigufwara-Bijbehara constituency will go to the polls in the first phase on September 18, along with 23 other constituencies in the union territory, including Anantnag, Kulgam, and Pulwama.

 

The results for the Srigufwara-Bijbehara constituency will be declared on October 8, along with the other 89 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.