Anticipation and fervor fill the political arena of Jammu and Kashmir as the counting of votes for the assembly results progresses across 90 different seats in the Union Territory. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) have already secured wins in a few constituencies and are maintaining leads in several others, the final decision on who will form the government will depend on the results from the remaining constituencies.
Moreover, ahead of the final result declaration in Jammu and Kashmir, India TV brings you all the major details related to the Pulwama Assembly Constituency, including who is currently leading or trailing from the seat, and a list of past winning candidates who have represented the constituency.
PDP's Waheed ur Rehman Para registers victory
With the counting of votes concluded for the Pulwama Assembly constituency, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's (JKPDP) Waheed ur Rehman Para declared winner. He defeated two times MLA and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) party candidate Mohammad Khalil Band. The former received 24,716 votes.
Who Won the Seat in the 2014 and 2008 Elections
In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, JKPDP candidate Mohammad Khalil Band won the Pulwama seat with a margin of 1,032 votes, securing 11,631 votes (38.55% of the total vote share). He defeated JKNC candidate Ghulam Nabi Wani, who received 10,599 votes (35.13%). The JKPDF candidate Abdul Quyoom Mir was third with 1,850 votes (6.13%), while independent candidate Sana Ullah Dar was fourth with 1,760 votes (5.83%). The total number of votes polled was 30,183 (38.12%).
In the 2008 elections, JKPDP candidate Mohammad Khalil Band won the seat with 10,639 votes, capturing 36.45% of the vote share. Independent candidate Sana Ullah Dar came in second with 4,003 votes (13.71%), losing to Band by a margin of 6,636 votes. The total number of votes polled in this constituency was 29,237 (40.91%). JKNC candidate Ghulam Nabi Wani finished third with 3,246 votes (11.12%), and independent candidate Mohammad Maqbool Bhat came fourth with 3,202 votes (10.97%).
