Srinagar, Oct 24: In a closely watched political contest, the ruling National Conference (NC) secured three out of four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled off a surprise victory by clinching the fourth seat.
According to results declared by the authorities, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), NC’s Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan won the first seat by securing 58 votes, defeating BJP’s Ali Muhammad Mir, who polled 28 votes. One vote was declared invalid, officials said.
The second seat was claimed by NC’s Sajad Kichloo, who garnered 57 votes against 29 polled by BJP’s Rakesh Kumar. Two votes were declared invalid in this round, according to election officials.
In a dramatic twist, BJP’s Sat Sharma and NC-backed Gurinder Singh Oberoi were declared winners on the third and fourth seats, respectively.
Sharma secured 32 votes, while Oberoi received 31. NC’s Imran Nabi Dar, who was expected to win the fourth seat, managed to secure only 21 votes—falling short despite the ruling alliance’s numerical advantage.
In total, the ruling alliance had support of 58 after backing of Congress, PDP and independents. On the other hand, the BJP had support of only 28 MLAs. (KNO)
