Srinagar: Making a huge inroad into the National Conference (NC) bastion Srinagar for the first time, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wrested five out of eight seats in the district.
Ashraf Mir of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) flashes a victory sign to the media outside a counting center in Srinagar.
The most prominent NC leader who lost in Srinagar district is Chief Minister Omar Abdullah from Sonawar. Omar lost to his nearest rival and PDP candidate Mohammad Ashraf Mir by a margin of 4,783 votes.
Aisya Naqash of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) flashes a victory sign to the media outside a counting center in Srinagar.
The Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led PDP, which failed to win any seat in 2008 elections in the district, bagged Amira Kadal, Hazratbal, Zadibal, Sonawar and Batmaloo. However, NC managed to retain Idgah, Khanyar and Habba Kadal seats.
Shamima Firdous of the People's Democratic Party flashes a victory sign to the media outside a counting center in Srinagar, Tuesday.
A high voter turnout in eight constituencies of Srinagar district, which witnessed an increase of around seven per cent against 2008, proved beneficial for the PDP. Srinagar district witnessed 28 per cent voter turnout against 21.93 per cent in 2008.
Mubarak Gul of the National Conference flashes a victory sign to the media outside a counting center in Srinagar.
However, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), which was banking on migrant Pandit votes to win three out of eight seats in Srinagar districts, failed to make an inroad into the Kashmir valley.
Altaf Bukhari of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) flashes a victory sign to the media outside a counting center in Srinagar.
Out of seven seats it contested, BJP managed to secure just 9904 votes. The party's candidate Masoodul Hassan in Hazratbal seat secured the highest 2635 votes while Neelam Gaash in Zadibal seat managed only 360 votes.
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