SRINAGAR: As the wait has ended for the candidates in the fray for 90 seats of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, the early counting trends today suggest that the National Conference has managed a big lead in all seats of Srinagar district thereby seemingly retaining its old fort.
The crucial eight seats of Srinagar include Hazratbal, Habba Kadal, Central Shalteng, Zadibal, Eidgah, Chanapora, Lal Chowk and Khanyar. Figures released by the ECI indicate that from Hazratbal, NC candidate Salman Ali Sagar is leading while PDP leader Asiya Naqash is trailing behind with a margin of over 4000 votes. In Habba-Kadal NC’s woman face Shameema Firdous was leading from round first itself, while others include BJP’s Ashok Bhat and PDP’s Arif Laigroo are trailing behind by a huge margin.
In Central Shalteng, NC-Congress joint candidate and PCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra is leading with a margin of 5000 votes while in Zadibal seat NC’s Tanvir Sadiq is leading with a margin of 2000 votes.
In Chanapora, the big wig and JK Apni Party chief Altaf Bukhari is trailing behind NC’s Mushtaq Guroo with a margin of 1500 votes.
In Lal Chowk, exit polls are proving to be correct as NC candidate Ehsan Pardesi is emerging a winning candidate. He is leading with a huge margin while as Apni Party candidate Ashraf Mir and BJP’s young face Er Aijaz Hussain seem to be nowhere in the race. Ehsan is leading with a margin of 2500 votes.
In Khanyar, the party also seems to be on the front seat as veteran Ali Muhammad Sagar seems to be sailing through easily. The four-time MLA is sure about his victory.
