LS Poll Results: Independent Abdul Rashid defeats Omar Abdullah in Baramulla, J&K

DN Bureau

NC Vice-President and Baramulla Lok Sabha candidate Omar Abdullah has conceded defeat and congratulated Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh for his victory in North Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

Omar Abdullah
Omar Abdullah


Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Vice-President and Baramulla Lok Sabha candidate Omar Abdullah has conceded defeat and congratulated Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh for his victory in North Kashmir.

In a post on his X account, Omar Abdullah conceded defeat and congratulated Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh for his victory in North Kashmir. He added that the voters have spoken and in a democracy, that's all that matters.

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"I think it's time to accept the inevitable. 

Congratulations to Engineer Rashid for his victory in North Kashmir. I don't believe his victory will hasten his release from prison nor will the people of North Kashmir get the representation they have a right to but the voters have spoken and in a democracy, that's all that matters," Abdullah said in a post on X.

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As per latest trends, Omar Abdullah is trailing in Baramulla by a margin of 134705 votes against independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh, as per the ECI. (with Agency inputs)
 










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