Srinagar, June 3 (KINS): Nine counting centers have been set up across five Lok Sabha constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, a counting center has been established in Delhi to handle the votes of Kashmiri migrants, which were cast at special polling stations in Srinagar, Baramulla, and the Anantnag-Rajouri constituencies.
The vote counting, scheduled for Tuesday, also includes the Udhampur and Jammu parliamentary seats in J&K. This will determine the fate of 100 candidates, including senior BJP leader and Union Minister Jitendra Singh, two-time BJP MP Jugal Sharma, and former Chief Ministers Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC) and Mehbooba Mufti of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Other prominent candidates include former Ministers Raman Bhalla and Choudhary Lal Singh of Congress, GM Saroori of DPAP, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi and Mian Altaf of NC, Ashraf Mir of the Apni Party, and Sajjad Lone of the Peoples Conference. Former MLA Engineer Rashid is also contesting from Tihar Jail.
Officials have confirmed that all arrangements, including security measures and staff deployment, are in place at all counting centers, where vote counting will take place on June 4.
