Assembly poll results LIVE | BJP retains Haryana; NC-Congress bag J&K
Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat greets supporters during her victory celebration after winning from Julana constituency in the Haryana Assembly elections, in Jind district, Haryana, Tuesday, October 8. PTI
Congress candidate Vinesh Phogat greets supporters during her victory celebration after winning from Julana constituency in the Haryana Assembly elections, in Jind district, Haryana, Tuesday, October 8. PTI
AAP's first victory in J-K Assembly polls
AAP's Mehraj Malik defeats BJP's Gajay Singh Rana by 4,538 votes from Doda seat
J-K polls: Three independents win
In Inderwal, independent candidate Payare Lal Sharma defeated veteran leader Gulam Mohammad Saroori by a narrow margin of 643 votes.
Sharma polled 14,195 votes, while Saroori, who was also contesting as an independent candidate, received 13,552 votes.
In Bani, independent candidate Dr. Rameshwar Singh defeated BJP candidate and former MLA Jewan Lal by 2,048 votes. Singh secured 18,672 votes, while Lal polled 16,624 votes.
In the Surankote assembly segment, independent candidate and National Conference rebel Choudhary Mohammad Akram defeated Congress candidate Mohammad Shahnawaz with a margin of 8,851 votes.
Akram polled 34,201 votes.
Latest from Haryana
Total seats - 90
BJP (48) - 5 won, leading in 43
Congress (36) - 9 won, leading in 27
Latest from Jammu and Kashmir
Total seats - 90
NC - 28 won, leading in 13
BJP - 17 won, leading in 12
Congress - 5 won, leading in 1
PDP - 2 won, leading in 2
EC responds to Congress on allegations of slowdown in updating Haryana results
The Election Commission on Tuesday told Congress leader Jairam Ramesh that there was nothing on record to substantiate his "ill-founded allegation" of slowdown in updating of Haryana poll results.
Earlier in the day, the Congress had raised with the Election Commission the issue of an "unexplained slowdown" in updating of results of Haryana elections on the poll watchdog's website and urged it to direct officials to update accurate figures so that "false news and malicious narratives" can be countered immediately.
In a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners, Congress general secretary in-charge communications Ramesh said that over the last two hours between 9 and 11 am there has been an "unexplained slowdown" in updating of results on the ECI's website.
In its response, the poll authority said counting of votes is being carried out as per Rule 60 of Conduct of Election Rules at the designated counting centres and by the designated authorities following statutory and regulatory regime.
The EC said the entire counting process in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir is unfolding in the presence of candidates, observers and micro-observers as per rules.
"There is nothing on record to substantiate your ill-founded allegation of slowdown in updating of results. Your memorandum also does not bring out any contrary facts as to the delay at any of the constituencies in Haryana or J-K," it told Ramesh.