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November 14, 2025, 06:15 PM - 3 min read
National Conference (NC) tasted its first-ever electoral defeat in the Budgam assembly segment of Jammu and Kashmir as the opposition PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir wrested the seat from the ruling party in the bypolls, creating a record politically. Muntazir’s victory in the polls takes the PDP’s tally in the J-K legislative assembly to four.
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November 14, 2025, 03:22 PM - 2 min read
The high stakes Budgam bypoll in J&K has been won by PDP , rival of ruling NC. PDP’s candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi defeated his closest rival, Aga Syed Mehmood of the National Conference (NC), securing a lead of over 4,186 votes.
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November 14, 2025, 10:15 AM - 2 min read
In Budgam, NC’s Aga Syed Mehmood has secured 1,152 votes, while PDP’s Muntazir Mehdi has polled 528 votes, as per ECI counting results so far
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November 11, 2025, 08:03 PM - 3 min read
Crucial bypolls to two Assembly constituencies in J&K passed off peacefully on Tuesday and both registered strong polling figures with Nagrota touching 74.63% turnout and Budgam concluding at 49.92%.
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November 11, 2025, 12:40 PM - 2 min read
The two seats had fallen vacant after Omar Abdullah vacated the Budgam seat following his win on the Ganderbal seat, while the Nagrota seat fell vacant after BJP leader Devender Singh Rana’s demise.
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November 10, 2025, 02:46 PM - 2 min read
According to Government Order No. 1355-JK(GAD) of 2025, issued by the General Administration Department on October 16, 2025, the polling day will be treated as a paid holiday for all persons employed in business, trade, industrial undertakings, or any other establishment who are entitled to vote in these constituencies.
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November 9, 2025, 02:56 PM - 3 min read
People in the Budgam constituency are unhappy; this particular constituency was ignored despite being an NC base for decades. It received little to no attention from the government, like others.
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November 4, 2025, 04:22 PM - 3 min read
The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a showcause notice to Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Budgam bypolls, Aga Muntazir Mehdi, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by conducting late-night campaign in the Assembly constituency without requisite permission.
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November 4, 2025, 04:13 PM - 2 min read
Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi accused of conducting late-night rallies in Budgam constituency on November 1 and 3 without obtaining the required permission
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October 26, 2025, 06:03 PM - 2 min read
Camaraderie spirit out of political expediency between the two rivals is over. Hours after the result of RS polls was declared, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti hit out at NC, accusing the party of betraying voters of Budgam constituency.
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October 21, 2025, 03:45 PM - 3 min read
Aga Ruhullah Mehdi’s decision to stay away from the ongoing Budgam by-election has created ripples in the political landscape of Jammu and Kashmir, especially for the National Conference (NC). Mehdi, a significant political figure in the region, has opted not to contest or formally support any candidate so far, leaving parties and voters closely watching his next move.
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October 20, 2025, 05:28 PM - 3 min read
Candidates of all major political parties including the ruling National Conference and opposition BJP as well as PDP on Monday filed nomination papers for key bypolls to the Budgam assembly segment in Jammu and Kashmir.
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