Anantnag counting begins: Mehbooba's fate to be decided soon

June 25, 2016 09:47

Counting of votes began on Saturday morning for south Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency where Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is one of the eight contesting candidates

"The strong room where the EVMs had been kept in safe custody after the poll process on 22 June, was opened in the presence of the contesting candidates and their representatives in Anantnag," an official told IANS.

"The counting process has started and the results should be known before midday."

Eight candidates including Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party, Hilal Ahmad Shah of the Congress and Iftikhar Hussain Misgar of the National Conference are contesting.

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