With NC's Omar Abdullah as one of the key candidates in the constituency, the Budgam Assembly constituency has become one of the hot seats in Jammu and Kashmir.

Abdullah, the National Conference (NC) candidate, had support of current NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi for this extremely crucial seat.

Omar Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, won the Budgam seat in the Assembly elections, defeating PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi.

Presently, Former chief minister Omar Abdullah of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is leading from Budgam.

The NC vice president had said that his decision to contest from two seats reflects his party's strength, not weakness.

Budgam Assembly constituency is a key battleground in Jammu and Kashmir. In the 2014 elections, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi of JKN secured victory with 43

In the first assembly polls since the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi and the BJP face a rejuvenated and vindicated Opposition in the Haryana assembly polls. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is voting after almost a decade and it remains to be seen how the abrogation of Article 370 has impacted the political landscape of the Valley.

Omar Abdullah is contesting from Central Kashmir’s Budgam and Ganderbal constituencies, where polls were conducted on September 25.

For decades, the Ganderbal constituency has been synonymous with the Abdullah dynasty, with three generations—Sheikh Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah, and Omar Abdullah—representing it. However, the NC stronghold is now under threat,

Chief Electoral Officer PK Pole said that CCTVs have been set up in each counting hall for record creation. He told ANI, “Counting will begin at 7.30 am for postal ballots and 8 am for EVMs. Polls were held peacefully and no candidate or political party faced any kind of difficulty.