Mehbooba Mufti’s PDP leads in 3 seats, Congress in one : Anantnag by-poll

Counting of votes is underway, Saturday, in south Kashmir’s Anantnag Assembly constituency. In the first round of counting of ballots so far, the Peoples Democratic Party has scored three votes, Congress one and NOTA one. The results should be known before midday. PDP leader and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Hilal Ahmad Shah of the Congress and Iftikhar Hussain Misgar of the National Conference are three of the eight candidates contesting from the constituency. The by-election in Anantnag was necessitated in the wake of the death of the then Chief Minister…

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