Women voters outnumbered their male counterparts at many polling stations in the Beerwah assembly constituency, which went to polls on Wednesday. Awami Ittehad Party candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan who is also district development council chairperson, NC’s Dr Shafi and the Peoples Democratic Party candidate Ghulam Ahmad Khan are among the 12 candidates in fray. However, polling day saw supporters of …
The nomination form of jailed cleric known for his pro-Azadi sloganeering, Sarjan Ahmad Wagay, alias Sarjan Barkati, was among those rejected by the election authorities during scrutiny, officials said on Wednesday. “The form of Sarjan Barkati was not filled properly,” Shopian deputy commissioner and district election officer Faz Lul Haseeb said. Barkati was the first jailed separatist leader to have …
