Budgam bypoll result 2025: In Aga Syed Mehmood vs Aga Muntazir vs Syed Mohsin, check who is winning

Counting of votes for the Budgam assembly bypoll in Jammu & Kashmir began on Friday, bringing the closely watched electoral contest to its final stage. Earlier this week, nearly 50% of eligible voters cast their ballots.

The bypoll, held on Tuesday, November 11, saw a turnout slightly below last year’s assembly elections, which had recorded 52.27%.

Name	Party	Result
Aga Syed Mehmood	NC	awaited
Aga Muntazir	PDP	awaited
Syed Mohsin	BJP	awaited

Polling in Budgam remained largely peaceful, with around 1.26 lakh registered voters turning out.

The bypoll is being seen as a crucial test for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s government and his party, the National Conference (NC). The election was necessitated after Abdullah vacated the Budgam seat following his win from his family stronghold of Ganderbal in last year’s assembly elections.

A traditional NC bastion since 1962, Budgam has largely remained under the party’s dominance, except for a lone Congress victory in 1972. NC’s Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi had represented the constituency for three consecutive terms — 2002, 2008, and 2014 — before Omar Abdullah secured a win in 2024.

In this bypoll, Aga Syed Mehmood of the ruling NC faces stiff competition from PDP’s Aga Muntazir, marking a rare Shia-versus-Shia contest in the Valley. Other notable contenders include BJP’s Syed Mohsin, Awami Ittehad Party’s Nazir Ahmad Khan, AAP’s Deeba Khan, and Independent candidate Muntazir Mohiuddin.

As counting continues under tight security, the results are expected to reflect not only the public sentiment in central Kashmir but also act as a barometer of the Omar Abdullah-led government’s performance in its first year in office.