Baramulla, one of Kashmir valley’s most important seats, has seen a major political upturn this Lok Sabha Elections.
Engineer Rashid an independent candidate and two-time MLA from Langate constituency defeated National Conference leader Omar Abdullah by a margin of 1 lakh votes.
Omar in a post on X, conceded his defeat even before official election results were announced, saying, “I think it’s time to accept the inevitable. Congratulations to Engineer Rashid for his victory in North Kashmir. I don’t believe his victory will hasten his release from prison nor will the people of North Kashmir get the representation they have a right to but the voters have spoken and in a democracy that’s all that matters.”
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