J&K Assembly election results: Lone BJP woman candidate Shagun Parihar wins from Kishtwar, vows for region's security

Shagun Parihar, lone BJP woman candidate in Jammu and Kashmir, vows to fight for region's security after winning Kishtwar seat.

Five years after losing her father and uncle in a terror attack, the lone BJP woman candidate in Jammu and Kashmir polls, Shagun Parihar, who won the Kishtwar Assembly seat on Tuesday (October 8, 2024), vowed to fight for the security of the region.

Ms. Parihar defeated veteran National Conference (NC) leader and former minister Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo.

Ms. Parihar is one of the 27 candidates of BJP who have won the elections on Tuesday (October 8, 2024). She is also among the three women who have won elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Ms. Parihar polled 29,053 votes, defeating Mr. Kitchloo by a narrow margin of 521 votes. She maintained a lead throughout the counting process.

Mr. Kitchloo, who previously won the seat in 2002 and 2008 and his father three times, secured 28,532 votes. PDP’s Firdos Ahmed Tak received just 997 votes, forfeiting the deposit.

“I bow before the people of Kishtwar for their faith in me and my party. Their support is deeply appreciated. I am humbled by their endorsement,” Ms. Parihar told reporters upon being declared elected.