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2014 Lok Sabah elections to witness tough fight between NC-PDP in Valley
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Thursday, 27 March 2014
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Srinagar: Keeping in view the 2009 Lok
Sabha results, a tough fight is expected to be witnessed between ruling
National Conference (NC) and the opposition Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) in
the three seats of Kashmir valley.
The results that came in 2009 Lok Sabha elections was a
result of reciprocity between National Conference and the Congress. While NC
benefited by the Congress support in three Lok Sabha seats of the valley, its
coalition partner Congress candidates got elected with the active support of
the NC voters in Jammu region.
In Srinagar Parliamentary seat, the difference between NC
and PDP was of mere 30242 votes. NC candidate Dr Farooq Abdullah had got
1,47,035 while as PDP candidate Molvi Iftikaar Hussain Ansari bagged 1, 16,793
votes in his favour.
The figures reveal that in North Kashmir’s Baramulla
parliamentary seat, PDP candidate had given a tough fight to NC’s
Sharief-ud-Din Shariq, with the later winning by a margin of 64,814 votes.
Shariq had got 2,03,022 votes while as Mohammad Dilawar Mir the
then PDP candidate had managed 1,38,208 votes in his favour. Peoples’
Conference lagged behind PDP with 65403 votes in its kitty.
In South Kashmir’s Anantnag Constituency, the difference
of votes between NC and PDP was 5224 votes. The winning candidate Mehboob Beigh
had got 148317 votes while as PDP candidate Peer Mohammad Hussain garnered
143093 votes in his favour.
Commenting over the past poll results, PDP senior leader
Muzzafar Hussain Beigh said that PDP will register win with a very good lead in
all the three seats of valley.
Substantiating his claims, Beigh stated that in 2009
parliamentary elections, the people were optimistic about NC and Congress as
both had entered into coalition to form a government in the state. “Our
supporters were depressed in 2009. Now they are fully enthusiastic as they are
aware that the parliament elections will have a direct impact on assembly
elections.” Beig added that in 2009, the voter turnout was less and the same
always affect the opposition party while as it benefits the ruling one.
Commenting on North Kashmir’s Baramulla Parliamentary
seat, Beig stated that he has been associated with the people of the North
Kashmir from the last three decades and his personal public image will benefit
the party at large in that constituency.
On the other, NC’s Additional General Secretary, Mustafa
Kamal claimed that NC will sweep all the three seats in valley. According to
him the margin with which NC will win, will be higher than the previous one.
“Opposition vote has been divided at present and the fact is that our voters
never change sides.” (KNS)
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