Election Results 2024 Live: Counting of votes begins in Haryana, J&K
The counting of votes began at 8 am on Tuesday for 5 assembly elections in Haryana and 90 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, the final leg of an electoral journey that will give the union territory its first elected government since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019.
Here are the live and important updates on Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results:
4:30 PM: INLD's Abhay Chautala loses Ellenabad seat to Congress candidate Bharat Singh Beniwal by margin of 15000 votes
4:10 PM: Seats where BJP won in Jammu and Kashmir: Election Result LIVE: BJP candidates have won in Akhnoor, Bahu, Bashohli, Bhadarwah, Billawar, Bishnah, Chenani, Chhamb, Doda West, Hiranagar, Jammu East, Jammu North, Jammu West, Josrota, Kalakote-Sunderbani, Kathua, Kishtwar, Marh, Nagrota, Padder-Nagseni, RS Pura - Jammu South, Ramgarh, Ramnagar, Samba, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Suchetgarh, Udhampur East, Udhampur West, and Vijaypur.
4:00 PM: Haryana: Congress' Bhupinder Singh Hooda wins Garhi Sampla-Kiloi
4:50 PM: J&K: BJP’s Shagun Parihar, whose father, uncle were killed by terrorists, wins Kishtwar seat
3:39 PM: Bhupinder Singh Hooda wins from Garhi Sampla-Kiloi in Haryana with 1.08 lakh votes, beats BJP candidate Manju by 71,465 votes
1:54 PM: Jammu and Kashmir Election Result 2024: “Omar Abdullah to be next chief minister,” announces Farooq Abdullah
"Omar Abdullah will become the next chief minister," National Conference's Farooq Abdullah announced today after strong showing in the J&K polls.
1:54 PM: NC leader Omar Abdullah wins Budgam with 36,010 votes, beats PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi by 18485 margin.
1:49 PM: Two Independent candidates win in J&K: Payare Lal Sharma wins Inderwal, beats Independent Ghulam Mohammad Saroori by 643 votes. Choudhary Mohammed Akram wins Surankote with 34,201 votes, beats Mohd Shahnawaz of Congress
1:40 PM: Congress's Vinesh Phogat wins Julana constituency by margin of 6015 votes against BJP's Yogesh Kumar.
1:38 PM PDP gets first seat in J&K as Waheed ur Rehman Para declared winner from Pulwama
1:23 PM: BJP’s Krishan Lal Middha declared winner from Haryana’s Jind with a margin of 15,860 votes.
1:20 PM: Congress's Mohammad Ilyas wins Punahana seat in Haryana by a margin of over 31,916 votes.
1:18 PM: Results declared for 8 seats in J&K: BJP leads with 5 seats, National Conference in second place, with 3 winners
1:13 PM: BJP leads on 49 seats in Haryana but Congress has marginally higher vote share (40.14%) than the BJP (39.67%), according to the EC data till 1.04pm
1:06 PM: Congress’s Aftab Ahmed declared winner from Nuh constituency in Haryana with a margin of 46,963 votes.
12:48 PM: India's richest woman, Savitri Jindal, who is contesting as an Independent from Haryana's Hisar constituency after the BJP denied her ticket, is currently leading.
12:44 PM: Vinesh Phogat extends lead, Punia congratulates on 'win'
12:20 PM: NC’s Nazir Ahmad Khan declared winner in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez
12:19 PM: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to address BJP workers at the party's headquarters in Delhi.
12:17 PM: ECI site shows Darshan Kumar as first winner from Basohli constituency in J&K – won with a margin of 16,034 votes
12:17 PM: PDP Youth president Waheed Parra has taken an unassailable lead. Parra, who is up against National Conference’s Khalil Bandh from Pulwama Assembly seat, is leading by over 7,000 votes with less than 2,000 votes remaining to be counted.
12:14 PM: Supriya Shrinate confident Haryana Poll trends will shift by afternoon
12:06 PM: Bhupinder Singh Hooda confident Congress will form government in Haryana
11:53 AM: Haryana election results: Congress alleges misleading trends on ECI website, says data is not updated quick enough
11:52 AM: J&K People Conference president Sajad Gani Lone leads in Handwara by 1,175 votes
11:41 AM: AAP yet to get off the mark in Haryana
11:37 AM: Vinesh Phogat gains narrow lead in Julana
11:37 AM: J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra leads in Central Shalteng
11:34 AM: Iltija Mufti concedes defeat in Srigufwara-Bijbehara, accepts people's verdict
11:26 AM: NC+ leads in 52, BJP leads in 26 seats in J&K
11:26 AM: BPJ leads in 48 seats, Congress in 36 seats in haryana.
11:24 AM: BJP’s Bhavya Bishnoi leading by 825 votes in Adampur.
11:20 AM: 'Our vote share is way ahead, will convert into seats,' says Congress leader Supriya Shrinate.
11:17 AM: Seats in Haryana where Congress is leading: Adampur, Ambala City, Badli, Baroda, Bawani Khera, Beri, Dabwali, Ellenabad, Faridabad NIT, Ferozepur Jhirka, Garhi Sampla-Kiloi, Guhla, Hodal, Jagadhri, Jhajjar, Kaithal, Kalanwali, Kalayat, Mahendragarh, Meham, Mulana, Naraingarh, Narnaund, Nuh, Pehowa, Prithla, Punahana, Ratia, Rohtak, Sadhaura, Shahbad, Sirsa, Thanesar, Tohana, Uchana Kalan, Uklana, and Yamunanagar.
11:15 AM: JKNC vice president Omar Abdullah continues to lead in both Budgam and Ganderbal seats.
11:10 AM: BJP's Yogesh Kumar is leading against Congress's Vinesh Phogat from Julana
10:51 AM: BJP's Anil Vij trails in Ambala Cantt of Haryana, Independent rival Chitra Sarwara leads
10:50 AM: Haryana Congress chief Udai Bhan leads from Hodal
10:47 AM: Vinesh Phogat trails from Julana as BJP’s Yogesh Kumar gains lead
10:43 AM: JP Nadda calls meeting of BJP general secretaries
10:43 AM: JJP's Dushyant Chautala trailing by 8,000 votes in Uchana Kalan
10:42 AM: BJP leads in 48 seats in Haryana, Congress in 35 seats in J&K
10:40 AM: Omar Abdullah is leading by 2281 votes
10:27 AM: Vinesh Phogat is leading in 345 votes
10:23 AM: Congress will secure majority, will form government in Haryana: Bhupinder Singh Hooda
10:19 AM: Kumari Selja says Still in CM race in Haryana
10:18 AM: Omar Abdullah leads from both seats
10:15 AM: Haryana Congress Chief Udai Bhan Leading From Hodal
9:55 AM: Congress's candidate Bhupinder Singh Hooda trailing
9:53 AM: Vinesh Phogat gains leads in Julana
9:49 AM: Anil Vij, six-time BJP MLA from Ambala Cantt, trailing behind Congress candidate Parvinder Pal Pari
9:46 AM: BJP ahead in Haryana
9:45 AM: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti trailing from Bijbehara- Srigufwara
9:43 AM: Vinesh Phogat trailing from Julana
9:37 AM: Jammu and Kashmir Election Results: PDP's Waheed Para takes lead in Pulwama
9:36 AM: Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami leading from J&K's Kulgam
9:34 AM: Congress's Peerzada Mohammad Syed leading in J&K's Anantnag
9:33 AM: J&K Election Results: BJP state unit president Ravinder Raina is trailing
9:32 AM: BJP’s Mohd Saleem Bhat leading from Jammu and Kashmir's Banihal
9:24 AM: Congress’s Aftab Ahmed leads in Nuh
9:16 AM: Abhay Singh Chautala leads from Ellenabad constituency.
9:18 AM: BJP’s Shruti Choudhry leading in Tosham
9:15 AM: Gulam Ahmad Mir leading in Jammu and Kashmir’s Dooru
9:12 AM: Congress’s Aditya Surjewala gains lead in Kaithal
9:10 AM: NC crosses half-way mark in J&K, leads on 46 seats.
9:00 AM: CM Nayab Singh Saini leads from Ladwa seat
8:54 AM: Congress crosses 50-mark on leads chart. BJP leading on 15 seats in Haryana
8:51 AM: JKPC's Sajjad Lone trails in Handwara
8:49 AM: BJP's Jammu and Kashmir chief Ravinder Raina leading from Noushera
8:49 AM: Former Haryana DCM Dushyant Singh Chautala trails in Uchana Kalan
8:44 AM: Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija Mufti leading in Bijbehara- Srigufwara
8:44 AM: BJP’s Anil Vij and Nayab Singh leading on Amabala Cantt and Ladwa respectively.
8:43 AM: Randeep Singh Surjewala's son Aditya Surjewala trailing in Kaithal in early trends.
8:43 AM: Congress's potential CM candidate Bhupinder Singh Hooda leading
8:42 AM: Congress's Vinesh Phogat leading from Julana.
8:42 AM: NC’s Omar Abdullah leading in Ganderbal.
8:39 AM: Early trends show Congress leading at 45 seats, with BJP at 27 in Haryana
8:35 AM: Early trends show Congress leading in Haryana on over 35 seats, close fight in J&K.
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ED raids against Anil Ambani Group companies continue on day 3
Mumbai, Jul 26 (PTI): Enforcement Directorate searches against the companies of Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani in Mumbai continued for the third day on Saturday with the agency recovering a number of documents and computer peripherals from multiple locations, official sources said.
The raids were launched on July 24 by the federal probe agency as part of an alleged Rs 3,000 crore worth bank loan fraud-linked money laundering case apart from multiple other allegations of financial irregularities with crores of rupees by certain companies.
The searches, being conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), are continuing at some locations out of the more than 35 premises that were covered in Mumbai since Thursday, the sources said.
These premises belong to 50 companies and 25 people including a number of executives of the Anil Ambani Group companies.
ED sources had said the investigation primarily pertains to allegations of illegal loan diversion of around Rs 3,000 crore, given by the Yes Bank to the group companies of Ambani between 2017-2019.
Reliance Power and Reliance Infrastructure, two companies of the group, had on Thursday informed the stock exchanges saying while they acknowledge the action, the raids had "absolutely no impact" on their business operations, financial performance, shareholders, employees, or any other stakeholders.
"The media reports appear to pertain to allegations concerning transactions of Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM) or Reliance Home Finance Limited (RHFL) which are over 10 years old," the companies had said.
The ED, the sources had said, has found that just before the loan was granted, Yes Bank promoters "received" money in their concerns.
The agency is investigating this nexus of "bribe" and the loan.
The sources said the ED is also probing allegations of "gross violations" in Yes Bank loan approvals to these companies including charges like back-dated credit approval memorandums, investments proposed without any due diligence/credit analysis in violation of banks credit policy.
The loans are alleged to have been "diverted" to many group companies and "shell" (bogus) companies by the entities involved.
The agency is also looking at some instances of loans given to entities with weak financials, lack of proper documentation of loans and due diligence, borrowers having common addresses and common directors in their companies etc., the sources said.
The money laundering case stems from at least two CBI FIRs and reports shared by the National Housing Bank, SEBI, National Financial Reporting Authority (NFRA) and Bank of Baroda with the ED, they said.
These reports indicate, the sources said, that there was a "well-planned and thought after scheme" to divert or siphon off public money by cheating banks, shareholders, investors and other public institutions.
The Union government had informed the Parliament recently that the State Bank of India has classified RCOM along with Ambani as 'fraud' and was also in the process of lodging a complaint with the CBI.
A bank loan "fraud" of more than Rs 1,050 crore between RCOM and Canara Bank is also under the scanner of the ED apart from some "undisclosed" foreign bank accounts and assets, the sources said.
Reliance Mutual fund is also stated to have invested Rs 2,850 crore in AT-1 bonds and a "quid pro quo" is suspected here by the agency.
Additional Tier 1 (AT-1) are perpetual bonds issued by banks to increase their capital base and they are riskier than traditional bonds having higher interest rates. An alleged loan fund diversion of about Rs 10,000 crore involving Reliance Infrastructure too is under the scanner of the agency.
A Sebi report on RHFL is also part of the ED probe.
The companies also said in their filings before the stock exchanges that Anil Ambani was not on the Board of either Reliance Power or Reliance Infrastructure and that they had no "business or financial linkage" to RCOM or RHFL.
Any action taken against RCOM or RHFL, the companies said, has no bearing or impact on the governance, management, or operations of either Reliance Power or Reliance Infrastructure.
