Srinagar: Junaid Azim Matoo, former spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference has won the municipal polls from ward 14 Rawalpora with 180 votes.
Sources confirmed Junaid’s win from Rawalpora. Besides, Matto is also contesting the elections from 3 more wards, results of which are not known yet.
The counting for the polls that concluded on October 16 began at 8 am today.
For the Srinagar municipal corporation, the counting is being held at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) in Srinagar and for the Jammu municipal corporation it is being held at the Polytechnic Institute near Bikram Chowk.
For other districts of the state, counting is being held at the respective district headquarters.
Tight security arrangements have been made all across the state.
