NC’s Javaid Riyaz wins Pattan seat; Imran Ansari trails by 550 votes

Baramulla: In a closely contested election, National Conference (NC) candidate Javaid Riyaz Bedar, a former Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), secured victory in the Pattan Assembly seat with a narrow margin of 550 votes.

Bedar received 29,714 votes, edging out his opponent, Imran Raza Ansari of the Jammu & Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC), who garnered 29,164 votes.

This outcome marks a significant shift in Pattan’s political landscape, where the People’s Conference has historically held sway.

Ansari’s defeat has surprised many political observers, indicating a potential change in voter sentiment in this long-standing stronghold of the People’s Conference—(KNO)