Overview
- Voting takes place on November 11 for the Nagrota and Budgam assembly seats, with counting scheduled for November 14.
- Omar Abdullah’s Nagrota rally was cut short after a microphone and power glitch, prompting a brief off‑mic remark before he left the stage.
- In Nagrota, NC’s Shamim Begum faces BJP’s Devyani Rana, with Harsh Dev Singh and other entrants also in the fray; the seat fell vacant after BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana died on October 31, 2024.
- In Budgam, NC has fielded former minister Aga Mehmood against PDP’s Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, with BJP’s Aga Mohsin and others also contesting as the influential Aga families shape local dynamics.
- Abdullah told voters the bypolls will not change who governs J&K and urged them to choose a representative with access to the administration, while accusing rivals—especially the PDP—of past alignment with the BJP.