Abdullah, the National Conference (NC) candidate, had support of current NC MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi for this extremely crucial seat.

With NC's Omar Abdullah as one of the key candidates in the constituency, the Budgam Assembly constituency has become one of the hot seats in Jammu and Kashmir.

Budgam is a constituency in the 90-assembly Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in the Kashmir Valley and is known for having the largest Shia Muslim population in the region. Located just 11 kilometers from the UT's capital Srinagar,

Presently, Former chief minister Omar Abdullah of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is leading from Budgam.

The NC vice president had said that his decision to contest from two seats reflects his party's strength, not weakness.

Election Commission trends show Omar Abdullah leading from Budgam and Ganderbal seats, both of which he has contested from

Jammu Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah won the Budgam seat in the Kashmir region. The former Chief Minister was testing his electoral fate for the second time in a year after his unsuccessful run from the Baramulla parliamentary constituency during the Lok Sabha elections.

Omar Abdullah is contesting from Central Kashmir’s Budgam and Ganderbal constituencies, where polls were conducted on September 25.

In the first assembly polls since the Lok Sabha elections, Narendra Modi and the BJP face a rejuvenated and vindicated Opposition in the Haryana assembly polls. Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is voting after almost a decade and it remains to be seen how the abrogation of Article 370 has impacted the political landscape of the Valley.