BJP candidate Devyani Rana won the Nagrota Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, bagging 42,183 votes in the final round of counting on riday (November 14, 2025). The counting of votes for the bypolls of Budgam and Nagrota seats began at 8 a.m.

In Nagrota, while Ms. Rana maintained her lead, her closest rival in votes was National Conference’s Shamim Begum, who is the sitting District Development Council member.

Devyani Rana is the daughter of former MLA Devender Singh Rana whose death necessitated the bypoll. He was elected from the segment in the 2024 Assembly elections but died last year.

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Other candidates included the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party candidate Harsh Dev Singh, w

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