BJP’s Shagun Parihar, Its Only Woman Candidate, Wins From Kishtwar In J&K

Five years after losing her father and uncle in a terror attack, the lone BJP woman candidate in Jammu and Kashmir polls, Shagun Parihar, who won the Kishtwar Assembly seat on Tuesday (October 8, 2024), vowed to fight for the security of the region.

Ms. Parihar defeated veteran National Conference (NC) leader and former minister Sajad Ahmed Kitchloo.

Ms. Parihar is one of the 27 candidates of BJP who have won the elections on Tuesday (October 8, 2024). She is also among the three women who have won elections in Jammu and Kashmir.