Ghulam Ahmad Mir's Commanding Lead in Dooru: A Political Comeback?

Ghulam Ahmad Mir, AICC general secretary, leads by over 27,000 votes in the Dooru assembly seat race in Jammu and Kashmir. The Election Commission reports Mir has 41,345 votes, far ahead of PDP's Mohammad Ashraf Malik with 13,731 votes. A final counting round remains.

In a significant political comeback, All India Congress Committee general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir is leading by a considerable margin in the Dooru assembly seat election in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to the Election Commission of India, Mir has secured 41,345 votes, establishing a lead of more than 27,000 votes over his People's Democratic Party rival, Mohammad Ashraf Malik, who has gathered 13,731 votes.

With only one more round of counting left, Mir is poised to reclaim the seat he previously won in 2002 and 2008 before losing it in 2014.

(With inputs from agencies.)