At least 15 Muslim <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/lok-sabha-election-results-2024-pm-modi-should-concede-defeat-people-have-rejected-him-says-sanjay-raut-23352650" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Lok Sabha elections 2024</a>&nbsp; candidates are leading in various constituencies across the country, including the TMC candidate from Berhampore, Yusuf Pathan who has maintained a comfortable lead against Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Choudhary, reported the PTI.
A total of 78 Muslims were in the fray in the Lok Sabha elections this year.
Meanwhile, Congress candidate Imran Masood from Saharanpur is leading by over 80,000 votes while Iqra Choudhary, a 29-year-old candidate from Kairana is also leading by over 60,000.
Afzal Ansari, incumbent MP from Ghazipur, is also leading in his seat by over 1 lakh votes while AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi is leading by over 3 lakh votes in Hyderabad where he is also the incumbent MP, as per the PTI.
In Ladakh, independent candidate Mohammad Haneefa Jan has secured a comfortable lead of 28,673 votes while another independent candidate from Baramulla Abdul Rashid Sheikh is leading by nearly 2 lakh votes.
In Uttar Pradesh, Mohibbullah from Rampur was leading by over 80,000 votes, and Zia Ur Rehman from Sambhal was leading by over 1.3 lakh votes.
In Anantnag-Rajouri, Mian Altaf Ahmad from the Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference (J&amp;KNC) is leading by over 2.5 lakh votes against former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, according to the PTI.
From Srinagar, J&amp;KNC candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi is leading by over 1.8 lakh votes.
Another unexpected result is unfolding in West Bengal's Baharampur seat, where TMC candidate and first-time contender Yusuf Pathan is leading against Congress' leader in the outgoing Lok Sabha and six-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury by 29,781 votes, the news agency reported.
Owaisi leading by over 3.15 lakh votes in Hyderabad LS seat
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/search/asaduddin-owaisi--articles" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi</a> was leading by 3,15,811 votes against his nearest BJP rival K Madhavi Latha at 3.05 PM in the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency in Telangana as the counting of votes was underway.
Owaisi got 6,12,842, while Madhavi Latha secured 2,97,031 votes, according to the Election Commission website.
BJP candidate Eatala Rajender was also leading by over 3.23 lakh votes against his nearest Congress rival Patnam Sunitha Mahender Reddy in Malkajgiri LS seat at 3.05 PM.
(with PTI inputs)

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