Anantnag counting begins, Mehbooba Mufti's fate to be decided today
According to reports, the Chief Minister is leading after the first round of counting.
Voting for the by-election took place on Wednesday.
Mufti, who became Chief Minister without being a member of the state legislature, has to get elected to the Assembly within six months of being swron-in.
Apart from Mufti, a candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seven other candidates, including those from the Congress and the National Conference, are contesting the election.
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