Srinagar: After trailing behind National Conference’s Hasnain Masoodi, Congress’s state chief G A Mir was leading by 786 after 8th round of the counting from Anantnag district. While Mir polled 5175 votes, Hasnain Masoodi got 4389 votes while Mehbooba Mufti, PDP chief, had 3005 votes while BJP candidate Sofi Yousuf had 129 votes.