The Congress party’s list of candidates includes Surinder Singh Channi (Tral), Amanullah Mantoo (Devsar), Peerzada Mohammad Syed (Anantnag), Shaikh Zafarullah (Inderwal), Nadeem Sharief (Bhadarwah), Sheikh Riyaz (Doda), and Pradeep Kumar Bhagat (Doda West).
This announcement follows the finalisation of a seat-sharing agreement between the Congress and its ally, the National Conference (NC).
Under the terms of the agreement, the NC will contest 51 seats, while the Congress will field candidates in 32 constituencies. Additionally, one seat each has been allocated to the CPI(M) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP). The allies also announced that there will be a “friendly contest” on five seats in the Union territory.
Shortly after the seat-sharing deal was finalised, the National Conference also released a list of 18 candidates approved by party president Farooq Abdullah. Key nominations include retired Justice Hussnain Masoodi (Pampore), Mohammad Khalil Bandh (Pulwama), Sheikh Mohammad Rafi (Shopian), Gh Mohi-Ud-Din Mir (Rajpora), and Khalid Najeeb Soharwardy (Doda).
The National Conference’s list also features Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Mir (Rajpora), Showkat Hussain Ganie (Zainpora), Sakina Ittoo (DH Pora), Peerzada Feroze Ahmad (Devsar), Chowdary Zaffer Ahmad (Larnoo), Abdul Majeed Larmi (Anantnag West), Dr Bashir Ahmad Veeri (Bijbehara), Reyaz Ahmad Khan (Anantnag East), Altaf Ahmad Kaloo (Pahalgam), Mehboob Iqbal (Bhaderwah), Arjun Singh Raju (Ramban), Sajad Shaheen (Banihal), Sajad Kichloo (Kishtwar), and Pooja Thokur (Pader-Nagsani).
The assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will be conducted in three phases, with the first phase scheduled for September 18, the second on September 25, and the third on October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 4.
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