After Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) and Nationwide Convention (NC), now Congress has launched the names of 9 candidates for varied meeting seats for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir meeting polls. The announcement got here on Tuesday after the get together managed a seat-sharing cope with the ally NC.
Ghulam Ahmad Mir from Dooru and Vikar Rasool Wani from Banihal are among the many distinguished leaders set to contest. Peerzada Mohd Syed is slated to compete for the essential Anantnag constituency, whereas Sheikh Riaz is eyeing the Doda seat.
Moreover, Surinder Singh Channi will contest from Tral, Amanullah Mantoo from Devsar, Shaikh Zafarullah from Inderwal, Nadeem Sharief from Bhadarwah, and Pradeep Kumar Bhagat from Doda West.
The Central Election Committee has chosen the next individuals as Congress candidates for the following elections to the Legislative Meeting of Jammu & Kashmir. pic.twitter.com/wo1bkdojhv
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 26, 2024
Earlier on Monday, the Nationwide Convention launched an inventory of 18 candidates for the upcoming meeting elections.
In a strategic seat-sharing settlement for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir meeting polls, the Nationwide Convention will contest 51 out of the 90 seats, whereas Congress will area candidates in 32 constituencies. The pact additionally features a “pleasant contest” between the 2 events on 5 seats. Moreover, one seat every has been allotted to CPI(M) and the Panthers Celebration.
Polling in Jammu and Kashmir is about to happen in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1, with vote counting scheduled for October 4. The election will cowl all 90 meeting constituencies within the Union Territory, which has 88.06 lakh registered voters, as per the Election Fee.
