New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after paying homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, amid monsoon rain, at Veer Bhumi in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)
The Congress party has announced its first list of nine candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The list, released late on Monday, includes leaders like Ghulam Ahmad Mir, general secretary of the party, who will contest from the Dooru constituency. Former state unit chief Vikar Rasool Wani has been proposed for the Banihal seat.
The Congress has also named candidates for other key constituencies: Surinder Singh Channi will contest from Tral, Amanullah Mantoo from Devsar, Peerzada Mohammad Syed from Anantnag, Shaikh Zafarullah from Inderwal, Nadeem Sharief from Bhadarwah, Sheikh Riyaz from Doda and Pradeep Kumar Bhagat from Doda West.
Congress and North Carolina finalize agreement to share seats
This announcement comes in the wake of the finalisation of a seat-sharing agreement between the Congress and its ally, the National Conference (NC), for the upcoming elections in the Union Territory. As per the agreement, the NC will contest 51 seats, while the Congress will contest 32. In addition, one seat each has been allotted to the parties – the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP). The two parties also agreed to a “friendly contest” for five seats.
Earlier on Monday, the NC released its first list of 18 candidates, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) revised its list of 15 candidates for the first phase of voting in the Union Territory.
JK Elections: First Phase on September 18
The elections, being held in accordance with a Supreme Court order mandating that Assembly elections be held by September 30, 2024, will be held in three phases from September 18 to October 1. The first phase will cover 24 Assembly constituencies in six districts, with voting scheduled for September 18 and counting of votes on October 4.
Jammu and Kashmir, which has 90 Assembly seats spread across 20 districts, has been under central rule since 2018 following the collapse of the PDP-BJP coalition government. The PDP manifesto released last week promises to restore JK’s statehood.
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First published: August 27, 2024 | 09:16 IS
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