The Congress has announced a total of 34 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir assembly. For the assembly elections, the Congress party has revealed a seat-sharing arrangement with National Conference.
Key candidates include Ghulam Ahmad Mir for Dooru and former state chief Vikar Rasool Wani for Banihal.
J&K Assembly Polls: Full List Of Congress Candidates
Tral - Surinder Singh Channi
Dooru - Ghulam Ahmad Mir
Devsa - Amanullah Mantoo
Anantnag - Peerzada Mohammad Syed
Inderwal - Shaikh Zafarullah
Banihal - Vikar Rasool Wani
Doda - Sheikh Riyaz from
Doda West - Pradeep Kumar Bhagat
Bhadarwah - Nadeem Sharief
Reasi - Mumtaz Khan
Rajouri (ST) - Iftkar Ahmed
Udhampur West - Summit Mangotra
Samba - Krishan Dev Singh
Jammu East - Yogesh Sawhney
Jammu West - Thakur Manmohan Singh
Surankote (ST) - Mohd Shahnawaz Choudhary
Central Shalteng - Tariq Hameed Karra
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi - Bhupender Jamwal
Thannamandi (ST) - Shabir Ahmad Khan
Langate - Irshad Ab Gani
Sopore - Haji Abdul Rashid Dar
Wagoora-Kreeri- Adv. Irfan Hafeez Lone
Ramnagar (SC)- Mool Raj
Bani - Ms. Kajal Rajput
Billawar - Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma
Basohli - Ch. Lal Singh
Jasrota - Thakur Balbir Singh
Hiranagar - Rakesh Choudhary Jatt
Ramgarh (SC) - Yashpal Kundal
Bishnah (SC)- Neeraj Kundan
R.S. Pura - Jammu South - Raman Bhalla
Bahu - T.S. Tony
Nagrota - Balbir Singh
Marh (SC) - Mula Ram
(The list of candidates will be updated as and when announced)
INDIA Bloc Seat Sharing Deal In J&K
National Conference and the Congress party confirmed their alliance ahead of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and revealed that ally National Conference will contest 51 seats and Congress will run in 32.
The CPI(M) and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) have each been allocated one seat.
A joint press conference at NC president Farooq Abdullah's residence in Srinagar revealed that five seats will see a "friendly contest" between the allies after a day of negotiations.
