Congress Announces First List of 9 Candidates for Jammu and Kashmir Polls

The Congress has issued its 1st list of 9 candidates for the upcoming three-phase assembly elections in J&K. This announcement follows a seat-sharing deal between the Congress and ally National Conference (NC).

As per the agreement, the NC and Congress will contest 51 and 32 seats, respectively, for the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, one seat each has been allotted to the CPI(M) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) as announced during a joint press conference at NC president Farooq Abdullah’s residence in Srinagar after day-long negotiations.

Furthermore, it was stated that there will be a “friendly contest” on five seats of the Union territory. Following the announcement, the Congress released a list of nine candidates for the polls, including Mir from Dooru, Wani from Banihal, Surinder Singh Channi 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.

The assembly elections will be conducted over three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with the counting of votes scheduled for October 4. This update has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.