New Delhi: The BJP on Monday released its first list of 44 candidates for the elections to the 90-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, fielding Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota.
The candidates include 15 for the first phase of polls, 10 for the second phase and 19 for the third phase.
The party has chosen to field its candidates for a few Kashmir constituencies,, including Pampore, Shopian, Anantnag West and Anantnag, besides its strongholds in the Jammu region.
Key names in the list include Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi from Pampore and Mohd. Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, among others.
Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections are scheduled to be held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1. The results will be declared on October 4.
Here is the list;
1. Phase 1
| Name | Constituency |
|---|---|
| Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi | Pampore |
| Arshid Bhat | Rajpora |
| Javed Ahmad Qadri | Shopian |
| Mohd. Rafiq Wani | Anantnag West |
| Advocate Syed Wazahat | Anantnag |
| Sofi Yousuf | Srigufwara–Bijbehara |
| Veer Saraf | Shangus–Anantnag East |
| Tariq Keen | Inderwal |
| Shagun Parihar | Kishtwar |
| Sunil Sharma | Padder–Nagseni |
| Daleep Singh Parihar | Bhadarwah |
| Gajay Singh Rana | Doda |
| Shakti Raj Parihar | Doda West |
| Rakesh Thakur | Ramban |
| Salim Bhat | Banihal |
