Srinagar, (CNI): Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah will contest Lok Sabha elections from Srinagar constituency.
NC sources said that Omar Abdullah will contest from Srinagar constituency while former minister and senior party leader Chaudhry Muhammad Ramzan will contest from North Kashmir’s Baramulla seat.
The NC has already announced its candidate, senior Gujjar/Bakrwal leader, Mian Altaf Ahmed from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
Another former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, President of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has also announced to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
PDP has fielded its youth wing president Waheed Para from Srinagar and former Rajya Sabha member Fayaz Ahmed Mir from Baramulla seat.
The BJP is yet to announce its candidates for the three Lok Sabha seats from Kashmir. The party has fielded Minister of State (PMO) Dr. Jitender Singh from Kathua Udhampur and Jugal Kishore Sharma for the Jammu seat.
The NC and the Congress have entered into an electoral alliance with the NC supporting Congress candidates for the Jammu-Reasi and Kathua-Udhampur seats, while the Congress will not field its candidates against the NC on the three Kashmir seats. .
People’s Conference (PC)’s Sajjad Guni Lone is contesting Lok Sabha elections from Baramulla constituency.
Kathua Udhampur constituency will go to polls on April 19, Jammu-Reasi on April 26, Anantnag-Rajouri on May 7, Srinagar on May 13 and Baramulla on May 20.(CNI)