Jammu and Kashmir: Voting begins for second phase of Assembly elections
The prominent candidates are former CM Omar Abdullah, Congress’ J&K unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra and BJP’s president in the Union territory Ravinder Raina.
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Voting for the second phase of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections began at 7 am on Wednesday, with 26 out of the 90 seats in the Union territory going to polls.
These are the first Assembly elections in the Union territory since the abrogation of Article 370, which had given special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir.
A total of 256 candidates are in the fray in six districts: Ganderbal, Srinagar and Budgam in the Kashmir valley and Jammu region’s Reasi, Rajouri and Poonch districts.
Among the prominent faces contesting on Wednesday is former Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah. He is fighting against Peoples Democratic Party leader Bashir Ahmad Mir and jailed cleric and Independent Sarjan Barkati in Ganderbal.
Abdullah is also contesting the Budgam constituency against Peoples Democratic Party’s Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi.
Congress’ Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Tariq Hameed Karra is fighting the polls from the Central Shaltengh constituency with support from ally National Conference. Bharatiya Janata party’s Jammu and Kashmir president Ravinder Raina is seeking re-election from the Nowshera seat. Apni Party chief Altaf Bhukhari is tussling with National Conference candidate Mushtaq Guroo, Peoples Democratic Party’s Mohammed Iqbal Trumboo and BJP’s Hilal Ahmad Wani for the Channapura Assembly...
