In the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah will contest from the Gandarbal seat. The NC has released its second list of candidates.
Candidates in the Second List:
- Kangan (ST) – Mian Mehr Ali
- Gandarbal – Omar Abdullah
- Hazratbal – Salman Ali Sagar
- Khanyar – Ali Mohammad Sagar
- Habba Kadal – Shameema Firdous
- Lal Chowk – Ahsan Pardesi
- Chanapora – Mushtaq Guru
- Jadibal – Tanveer Sadiq
- Eidgah – Mubarak Gul
- Khan Sahib – Saif-ud-Din Bhatt
- Char-e-Sharif – Abdul Raheem Rather
- Chadoora – Ali Mohammad Dar
- Gulab Garh (ST) – R. Khurshid
- Kalakote/Sunderbani – Yashu Vardhan Singh
- Naushera – Surinder Chaudhary
- Budhal (ST) – Javid Chaudhary
- Poonch Haveli – Ajaz Ahmed Jan
- Mendhar (ST) – Javid Rana
- Karana – Javid Mirchal
- Trehgam – Mir Saifullah
- Kupwara – Nasir Aslam Wani (Sogami)
- Lolab – Kaiser Jamshid Lone
- Handwara – Chaudhary Mohammad Ramzan
- Sopore – Irshad Rasool Kar
- Rafiabad – Javed Ahmed Dar
- Uri – Dr. Sajjad Shafi Uri
- Baramulla – Javid Hussain Beg
- Tangmarg – Farooq Ahmed Shah
- Pattan – Javid Riyaz Bedar
- Sonawari – Hilal Akbar Lone
- Gurez (ST) – Nazir Ahmed Gurezi
- Jammu North – Ajay Kumar Sadhotra
First List of Candidates:
Earlier, on August 27, National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah announced the first list of candidates for 18 constituencies including Pampore, Pulwama, Rajpora, and Shopian. This list also included two Hindu candidates: Arjun Singh Raju from Ramban and Pooja Thokur from Pader-Nagasani.
Candidates in the First List:
- Pampore – Retired Justice Hussain Masoodi
- Pulwama – Mohammad Khaleel Band
- Rajpora – Mohi-ud-Din Mir
- Zainpora – Shoukat Hussain Gani
- Shopian – Sheikh Mohammad Rafi
- D.H. Pora – Sakina Ittu
- Devsar – Peerzada Feroz Ahmed
- Larnu – Chaudhary Zafar Ahmed
- Anantnag West – Abdul Majid Larmi
- Bijbehara – Dr. Bashir Ahmad Veeri
- Anantnag East – Riyaz Ahmad Khan
- Pahalgam – Altaf Ahmad Kaloo
- Bhaderwah – Mehboob Iqbal
- Doda – Khalid Najeeb Sohrawardi
- Ramban – Arjun Singh Raju
- Banihal – Sajjad Shaheen
- Kishtwar – Sajjad Kichloo
- Pader-Nagasani – Pooja Thokur
In the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, National Conference will contest 51 seats, while Congress will contest 32 seats. There will be friendly contests for 5 seats. The CPI(M) and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) will each field a candidate for one seat.
