BJP Announces Candidates for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its third list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. The elections will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. The third list includes candidates for the second and third phases of the elections.
List of Candidates
| Phase | Candidate | Constituency |
|---|---|---|
| Second | Ashok Bhat | Habbakadal |
| Second | Mohammad Akram Chaudhary | Gulabgarh |
| Second | Kuldeep Raj Dubey | Reasi |
| Second | Baldev Raj Sharma | Shri Mata Vaishno Devi |
| Second | Thakur Randhir Singh | Kalakote-Sunderbani |
| Third | Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali | Budhal |
| Third | Mohammad Iqbal Malik | Thannamandi |
| Third | Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari | Surankote |
| Third | Chowdhary Abdul Ghani | Poonch Haveli |
| Third | Murtaza Khan | Mendhar |
| Third | Pawan Gupta | Udhampur West |
| Third | Balwant Singh Mankotia | Chenani |
| Third | Sunil Bhardwaj | Ramnagar |
| Third | Jeevan Lal | Bani |
| Third | Satish Sharma | Billawar |
| Third | Darshan Singh | Basholi |
| Third | Rajiv Jasrotia | Jasrota |
| Third | Vijay Kumar Sharma | Hiranagar |
| Third | Devinder Kumar Maniyal | Ramgarh |
| Third | Surjit Singh Salathia | Samba |
| Third | Chandra Prakash Ganga | Vijaypur |
| Third | Gharu Ram Bhagat | Suchetgarh |
| Third | Narinder Singh Raina | RS Pura-Jammu South |
| Third | Yudhvir Sethi | Jammu East |
| Third | Devinder Singh Rana | Nagrota |
| Third | Arvind Gupta | Jammu West |
| Third | Sham Lal Sharma | Jammu North |
| Third | Mohan Lal Bhagat | Akhnoor |
| Third | Rajeev Sharma | Chhamb |
This is the first assembly poll since the abrogation of Article 370. The votes will be counted on October 4. In the Lok Sabha elections held earlier this year, the BJP won both seats in Jammu, showing its strong support in the region. The National Conference also won two seats.
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BJP -: BJP stands for Bhartiya Janata Party. It is one of the major political parties in India.
Jammu and Kashmir -: Jammu and Kashmir is a region in northern India. It used to be a state but is now a Union Territory.
Assembly Elections -: Assembly elections are held to choose representatives for the legislative assembly of a state or Union Territory in India.
Phases -: Phases mean that the elections will happen on different days in different areas. In this case, there are three phases.
Article 370 -: Article 370 was a special law that gave Jammu and Kashmir more autonomy than other states. It was removed in 2019.
