Fayaz Bukhari
Srinagar, Nov 21: A total of 166 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the 3rd phase of Assembly elections in 16 constituencies in the districts of Baramulla, Budgam and Pulwama that are going to vote on December 9.
In Uri constituency, where Taj Mohi-ud-Din of Congress is seeking re-election, 5 candidates, Taj Mohi-ud-Din of Congress, Mohammad Shafi of National Conference, Ajaz Ali Khan of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mushtaq Ahmad Mir of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Waseem Raja of Jammu and Kashmir Kissan Mazdoor Pary (JKKMP) have filed their nomination papers.
In Rafiabad constituency, where from Javed Dar of NC is seeking re-election, 13 candidates Mohammad Maqbool Mir, independent, Mohammad Umar Dar, independent, Khurshid Ahmad Khan Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference (JKPC), Abdul Gani Vakil Congress, Desh Kumar Nehru of BJP, Javaid Ahmad Dar of NC, Yawar Ahmad Mir of PDP, Mudasir Rasool Bhat, independent, Mohammad Maqbool Dar, independent, Fayaz Ahmad Malik, independent, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Ahanger, independent, Abdul Majeed Dar Jammu and Kashmir National Pathers Party (JKNPP) and Ghulam Nabi Parry, independent, have filed their nomination papers..
In Sopore constituency, where Mohammad Ashraf Ganie of NC is seeking re-election, 23 candidates Sajad Mohi-ud-Din Sheikh, independent, Mudasir Manzoor Wani, independent, Ghulam Hassan Lone, independent, Nazir Ahmad Naikoo of PDP, Khazir Mohammad Ganie, independent, Mohammad Maqbool Rather of BSP, Shabir Ahmad Dar, independent, Muzafar Ahmad Lone of JKNPP, Abdul Rashid Dar, Congress, Irshad Rasool Kar, independent, Ghulam Rasool Dar, independent, Mohammad Ashraf Ganie of NC, Ghulam Mohammad War, independent, Sayed Iqbal Nazki, independent, Mohammad Abdullah Dar, independent, Khazar Mohammed Ganie, independent, Zahid Gani Mircha of KMP, Shahzad Aasim, independent, Bashir Ahmad Azad, independent, Ulfat Sabba Ahmad Khawaja, independent,, Mohammad Ramzan Baba of PC, Shabir Ahmad Dar, independent and Sayed Irshad Ahmad, independent, have filed their nomination papers have filed their nomination papers.
In Sangrama constituency, where Syed Basharat Bukhari of PDP is seeking re-election, 10 candidates Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat of J&K PC, Syed Nisar Shah of KMP, Shoaib Nabi Lone of Congress, Farooq Ahmad Bhat of JKNPP, Khawaja Mohammad Yaqoob Wani of NC, Ghulam Mohiuddin Sofi, independent, Fazal Mahmood Baig, independent, Irfan Hafiz Lone, independent, Syed Basharat Bukhari of PDP and Hilal Ahmed Bhat, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
In Baramulla Constituency, 14 candidates Mohammad Aslam Deedar, independent, Ashiq Hussain Ganie, independent, Javid Hassan Baig of the PDP, Mohammad Maqbool Mir, independent, Altaf Jameel Lone, independent, Ghulam Hassan Rahi of NC, Salman Anees Soz of Congress, Gulam-ud-Din Gulshan, independent, Mohammad Rafiq Lone, independent, Mohammad Afsar Khan, independent, Gulshan Sanhotra of JKNPP, Mohammad Anwar Khan, independent, Mohammad Yousf Dar of JKPC and Asif Akbar Lone of JK PC have filed their nomination papers. The constituency was represented by PDP’s Muzaffar Hussain Beg who resigned this year after becoming MP.
In Gulmarg constituency, where Ghulam Hassan Mir of DPN is seeking re-election, 9 candidates Mohammad Abbas Wani and Abdul Aziz Dar of PDP, Ghulam Hassan Mir of DPN, Mohammad Akram Mir, independent, Shabbir Ahmad Mir, independent, Tejender Singh, independent, Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal of NC, Abdul Ahad Sheikh, independent, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Malla of JKNPP have filed their nomination papers.
In Pattan constituency, 16 candidates Imran Raza Ansari and Irfan Raza Ansari of PDP, Riyaz Ahmad of Congress, Bashir Ahmad Ganie, independent, Wali Mohammad Wani, independent, Farooq Ahmad Ganie, independent, Abdul Ahad Yatoo (Ind), Shahzad Ahmad Yatoo (Ind), Aga Syed Mehmood-Al-Mosavi and Aga Syed Yousuf-Al-Movsi of NC, Basharat Hussain Najar of DPN, Abdul Rashid Shaheen, independent, Ashiq Ahmad Dar, independent, Shabir Ahmad Wani, independent, Tariq Ahmad Parray, independent, Aashiq Hussain Lone of BSP have filed their nomination papers. The constituency was represented by PDP’s Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari who passed away recently.
In Chadoora constituency, Javed Mustafa Mir of PDP is seeking re-election, 9 candidates Ali Mohammad Dar of NC, Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of People’s Republican Party, Javid Mustafa Mir and Showkat Ahmad Bhat of PDP, Dr Bilal Ahmad Mir, independent, Ghulam Mohammad Paul of NCP, Mohammad Maqbool Malla of Congress, Azad Ali of NC, Reyaz Ahmad Rather of JKNPP have filed their nomination papers.
In Budgam constituency where Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi of NC is seeking re-election, 7 candidates Rafiq Ahmad Dar, independent, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Bhat of PDP, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi of NC, Fayaz Ahmad Dar of PDF, Mohammad Kamal Malik of PC, Mir Fayaz Rahat of BJP, Ghulam Hussain Geelani of Congress have filed their nomination papers.
In Beerwah constituency, where Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani of PDP is seeking re-election, 8 candidates, Omar Abdullah of NC, Dawood Khan Lodhi of JKPC, Dr. Shafi Ahmad Wani and Bashir Ahmad Beigh of PDP, Aijaz Ahmad Lone, independent, Nazir Ahmad Khan of Congress, Abdul Rashid Banday of BJP, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
In Khansahib constituency, where Hakim Mohammad Yasin of PDF is seeking re-election, 8 candidates Hakim Mohammad Yaseen of PDF, Saif-ud-Din Bhat and Bashir Ahmad Bhat of PDP, Abdul Gani Naseem Congress, Bashir Ahmad Khan of AIF, Mohammad Anwar Lone, independent, Manzoor Ahmad Wani and Mohammad Yaseen Wani of NC have filed their nomination papers.
In Chrar-i-Sharief constituency, where Abdul Rahim Rather of NC is seeking re-election, 10 candidates Ghulam Mohammad Chopan of BJP, Zahid Hussain of Congress, Abdul Rahim Rather of NC, Fayaz Ahmad Rather of JKNPP, Ghulam Nabi Lone and Nazir Ahmad Lone of PDP, Mohammad Latief Lone of PC, Mushtaq Ahmad Baba of KMP, Nazir Ahmad Rather, independent, Showkat Ahmad Raina, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
In Tral constituency, where Mushtaq Ahmad Shah of PDP is seeking re-election, 9 candidates Abdul Rashid Dar of AIP, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat of NC, Ghulam Mohammad Mir of Congress, Avtar Singh of BJP, Krishan Singh of JKNPP, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah and Mohammad Ashraf Shah of PDP, Sheikh Abdul Rashid, independent, Mohammad Ashraf Ganie, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
In Pampore constituency, where Zahoor Ahmad Mir of PDP is seeking re-election, 7 candidates Yawar Ali Abbas Masoodi of NC, Mohammad Iqbal Sofi, independent, Mohammad Anwar Bhat of Congress, Zahoor Ahmad Mir of PDP, Ghulam Mohammad Yatoo, independent, Ali Mohammad Wagay of BJP, Mohammad Akbar Lone, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
In Pulwama constituency, where Mohammad Khalil Band of PDP is seeking re-election, 10 candidates Bashir Ahmad Magray of NC, Bashir Ahmad Malik, independent, Mohammad Khalil Band of PDP, Abdul Qayoom Mir of PDF, Farooq Ahmad Mir of PC, Abdul Gani Shah, independent, Ghulam Nabi Wani of NC, Sonaullah Dar, independent, Riyaz Ahmad Mir of BJP, Masood Hussain Wani, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
In Rajpora constituency, where Syed Bashir Ahmad of PDP is seeking re-election as an independent candidate, 8 candidates Syed Riyaz Ahmad, independent, Ghulam Nabi Wani Niloora, independent, Mohammad Abdullah Dar, RPI, Fayaz Ahmad Dar, of Congress, Peerzada Syed Bashir Ahmad, independent, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Mir of NC, Haseeb A Drabu of PDP, Latief Ahmad Dederd, independent, have filed their nomination papers.
The nominations papers will be scrutinized tomorrow and November 24 is the last day for withdrawal of nomination papers.
Meanwhile, Azid Hussain today filed nomination papers for Vijaypur Assembly segment in Samba district.
With this, a total of five nomination papers have been filed for Vijaypur constituency.
No nominations have been filed for Samba constituency so far. Vijaypur and Samba segments go to polls in fourth phase of polling.
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