Jammu Kashmir Assembly Election: Top Contenders To Look Out For

Omar Abdullah-

The NC leader has filed nomination papers from the Ganderbal and Budgam seats

Nazir Ahmad Laway-

The PDP leader and former Rajya Sabha member has been fielded from Kulgam in southern Kashmir

Choudhary Lal Singh -

The prominent congress leader in J&K has been fielded from Basohli

Tariq Hameed Karra-

The J&K Congress Committee chief has been fielded from Shalteng assembly segment in Srinagar

Ravinder Raina-

The Jammu and Kashmir BJP president is fighting from Nowshera Assembly constituency

Daisy Raina-

Raina, a Kashmiri Pandit, is fighting from Rajpora seat in south Kashmir’s erstwhile militant hub of Pulwama

Vikram Randhawa -

He has been fielded to replace Ex-Deputy CM Kavinder Guptain from Gandhinagar seat, which is now known as Bahu after delimitation

Iltija Mufti-

She is a PDP candidate and former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti's daughter from the Bijbehara assembly constituency

Sofi Yousuf-

He is the BJP candidate from the Srigufwara-Bijbehara Assembly constituency

Bashir Ahmad Veeri-

He currently serves as the President of the South Kashmir branch of the National Conference and is a contestant for the Bijbehara constituency