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Congress on Monday night released its third list of 19 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Congress party, which is contesting the three-phase assembly elections in alliance with the National Conference, has fielded state working president Raman Bhalla from RS Pura-Jammu South, Choudhary Lal Singh from Basohli and former NSUI chief Neeraj Kundan from Bishnah (SC) seat.
Congress has announced a total of 34 candidates for the assembly elections starting from September 18.
The National Conference and Congress have finalised the seat-sharing formula and will contest on 51 and 32 seats respectively. There will be friendly contests on some seats.
Voting for the 90-member assembly in Jammu and Kashmir is being held in three phases. The first phase of voting will be held on September 18, while the second phase will be held on September 25 and October 1.
Counting of votes will take place on October 8.
The election, being held for the first time in a decade, is expected to witness a multi-cornered contest for the 90 seats in the erstwhile state. The National Conference and the Congress are contesting in alliance, while the People’s Democratic Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the two other major players.
Besides Bhalla, Singh and Kundan, the Congress has fielded Irshad Ab Ghani from Langate, Haji Abdul Rashid Dar from Sopore, Irfan Hafeez Lone from Wagoora-Kreeri, Shikhar Mangotra from Udhampur West, Mool Raj from Ramnagar (SC), Kajal Rajput from Bani and Manohar Lal Sharma from Billawar are among the 19 candidates announced on Monday.
The party also fielded Thakur Balbir Singh from Jasrota, Rakesh Choudhary Jatt from Hiranagar, Yashpal Kundal from Ramgarh (SC), Krishan Dev Singh from Samba, TS Tony from Bahu, Yogesh Sawhney Balbir Singh from Nagrota, Thakur Manmohan Singh from Jammu West and Mula Ram from Marh (SC).
Last week, the Congress released its second list of six candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, fielding JKPCC chief Tariq Hameed Karra from Central Shalateng. Earlier, the party had announced the names of nine candidates.
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