Former CM of Jammu and Kashmir and Vice President of National Conference Omar Abdullah (Photo: PTI)
The Congress and the National Conference on Monday announced the seat-sharing agreement for the five constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir and one constituency of Ladakh.
The announcement was made at a joint press conference by senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah and Congress leader Pawan Khera.
As per the seat-sharing agreement, the Congress will contest from the parliamentary constituencies of Jammu, Udhampur and Ladakh, while the National Conference will contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri, Srinagar and Baramulla Lok Sabha seats.
“Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) will jointly fight the elections in all six constituencies. While the candidates have been announced for Udhampur, Jammu and Anantnag-Rajouri constituencies, the remaining three candidates for Srinagar, Baramulla and Ladakh will also be declared. announced soon,” Omar Abdullah said.
#WATCH | Delhi: On seat sharing, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said, “The National Conference & Congress has finalized the seat sharing arrangement under which the six seats of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, including the seat of the UT of Ladakh, are retained. We decided to share them… pic.twitter.com/BWe8PVUzh7— ANI (@ANI) April 8, 2024
He expressed confidence that INDIA will win all the six constituencies.
Earlier, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday announced candidates for three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir. PDP leader Sartaj Madni announced that Mehbooba Mufti will contest the general elections in Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in Kashmir.
Mufti will wage a political battle from Anantnag-Rajouri seat against Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) leader Ghulam Nabi Azad.
The Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory will be held in the first five phases on April 19 (Udhampur), April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar) and May 20 (Baramulla).
Nearly 97 crore voters will be eligible to vote for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies across the country. Elections to 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases from April 19. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.
First print: April 9, 2024 | 12:35 pm IST