BJP Unveils First List Of 44 Candidates For Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections. Check Here

The BJP released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections on Monday, fielding three-time legislator Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota.

The list includes 44 candidates: 15 for the first phase, 10 for the second, and 19 for the third round of polling.

The BJP has selected candidates for key Kashmir constituencies like Pampore, Shopian, Anantnag, and Anantnag West, in addition to its traditional strongholds in the Jammu region.

The BJP is determined to defend its dominance in Jammu, where it won 25 seats in the 2014 assembly elections. Facing a resurgent Congress-National Conference alliance, the party is making a concerted effort to maintain its grip on the region.

Polling will take place in three phases, starting on September 18, with results scheduled for October 4.

Phase 1

Constituency	Candidate
Pampore	Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi
Rajpora	Arshid Bhat
Shopian	Javed Ahmad Qadri
Anantnag West	Mohd Rafiq Wani
Anantnag	Syed Wazahat
Srigufwara-Bijbehara	Sofi Yousuf
Shangus-Anantnag East	Veer Saraf
Inderwal	Tariq Keen
Kishtwar	Sushri Shagun Parihar
Padder-Nagseni	Sunil Sharma
Bhadarwah	Daleep Singh Parihar
Doda	Gajay Singh Rana
Doda West	Shakti Raj Parihar
Ramban	Rakesh Thakur
Banihal	Salim Bhat

Phase 2

Constituency	Candidate
Habakkadal	Ashok Bhat
Gulabgarh (ST)	Ashok Bhat
Reasi	Kuldeep Raj Dubey
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi	Rohit Dubey
Kalakote-Sunderbani	Thakur Randhir Singh
Budhal (ST)	Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali
Thannamandi (ST)	Mohd Iqbal Malik
Surankote (ST)	Syed Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari
Poonch Haveli	Chowdhary Abdul Ghani
Mendhar (ST)	Murtaza Kha

Phase 3

Constituency	Candidate
Udhampur West	Pawan Gupta
Chenani	Balwant Singh Mankotia
Ramnagar (SC)	Sunil Bhardwaj
Bani	Jeevan Lal
Billawar	Satish Sharma
Basohli	Darshan Singh
Jasrota	Rajiv Jasrotia
Hiranagar	Vijay Kumar Sharma
Ramgarh (SC)	Dr Devinder Kumar Maniyal
Samba	Surjit Singh Slathia
Vijaypur	Chandra Prakash Ganga
Suchetgarh (SC)	Gharu Ram Bhagat
RS Pura-Jammu South	Narinder Singh Raina
Jammu East	Yudhvir Sethi
Nagrota	Devender Singh Rana
Jammu West	Arvind Gupta
Jammu North	Sham Lal Sharma
Akhnoor (SC)	Mohan Lal Bhagat
Chhamb	Rajeev Sharma