Lok Sabha polls: Former J-K CM Ghulam Nabi Azad to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency

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Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, his party DPAP said...

After ending his five-decade-long association with Congress in August 2022, Azad formed the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP)...

"Today the core committee of DPAP met and we have decided that (party president) Ghulam Nabi Azad will contest the Anantnag-Rajouri seat," DPAP leader Taj Mohiuddin told reporters in Srinagar...

Political analysts claim that Azad, who has a vote bank in the south of Pir Panjal areas like Doda, Kishtwar, Baderwah and Poonch, will be able to divide the votes of opposition party candidates...

The Lok Sabha polls in the J&K will be held in the first five of the seven-phased elections : April 19 (Udhampur), April 26 (Jammu), May 7 (Anantnag-Rajouri), May 13 (Srinagar) and May 20 (Baramulla)..

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