Srinagar: Former chief minister and People’s Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti will contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, according to the party.
In a press briefing in Srinagar, senior PDP leader and former minister Sartaj Madni said that the party chief Mehbooba Mufti will be their candidate from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat, while party youth president Waheed Para will contest from the Srinagar-Pulwama constituency.
He said that former Rajya Sabha MP Fayaz Mir, who recently returned to the party, will be its candidate from Baramulla constituency.
Mehbooba Mufti will pit against National Conference’s Mian Altaf and DPAP chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad in Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, while the BJP and other regional parties are yet to announce their candidates from this seat.
For now, Fayaz Mir will be contesting against People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone and incarcerated AIP chief Er Rasheed, as the National Conference, the BJP, and other regional parties have not yet announced their candidates for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat.
(KNO)