BJP issues revised list of 15 candidates for elections to J&K assembly

Srinagar, Aug 26: After withdrawing its earlier list, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced revised list of candidates who have been nominated to contest upcoming Assembly elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

As per the updated list 15 candidates have been nominated by the party leadership who will contest Assembly elections from Jammu & Kashmir.

The fresh list includes Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi to contest elections from 32-Pampore; Arshid Bhat 32-Rajpora; Javed Ahmad Qadri 37-Shopian; Mohammad Rafiq Wani 43-Anantnag West; Advocate Syed Wazahat 44-Anantnag; Sofi Yousuf 45-Srigufwara-Bijbehara; Veer Saraf 46-Shangus-Anantnag East; Tariq Keen 48-Inderwal; Sushri Shagun Parihar 49-Kishtwar; Sunil Sharma 5—Padder-Nagseni; Daleep Singh Parihar 51-Bharderwah; Gajay Singh Rana 52-Doda; Shakti Raj Parihar 53-Doda West; Rakesh Thakur 54-Ramban; and Salim Bhat 55-Banihal.

Earlier BJP has announced the list of 44 candidates for Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, but later on the party informed that list has been cancelled due to “typographical errors”, and added the new list will be released shortly.