LS polls: Mehbooba Mufti to contest from Anantnag-Rajouri constituency
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Srinagar: Mehbooba Mufti, the president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and a former chief minister of J&K, will run in the next Lok Sabha election from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.
Mehbooba Mufti would run for the Lok Sabha seat from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, according to Sartaj Madni, the PDP Parliamentary Committee Chairman, who made this announcement to reporters.
Waheed Parra, President of PDP Youth Wing, will be the party candidate from Srinagar and former Rajya Sabha member Fayaz Mir will be the PDP candidate from Baramulla constituency.
PDP has also decided to support the Congress candidate in the Jammu Lok Sabha seat.
Mehbooba Mufti will be pitched against Mian Altaf Ahmad of the NC and Ghulam Nabi Azad of the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP).
The BJP is yet to announce its candidates for the 3 Lok Sabha seats in the Valley.
With inputs from IANS