179 contestants in fray for 11 constituencies in 5th phase

Etalaat News Service

Jammu, December 4: As many as 179 candidates are contesting for 11 constituencies of Pulwama, Shopian and Kathua districts, which are going to polls in the fifth phase of J&K Assembly Elections 2008, on December 13.

Among these constituencies, Shopian and Tral have the distinction of having the highest number of 21 contestants each in the electoral fray. As many as five women contestants and 58 independents are also in the ring in this phase of elections.

In the fifth phase, 73 candidates will contest from Pulwama district which include 21 from Tral, 15 from Pampore, 19 from Pulwama and 18 from Rajpora Assembly constituencies. The total electors in the Pulwama district are 2,93,127.

Those contesting elections from Tral constituency are Bashir Ahmad Sadiq of ANC, Javaid Ahmad Lone of PDF(S), Jawehir Lal Pandith of BJP, Surender Singh of INC, Shabir Ahmad Shah of BSP, Abdul Rashid Sheikh of J&K Democratic Party (Nationalist), Abdul Ganie Lone of SP, Farooq Ahmad Mohand of National Democratic Party, Krishan Singh of NPP, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat of NC, Mohammad Ayoub Band of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Mohammad Shafi Bhat of All India Forward Bloc, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah of PDP and Bashir Ahmad Jan, Surjeet Singh, Gulam Hassan Reshi, Ghulam Mohammad Mir, Ghulam Mohi-u-din Shah, Ghulam Nabi Bhat, Khaim Singh and Nazir Ahmad Badna, all independents.

The contestants from Pampore constituency are Bashir Ahmad Wani of J&K National United Front, Zahoor Ahmad of PDP, Abdul Rouf Renzoo of PDF(S), Ghulam Nabi Mir of NC, Fayaz Ahmad Magray of BSP, Gowhar Ahmad Reshi of J&K National Panthers Party, Mohammad Anwar Bhat of INC, Mohammad Ramzan Dar of ANC, Mohammad Yousuf Dar of Lok Jan Shakti Party and Assad Ullah Mir, Abdul Ahad Yatoo, Ghulam Mohammad Yatoo, Ghulam Nabi Bhat, Mohammad Altaf Dar and Mohammad Hussain Bhat, all independents.

The names of the candidates contesting from Pulwama constituency are Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir of Samta Party, Javid Abdullah Mir of J&K Democratic Party (Nationalist), Riyaz Ahmad Mir of BSP, Syed Masood Ahmad of JKNPP, Suhail Ahmad Mir of National Lok Hind Party, Abdul Qayoom Mir of PDF(S), Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Ghulam Mohammad Reshi of JD(S), Ghulam Nabi Wani of NC, Gulzar Ahmad Nengroo of RJD, Mohamad Ayoub Thoker of ANC, Mohamad Khalil Band of PDP and Bashir Ahmad Nengroo, Sona Ullah Dar, Sanjay Koul, Abdul Gani Shah, Abdul Rehman Thoker, Mohammad Ibrahim Dar and Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, all independents.

The names of the contestants from Rajpora constituency are Irshad Ahmad Wagay of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Sajad Ahmad Dar of ANC, Syed Bashir Ahmad Shah of PDP, Syed Abid Ahmad Shah of JKNPP, Shameem Ahmad Sheikh of PDF(S), Abdul Gani Dar of INC, Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Shah of Samta Party, Ghulam Nabi Wani of NC, Ghulam Nabi Yatoo of CPI, Farooq Jan Para of J&K Democratic Party (Nationalist), Fayaz Ahmad Dar of BSP, Mohammad Ramzan Khanday of SP, Mohammad Maqbool Wagay of BJP, Mir Ghulam Nabi Patel of Socialist Democratic Party and Sanjay Koul, Abdul Salam Wani and Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Mir and Ghulam Nabi Khanday, all independents.  

In Shopian district, 40 contestants are in fray, which include 19 from Wachi and 21 from Shopian constituency. The total electors in the district are 1,39,495.

The contestants from Wachi constituency are Autar Krishan Pandita of BJP, Aisha Nishat of ANC, Bashir Ahmad of Raja Naojawan Shakti Party, Dwarkanath Raina of Republic Party of India(A), Sayeed Ahmad Wani of Democratic Party (Nationalist), Showket Hussain Ganai of NC, Abdul Rashid Dar of National Democratic Conference, Abdul Qayoom Shah of Socialist Democratic Party, Ghulam Hassan Mir of All India Forward Block, Ghulam Hassan Wani of SP, Mehbooba Mufti of PDP, Mohammad Amin Ganai of National Lok Hind Party, Mohammad Ayub Bhat of BSP, Mohammad Khalil Naik of CPI(M), Mohammad Mustafa Malik of RJD, Manzoor Ahmad Naik of JKNPP, Nazir Ahmad Shah of INC, National Democratic Conference and Kulbushan Kaw and Muzaffar Ahmad Wagay,  both  independents.

Those contesting from Shopian Assembly constituency are Imtiyaz Ahmad Malik of Socialist Democratic Party, Riyaz Ahmad Khan Rajput Manhas of BJP, Syed Athar Syed of BSP, Syed Mohammad Ayub of RJD, Shabir Ahmad Kulley of NC, Sheikh Mohammad Rafi of ANC, Zafar Mahmood Qureshi of Backward Classes Democratic Party, Abdul Razaq Wagay of PDP, Abdul Waheed Rather of J&K Democratic Party (Nationalist), Gulam Mohammad Sheikh of CPI, Ghulam Nabi Shah of SP, Gulshan Parveen of Samta Party, Mohammad Shafi of INC, Mohammad Abdullah Wani of CPI(M), Mohammad Yousuf Bhat of JKNPP and Ishtiyaq Ahmad Paswal, Ghulam Hassan Khan, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat, Mohammad Alyas Kumar, Mohammad Yousuf Gorse and Mir Hussain, all independents.   

In Jammu Division's Kathua district, 66 contestants are in fray, out of which 11 are in Bani, nine in Basohli, 20 in Kathua, 15 in Billawar and 11 in Hiranagar Assembly constituencies. The total electors in Kathua district are 4,06,331.

The contestants in fray from Bani constituency are Prem Sagar of INC, Tara Chand of BSP, Deep Kumar of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Rakesh Singh of JKNPP, Ali Mohammad Lone of SP, Ghulam Hyder Malik of NC, Lal Chand of BJP, Noor Mohammad Afzal of PDP and Raj Kumar, Anayat Pervaz and Karandev Singh, all independents.

From Basohli constituency, the contestants in fray are Jagdish Raj Sapolia of BJP, Davinder Singh of NC, Romesh Chander of BSP, Romesh Kumar of JD(U),  Kanta Andotra of INC, Karpal Singh of PDP, Vinod Kumar of Lok Jan Shakti Party and Angrazo Ram and Suraj Singh, both independents.

Those contesting elections from Kathua constituency are Bodh Raj of Republican Party of India, Rakesh Kumar of Lok Jan Shakti Party, Ravinder Singh Pathania of JKNPP, Ravinder Singh Salathia of NC, Sen Dass of BJP, Surrinder Singh of PDP, Som Raj of BSP, Kulbushan Kumar of National Bahujan Party, Lal Singh of INC, Mohammad Gulzar of J&K Democratic Party Nationalist, Mohinder Singh of CPI(M), Vikas Sharma of ANC and Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh, Charanjit Singh, Sagar Chand, Sushil Kumar, Kamaljeet Singh, Gurvinder  Singh, Naresh Kumar and Vishal Salgotra, all independents.      

The names of the contestants from Billawar constituency are Akhter Ali of PDP, Uttam Chand of Jammu State Morcha (Progressive), Parshotam Chand of JD(U), Subash Chander of SP, Satish Sharma of BJP, Sanjeev Khajuria (Romy) of NC, Kartar Singh of BSP, Manohar Lal Sharma of INC, Hari Chand Jalmeria of JKNPP and Ashok Kumar Jasrotia, Balbir Singh, Pankaj Dogra, Jatinder Malhotra, Ranjeet Singh and Sunil Singh, all independents.