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| Jughal, Pardeep among contenders from Kishtwar | | Selection of MLC candidate | | Kishtwar, Feb 15 : As the date of filing nomination papers for the eight seats of the legislative council, the selection of candidates is getting murkier. February 18 happens to be the last date of filing nominations and the polling is scheduled for March 7. The electorate has to elect four members from Kashmir and four from Jammu. One seat from Jammu is reserved for erstwhile Doda district now divided into Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts.
The Chenab basin having six assembly seats is considered as a strong bastion for Congress party as out of six seats, Congress presently have five MLA's and One MLC Sham Lal Baghat from Doda, while Kishtwar assembly seat belongs to NC's Sajjad Ahmed Kichloo. Bearing all six constituencies in Chenab valley, Kishtwar constituency is the only constituency where Congress party has no representation as a result of which time and again different voices were raised seeking representation in Legislative Council or as a Chairman of any board.
If sources within the Congress party are to be believed, Congress leadership has decided to select a candidate for Doda seat from Kishtwar constituency and accordingly the party leadership is presently discussing the few possible names who emerged as a strong contenders. These include veteran Congress leader Sheikh Ghulam Haider, Senior party leader Thakur Jughal Bhandari and presently District President Congress Kishtwar Pardeep Singh Parihar.
Among the three contenders, Jughal Bhandari and Pardeep Singh Parihar seems all set to make it to the Council if the party decides to give representation to Kishtwar.
As far as Sheikh Ghulam Haider is considered, the party sources said that Congress leadership is interested to give out the representation to Rajput Community.
If going through the political profile of both the front runner, among the two Jughal Bhandari is the senior most and has remained with the Congress party since 1983.
Bhandari is considered as close to Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, while Pardeep Singh Parihar is consider as close to JKPCC President Prof. Saifudin Soz. The Congress High Command, sources said has entrusted the responsibility of finding a genuine aspirant for Doda MLC seat to Azad who is expected to arrive at Jammu in couple of days to finalize the name of the Congress party candidate for Doda seat. The sources also did not rule out a second term for outgoing MLC Naresh Gupta in case the party fails to reach any consensus. |
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