Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 6: On the date of withdrawal of nominations, a total of 12 candidates withdrew their nominations leaving 213 candidates in fray for 20 seats in Jammu, Rajouri and Kathua districts where polling in 5th phase is scheduled to be held on December 20 (Saturday).
Kathua and Jammu West assembly segments have highest number of candidates in poll fray i.e. 15 followed by Rajouri with 13 while lowest number is recorded from seven from Kalakote Assembly Constituency for the final poll battle on December 20.
In Bani Assembly Constituency, a total of eleven (11) candidates are in poll fray, which include Pawan Dev Singh (JKNPP), Jewan Lal (BJP), Rajnish Sharma (INC), Ramzan Hussain (BSP), Ghulam Hyder Malik (NC), Mohd Salim Lone (PDP), Pishori Lal (Ind) Deep Kumar (Ind), Lal Chand (Ind), Mohd Rafiq (Ind) and Madan Lal (Ind).
Twelve (12) candidates are left in fray from Basohli Assembly Constituency, which include Jagdish Raj Spolia (INC), Khadam Hussain (BSP), Davinder Singh (NC), Rangil Singh (PDP), Romesh Chander Gupta (JKNPP), Lal Singh (BJP), Parvez Ahmed Reza (Ind), Jagdish Chander (Ind), Charan Das (Ind), Darshan Kumar (Ind), Rajinder Singh (Ind) and Shams Deen (Ind).
From Kathua Assembly Constituency, fifteen (15) candidates are left in fray on the last date on withdrawal of nominations and the candidates in fray now have Balbir Singh (JKNPP), Jatinder Singh alias Babu Singh (INC), Rajiv Jasrotia (BJP), Subash Chander (PDP), Som Raj Majotra (BSP), Kishore Kumar (NC), Manoj Kumar(CPI), Kasturi Lal (BMP), Gurnam Singh (All J&K Kissan Mazdoor Party), S. Jamit Singh (Ind), Charanjit Singh (Ind), Robin Ramkrishan alias Robin Sharma (Ind), Sudesh Kumar (Ind), Naresh Kumar Sharma (Ind) and Harish Chander Sharma (Independent).
In Billawar Assembly Constituency, 08 candidates are in fray, which include Jatinder Singh (PDP), Ravinder Singh (JKNPP), Sanjeev Khajuria (NC), Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma (INC), Dr. Nirmal Kumar Singh (BJP), Naresh Kumar (BSP), Sham Lal Gupta (Ind) and Mahmood Hussain (Ind) whereas similar number i.e. eight (08)are left in poll fray from Hiranagar (SC) Assembly Constituency, which include namely Puran Chand (BSP), Jagdish Raj (JKNPP), Chandu Ram (NC), Suraj Parkash (PDP), Kuldeep Raj (BJP), Girdhari Lal Chalotra (INC), Bansi Lal Kandley (Ind) and Ravail Singh (Ind).
On the last date of withdrawal of nominations, Nagrota Assembly Constituency has eleven (11) candidates in fray, which include, Ch Hussain Ali Wafa (PDP), Devender Singh Rana (JKNC), Rakesh Wazir (BSP), Shiv Dev Singh (INC), Nand Kishore (BJP), Vilakshana Singh (JKNPP), Bansi Lal ( All J&K Kissan Mazdoor Party), Riyaz Ahmed (J&K People's Conference), Ab. Gani (Jammu State Morcha, progressive), Kamal Kumar (Ind) and Nazakat Ali Khatana (Ind). The Gandhi Nagar Assembly Constituency too has the similar number i.e. eleven (11) candidates in fray, which include namely as Amrik Singh (PDP), Anita Kumari (JKNPP), Raman Bhalla (INC), Ravinder Singh Pappu (BSP), Surinder Singh Bunty (NC), Kavinder Gupta (BJP), Gourav Kapoor (NCP), Kanchan Sharma (Bhartiya Bahujan Party), Prabodh Chander Sharma (Ind), Kuldeep Singh (Ind) and Madhu Bala (Ind).
The Jammu East Assembly Constituency, 09 candidates are in poll fray, which include Bimla Luthra (JKNC), Bharat Chowdhary (PDP), Rajesh Gupta (BJP), Rajesh Gondhi (JKNPP), Vikram Malhotra (INC), Ajay Jagotra (Ind), Sanjeev Gupta (Ind), Kasturi Lal Gupta (Ind) and Mahesh Chander Padha (Ind) while from Jammu West Assembly Constituency fifteen (15) candidates in fray, which include Dharamveer Singh (JKNC), Rajinder Singh Bloria (NCP), Sat Paul Sharma (BJP), Sarv Daman Bhasin (PDP), Surinder Singh Shingari (INC), Mohinder Kumar (BSP), Neeraj Gupta (JKNPP), Uday Chand (Ind/Duggar Pradesh Party), Ghani Sham(Ind/Rashtriya KrantiKari Samajwadi Party), Arun Kumar Sawhany (Ind), Dr. Anil Kumar Dhar (Ind), Sawatantar Bharat Bakshi (Ind),Sanjay Gupta (Ind), Kanwar Jeet (Ind) and Vijay Kumar Verma (Ind).
From Bishnah Assembly Constituency, ten (10) candidates are in fray, which include Ashwani Kumar Sharma (BJP), Bharat Bushan (BSP), Faqir Chand (PDP), Krishan Kumar Digra (NCP), Kamal Verma (NC), Gulchain Singh Charak (INC), Ganshyam Sharma (Panthers Party), Bimal Devi Mottan (Samajwadi Party), Vicky Kumar Dogra (Bahujan Mukti Party) and Rampal Khajuria (Ind).
Eleven (11) candidates are in fray from R S Pura (SC) Assembly Constituency, which include namely Ajaib Singh Motan (BSP), Bhushan Lal (PDP), Romesh Lal Mottan (NC), Suman Lata Bhagat (INC), Kesar Parveen (J&KNPP), Dr. Gagan Bhagat (BJP), Sham Lal (SP), B R Kundal (Ind), Pargat Singh (Ind), Devinder Singh (Ind) and Kuldeep Raj (Ind).
In Suchetgarh Assembly segment a total of twelve (12) candidates are left in fray which include Ashok Kumar Randhawa (JKNPP), Tarlok Singh Bajwa (PDP), Taranjit Singh Tony (NC), Dev Raj (NCP), Rajinder Singh Chib (INC), Sham Lal Choudhry (BJP), Harjeet Kumar (BSP), Jeet Raj (Bahujan Mukti Party), Bachan Lal Choudhary (Ind), Bhupinder Singh(Retd SSP) (Ind), Rajinder Singh Toofani (Ind) and Ranjit Singh (Ind) whereas nine (09) candidates are in fray from Marh Assembly Constituency, which include Ajay Kumar Sadhotra (NC), Ashok Kumar (BSP), Balwan Singh (INC), Sukhnandan Kumar (BJP), Sandeep Singh (NCP), Suram Singh (PDP), Shanker Singh (JKNPP), Vijay Kumar (All J&K Kissan Mazdoor Party/Ind) and Darshan Lal (Ind).
From Raipur Domana (SC) Assembly Constituency, a total of eleven (11) candidates are left in fray on last date of withdrawal and those remained in poll contest include namely Bali Bhagat (BJP), Bihari Lal Digra(BSP), Chaman Lal (PDP), Sat Paul (NC), Mula Ram (INC), Nirmal Kishore (JKNPP), Surjeet Kumar (Bharatiya Bahujan Party), Harbans Lal Bhagat (Aam Admi Party), Anil Kumar (Ind), Raj Kumar ( Ind) and Naresh Salgotra (Ind).
A total of eight (08) candidates are left in poll fray from Akhnoor Assembly Constituency, which included Pushvinder Singh (JKNPP), Dev Raj (PDP),Raj Kumar (BSP), Rajeev Sharma (BJP), Sham Lal Sharma (INC), Dr. Gafur Ahmed(JKNC), Pardeep Kumar (Independent),) and Tej Ram (Independent).
From Chhamb (SC) Assembly Constituency, ten (10)candidates are left in fray which included Bhajan Lal (NCP), Tara Chand (INC), Janak Raj (JKNPP), Shakti Bala (NC), Dr. Krishan Lal (BJP), Madan Lal (PDP), Manoj Kumar (BSP), Subash Chander (All J&K Kissan Mazdoor Party), Biru Mal (Ind) and Mohinder Lal (Ind) while eleven (11) remained in fray from Nowshera Assembly Constituency, which include, Haq Nawaz (BSP), Radhey Sham Sharma (NC), Ravinder Raina (BJP), Ravinder Kumar Sharma (INC), Surinder Choudhary (PDP), Yash Paul (JKNPP), Vijay Kumar Bali (HJP), Ashwani Kumar Sharma (Ind), Pankaj Kumar Raina (Ind), Rajinder Kumar (Ind) and Surinder Kumar Choudhary (Ind).
Meanwhile eleven (11) candidates remained in fray from Darhal Assembly Constituency which include, namely as Thakur Puran Singh (BJP), Ch. Zulfkar Ali (JKPDP), Ch Liaqat Ali (JKNC), Sheraz Begum (BSP), Mohd Iqbal Malik (INC), Mohd Rakiz (JKNPP), Rafaqat Ajaz Choudary (Hindustan Kranti Kari Dal), Abdul Manaf (Ind), Ghulam Header Atish (Ind), Manir Hussain (Ind) and Nazir Hussain (Ind)
From Rajouri Assembly Constituency, thirteen (13) candidates are left in fray which include Chowdhary Talib Hussain (BJP), Shabir Ahmed Khan (INC), Sharafat Ali (BSP), Ghulam Mustafa (JKNPP), Qamar Hussain (PDP), Mirza Abdul Rashid (NC), Istkhar Ali Ahmed (Ind), Zaheer Ahmed (Ind), Ghulam Rasool (Ind), Ghulam Mustafa (Ind), Layqit Ali (Ind), Mohammad Farooq (Ind) and Yog Raj (Ind).
Seven (07) candidate are left in fray from Kalakote Assembly Constituency, which include namely as Asad Bari Shah (PDP), Ashok Kumar Sharma (INC), Rachpaul Singh (JKNC), Abdul Ghani Kohli (BJP), Mohd Rafiq (BSP), Ashok Kumar (Ind), and Mahesh Kumar Sharma (Ind). |
