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| Round 6 polling today | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, DECEMBER 16 – The sixth phase of elections, for which polling is being held tomorrow, has two former Chief Ministers of the State in fray, besides a number of ex-ministers and legislators. Sixteen Assembly constituencies in five districts of Kulgam, Anantnag, Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban will vote in the penultimate phase of J&K Assembly Elections 2008, tomorrow.
While former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will contest from Anantnag Assembly constituency as a PDP candidate, Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad is in fray from Bhaderwah Assembly constituency on a Congress ticket. Mr. Sayeed represented Pahalgam Assembly constituency in the previous State Legislative Assembly while as Mr. Azad is contesting from Bhaderwah Assembly constituency, which he represented in the previous Legislative Assembly.
There are 22 other candidates in fray from Anantnag constituency, including NC Provincial President and former minister, Mirza Mehboob Beigh.
Similarly, there are 13 contestants in fray for Bhaderwah Assembly constituency, including ex-legislator and former BJP State President, Mr. Daya Krishan, besides former Advocate General of J&K High Court, Mr. Mohammad Aslam Goni of NC.
Among former ministers, Mr. Abdul Aziz Zargar of PDP and Ms. Sakina Itoo of NC, along with 13 others are contesting from Noorabad Assembly constituency of Kulgam district. Mr. Abdul Gafar Sofi, a former minister in the Mufti Sayeed government, along with 12 others, is contesting from Homeshalibug Assembly constituency of Kulgam district. Former minister in the Farooq Abdullah government, Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Shah and MLC, Mr. Mohammad Amin Bhat, a Congress candidate, along with 18 others are contesting from Devsar constituency. Another former legislator, Mr. Mohammad Yousuf Rather of CPI (M) is in fray from Kulgam Assembly constituency. In all, 18 candidates are contesting from this constituency.
In Anantnag district, former Congress ministers, Peerzada Mohammad Syed and Mr. Ghulam Ahmad Mir are in the fray from Kokernag and Dooru Assembly constituencies. Former minister, Mr. Mohamamd Akbar Ganie is also contesting from Dooru constituency.
Likewise, former minister, Mr. Abdul Rehman Bhat Veeri of PDP is in fray from Bijbehara constituency along with 11 other contestants. Mr. Rafi Ahmad Mir, MLC is contesting from Pahalgam Assembly constituency.
In Jammu division’s Kishtwar district, former minister in the Ghulam Nabi Azad Government, Mr. Ghulam Mohammad Saroori is contesting from Inderwal constituency. In all, there are 18 contestants in fray in Inderwal constituency. Former legislator, Mr. Sajad Ahmed Kichloo, is again contesting on NC ticket from Kishtwar Assembly constituency, along with 12 other candidates.
In Doda district, former ministers, Mr. Abdul Majid Wani of the Congress and Mr. Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy of NC are in fray in Doda Assembly constituency, along with 18 others.
From Ramban Assembly constituency, former legislators Mr. Chaman Lal of NC and Mr. Bali Bhagat of BJP are contesting, along with 11 others while as former legislators, Moulvi Abdul Rashid and Farooq Ahmad Mir are contesting as independents from Banihal Assembly constituency. In all, there are 24 contestants in fray from Banihal constituency, which is the highest number of candidates in any of the 16 constituencies going to polls tomorrow.
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