PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to contest LS poll from Anantnag

March 23, 2019 19:38

Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Anantnag constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. The party also decided not to field any nominees from Udhampur and Jammu constituencies.

The former J-K chief minister announced her decision to contest in the upcoming parliamentary elections from South Kashmir constituency at a press conference on Saturday.

Mufti has represented the Anantnag constituency on two previous occasions: from 2004 to 2009 and from 2014 to 2018.

PDP has already announced Qayoom Wani as the candidate from Baramulla constituency.

The party has earlier dismissed all reports of an alliance with the Congress and said the party is preparing to contest all the six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir.

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