Congress announces list of 6 candidates for phase-II

Tariq Karra to contest from Central-Shalteng seat

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Commitee (JKPCC) has announced six more candidates for the assembly segments, going to polls in the second phase of elections in Jammu and Kashmir.The list figures the JKPCC Chief, Tariq Hameed Karra, who has been given a mandate from Central-Shalteng seat.

The five other candidates include Mumtaz Khan from Reasi, Bhupendra Jamwal from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi, Iftikhar Ahmad from Rajouri (ST), Shabir Ahmad Khan from Thanamandi (ST) and Muhammad Shahnawaz Choudhary from Surankote (ST).The list has been announced a few hours after the Congress Central Election Committee finalized candidates for 23 aseembly seats going to polls in second and third phases of assembly elections—(KNO)