Congress party has released its first list for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls, naming nine candidates on Monday. The grand old party's general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir and former state unit chief Vikar Rasool Wani are among the party faces who have been fielded from Door, and Banihal, respectively.
The list came out after Congress settled a seat-sharing deal with ally National Conference (NC), according to which both the parties agreed to contest 32 and 51 seats, respectively, for the assembly polls.
One seat each has been allotted to the CPI(M) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP), the allies announced at a joint press conference at NC president Farooq Abdullah's residence in Srinagar after day-long negotiations.
They also said there will be a "friendly contest" on five seats of the Union territory.
The party has fielded - Surinder Singh Channi from the Tral seat, Amanullah Mantoo from Devsar, Peerzada Mohammad Syed from Anantnag, Shaikh Zafarullah from Inderwal, Nadeem Sharief from Bhadarwah, Sheikh Riyaz from Doda and Pradeep Kumar Bhagat from Doda West.
The first phase of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled for September 18, the second on September 25, and the third on October 1. The votes will be counted on October 4.
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