STATE TIMES NEWS
JAMMU: On the last day of filing nomination papers, nine candidates on Thursday filed their nomination papers from Jammu Lok Sabha constituency for second phase of parliamentary elections scheduled to be held in Jammu and Kashmir on April 26.
The candidates who filed nomination papers in the office of Returning Officer included Naresh Kumar Talla from Jai Prakash Janta Dal, Qari Zaheer Abbas Bhatti from All India Forward Block, Naresh Kumar Chib from Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim), Indra Bhalla from Indian National Congress (Substitute Candidate) and Independent candidates Principal CD Sharma, Satish Poonchi, Vicky Kumar Dogra, Perseen Singh and Ravinder Singh.
With the filing of nomination papers by these nine candidates, the total number of candidates who have filed their candidature for 5-Jammu PC goes to 26.
The nomination papers will be scrutinized on April 6 at 11 am. The candidates can withdraw their nomination before 03:00 pm on April 08, 2024 in the office of Returning Officer.