J&K Assembly Polls: BJP releases sixth list of 10 candidates, drops ex-Dy CM

Vikram Randhawa from Bahu; Surinder Marh; Rajiv Bishnah; Dr Bharat Bhushan Kathua; Pathania Udhampur East

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Jammu/New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday released its sixth list of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, as the region prepares for its first election in 10 years.
The party has dropped senior leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta from his Gandhi Nagar seat in the latest list of 10 candidates.
Vikram Randhawa has been fielded to replace Gupta in Gandhi Nagar, which is now known as Bahu after delimitation. The BJP has named Bharat Bhushan from Kathua and announced Ghulam Muhamed Mir as the candidate from Handwara. Mir will face Jammu and Kashmir People’s Conference Chief Sajjad Lone, whom the BJP had supported in Baramulla during the Lok Sabha polls.
Naseer Ahmad Lone will contest from Bandipora, while RS Pathania has been named for Udhampur East.
Mohammed Idrees Karnahi, Abdul Rashid Khan, and Faqir Mohammad Khan will contest from Karnah, Sonawari, and Gurez, respectively. The BJP also named Rajeev Bhagat from the Bishnah constituency and Surinder Bhagat from Marh.