Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections: 40 seats to vote today in phase 3

The last phase of polling in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir will be held on Tuesday. More than 39.18 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their electoral franchise across the 40 assembly constituencies, 16 in the Kashmir valley and 24 in the Jammu region. This is the first assembly election in J&K since the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019, with the results set to be announced on October 8.

Key Contests

Kupwara: People Conference’s Sajad Gani Lone Vs PDP’s Mir Mohammad Fayaz Vs NC’s Nasir Aslam Wani Vs Independent Candidate Pirzada Firdous AhmadHandwara: People Conference’s Sajad Gani Lone Vs NC’s Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan Vs BJP’s Ghulam Mohammad Mir Vs PDP’s Gauhar Azad Mir Vs Independent Candidate Abdul Majid BandayBaramulla : 25 Candidates In Fray. Former PDP Patron Muzafar Hussain Baig (Fighting As Independent) Vs NC’s Javid Hassan Baigvs PDP’s Mohd Rafiq Rather Vs Cong’s Mir Iqbal Ahmad Vs Independent Abdul Rehman Shalla (JeiBacked) Vs People Conference’s Asif Akber Lone Vs Apni Party’s Shabir Ahmad LoneLangate: Cong’s Irshad Hussain Ganaie Vs PDP’s Syed Ghulam Nabi Bukhari Vs People Conference’s Irfan Sultan Pandithpuri Vs Apni Party’s Mohammad Munawar Khawaja Vs Jei Backed Independent Candidate Kalimullah Lone Vs Independent Khursheed Ahmad Shiekh (Brother Of Engg Rashid)Sopore: 20 Candidates Contesting. NC’s Irshad Rasool Kar Vs Cong’s Abdul Rashid Dar Vs PDP’s Irfan Ali Lone Vs Independent Manzoor Ahmad Kaloo (JeiBacked) Vs Apni Party’s Ghulam Mohammad War Vs People Conference’s Dr Manzoor Ahmad Bhat Vs Independent Aijaz Ahmad Guroo (Brother Of Afzal Guru)Gurez: NC’s Nazir Ahmad Khan Vs People Conference: Mohammad Hamza Lone Vs BJP’s Faqeer Mohammad Khan Vs DPAP’s Nisar Ahmad Lone

Gulmarg: NC’s Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah Vs PDP’s Shabir Ahmed Mir Chhamb: Ex Dy CM Tara Chand (Cong) Vs BJP’s Rajeev Sharma Vs Rebel Cong Candidate Satish Sharma (Ind) Vs BJP Rebel Narendra Singh (Ind) Rs PuraJammu South: Cong’s Raman Bhalla Vs BJP’s Dr. Narinder Singh Raina

Samba: BJP’s Surjeet Singh Slathia Vs Cong’s Krishan Dev Singh Vs Panthers Party (Bhim)’s Rajan Jamwal Vs PDP’s Rajinder Singh

Jammu North: BJP’s Sham Lal Sharma Vs NC’s Ajay Kumar Sadhotra Vs PDP’s Darshan Kumar Magotra Vs Panthers Party (Bhim)’s Naresh Kumar Chib Vs DPAP’s Maheshwar Singh Manhas