{"id":23480,"date":"2024-09-24T08:11:54","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/?p=23480"},"modified":"2024-09-24T08:11:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T08:11:54","slug":"omar-raina-tariq-karra-among-239-candidates-in-fray-in-2nd-phase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jammubulletin.com\/site\/omar-raina-tariq-karra-among-239-candidates-in-fray-in-2nd-phase\/","title":{"rendered":"Omar, Raina, Tariq Karra Among 239 Candidates In Fray In 2nd Phase"},"content":{"rendered":"

SRINAGAR, Sep 24: Over 2.5 million voters will decide the fate of 239 candidates in the fray for 26 Jammu and Kashmir assembly seats<\/a> in the second phase of the election to be held in the Union territory on Wednesday.These assembly constituencies are spread over six districts \u2013 three in the Valley and as many in the Jammu division.
\n\u201cTo facilitate smooth and hassle-free electoral participation, the Election Commission of India has established 3,502 polling stations in these segments. There are 1,056 urban polling stations and 2,446 rural polling stations,\u201d an official said.
\nAll polling stations will have webcasting facilities as part of the Election Commission\u2019s efforts to ensure transparency, according to officials.
\n\u201cTo enhance voter participation, 157 special polling stations have been established for the second phase \u2013 26 \u2018pink polling stations\u2019 managed by women, 26 polling stations manned by specially abled persons, 26 polling stations manned by youths, 31 border polling stations, 26 green polling stations and 22 unique polling stations,\u201d the official said.
\nVoting will take place from 7 am to 6 pm.
\nKey names in the fray for this phase are former chief minister Omar Abdullah, JKPCC president Tariq Hamid Karra and BJP J-K chief Ravinder Raina.
\nAbdullah is contesting from the Ganderbal and Budgam seats, while Karra is contesting from Central Shalteng. Raina will be trying to retain his Nowshera seat in Rajouri district which he won in the 2014 assembly polls.
\nThe second phase will be watched keenly as jailed separatist leader Sarjan Ahmad Wagay alias Barkati is hoping to repeat Engineer Rashid\u2019s Lok Sabha poll feat against the National Conference leader.
\nBarkati is contesting from the Beerwah and Ganderbal segments.
\nPopularly known as Rashid Engineer, Sheikh Abdul Rashid contested the parliamentary polls held earlier this year from Tihar jail and still managed to defeat Abdullah by a margin of more than two lakh votes from the Baramulla constituency.
\nOther key candidates in this second phase of assembly polls are Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari (Channapora), former ministers Ali Mohammad Sagar (Khanyar), Abdul Rahim Rather (Chrar-i-Sharief), and Choudhary Zulfikar Ali (Budhal) and Syed Mushtaq Bukhari (Surankote).
\nChoudhary Zulfikar Ali and Syed Mushtaq Bukhari are contesting on BJP tickets this time.
\nAn estimated 61.38 per cent of the electorate cast their ballots in the first phase of polling on September 18. The third phase will go to polls on October 1. The votes will be counted on October 8.
\nDuring this phase, 93 candidates are in the fray in Srinagar district, followed by 46 in Budgam district, 34 in Rajouri district, 25 in Poonch district, 21 in Ganderbal district and 20 in Reasi district.
\nThe constituencies in Srinagar district are Hazratbal, Khanyar, Habbakadal, Lal Chowk, Channapora, Zadibal, Central Shalteng and Eidgah.
\nThe segments in Budgam district are Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib, Chrar-I-Sharief and Chadoora while there are two constituencies in Ganderbal district \u2014 Kangan (ST) and Ganderbal.
\nThe seats going to polls in Jammu division are Gulabgarh (ST), Reasi, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (in Reasi district), Kalakote-Sunderbani, Nowshera, Rajouri (ST) (in Rajouri district), Budhal (ST), Thannamandi (ST), Surankote (ST), Poonch Haveli and Mendhar (ST) (Poonch district).<\/p>\n

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