Jammu: By-Elections to two seats in Jammu and Kashmir not to take palce with Delhi Elections due to Snow issue.
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said Elections to two seats of Nagrota and Budgam will be held before April, 2025.
CEC made these remarks while announcing Election schedule for Delhi , which will be held on February 5.
Budgam seat was vacated by Omar Abdullah, who chose to retain the party stronghold of Ganderbal , the Nagrota seat became vacant following the demise of BJP leader Devinder Singh Rana.
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While BJP is likely to field Devinder Singh Rana’s daughter, Devyani Rana, as its candidate from Nagrota seat, all eyes are on who will be NC’s candidate from Budgam seat.
The NC has not even provided any inkling about who will be its candidate from the seat, evoking widespread curiosity among political observers and voters alike. In 2024 J&K polls, Omar Abdullah won Budgam seat by defeating Muntazir Mehdi, son of separatist leader Agha Hassan, by a margin of more than 18000 votes. Rana won Nagrota seat by defeating Joginder Singh of National Conference by 30,472 votes.
