The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced its third list of 29 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, highlighting their strategic plans for the region. Prominent leader Devinder Singh Rana is set to contest from Nagrota, reflecting the party’s emphasis on securing key constituencies.
In a significant move, the BJP has fielded Baldev Raj Sharma for the Mata Vaishno Devi seat, a change from the earlier candidate Rohit Dubey, whose name was included in the initial list but later withdrawn.
Here’s a complete list of BJP candidates for the J&K Elections 2024:
Habbakadal**: Ashok Bhat
Gulabgarh**: Akram Chaudhary
Reasi**: Kuldeep Raj Dubey
Mata Vaishno Devi**: Baldev Raj Sharma
Kalakote-Sunderbani**: Thakur Randhir Singh
Budhal**: Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali
Thannamandi**: Iqbal Malik
Surankote**: Syed Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari
Poonch Haveli**: Chowdhary Abdul Ghani
Mendhar**: Murtaza Khan
Udhampur West**: Pawan Gupta
Chenani**: Balwant Singh Mankotia
Ramnagar**: Sunil Bhardwaj
Bani**: Jeevan Lal
Billawar**: Satish Sharma
Basohli**: Darshan Singh
Jasrota**: Rajiv Jasrotia
Hiranagar**: Vijay Kumar Sharma
Ramgarh**: Devinder Kumar Maniyal
Samba**: Surjit Singh Slathia
Vijaypur**: Chandra Prakash Ganga
Suchetgarh**: Gharu Ram Bhagat
RS Pura-Jammu South**: Narinder Singh Raina
Jammu East**: Yudhvir Sethi
Nagrota**: Devinder Singh Rana
Jammu West**: Arvind Gupta
Jammu North**: Sham Lal Sharma
Akhnoor: Mohan Lal Bhagat
Chhamb: Rajeev Sharma
In the first list released earlier this week, the BJP announced 15 candidates for the seats set to vote in Phase 1 on September 18. While the BJP’s stronghold lies in the Jammu region, the party has also strategically fielded candidates in the Kashmir Valley for key constituencies such as Pampore, Shopian, Anantnag West, and Anantnag.
With this list, the BJP aims to strengthen its presence across the union territory, focusing on both traditional strongholds and potential new territories.
