JAMMU: On the eight seats of Chenab valley going to polls in the first phase of Jammu and Kashmir elections, the NC-Congress alliance is hoping to tip the scales in its favour after DPAP leaders withdrew from contest in four seats, while the BJP and PDP are going all out to checkmate their rivals.
The eight assembly segments of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban along with 16 seats spread across four districts of south Kashmir – Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam – are going to polls in the first of the three-phased elections on September 18.
A total of 219 candidates, including 64 in Chenab valley, are in the fray. Among the 64 candidates, seven are former ministers, four women and 25 independents.
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