Marh Constituency Candidates 2024: Full List of Contestants in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election – News18

A total of six candidates are contesting from the 80. Marh (Scheduled Caste) Assembly constituency in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election.

Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray from Marh along with brief profiles sourced from the candidate affidavits submitted with the Election Commission of India and analysed by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR):

1. Ashok Kumar, Democratic Progressive Azad Party (JKDPAZ); Gender: Male; Age: 52 years; Profession: Business; Education: 12th Pass; Total assets: Rs 1 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
2. Jagdish Chander, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP); Gender: Male; Age: 60 years; Profession: Private Tuition; Education: 10th Pass; Total assets: Rs 36.1 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
3. Mohan Lal, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 60 years; Profession: Retired Govt. Servant From J&K Police Department; Education: Post Graduate; Total assets: Rs 3.5 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
4. Mula Ram, Indian National Congress (INC); Gender: Male; Age: 71 years; Profession: Pension Holder; Education: Graduate; Total assets: Rs 2.6 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
5. Som Nath, Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) (ASPKR); Gender: Male; Age: 60 years; Profession: Ex-Service man; Education: Post Graduate; Total assets: Rs 2.9 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
6. Surinder Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); Gender: Male; Age: 42 years; Profession: Political Leader; Education: 8th Pass; Total assets: Rs 80 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.

The polling date for the Marh seat is October 1,2024 in Phase 3 of the election and the counting of votes is scheduled for October 8, 2024. This is the first Assembly election being held in Jammu & Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 and the delimitation of constituencies in 2022.