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

A total of eight candidates are contesting from the 85. Rajouri (Scheduled Tribe) Assembly constituency in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election.

Following is the complete list of candidates in the fray from Rajouri 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. Hemkant Sharma, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 68 years; Profession: Retired Teacher from Education Dept.; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 64.6 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
2. Iftkar Ahmed, Indian National Congress (INC); Gender: Male; Age: 42 years; Profession: Social Service; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 2.1 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
3. Manzoor Hussain Shah, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP); Gender: Male; Age: 54 years; Profession: Advocate; Education: Post Graduate; Total assets: Rs 1.9 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
4. Mian Mohd Mehfooz, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 36 years; Profession: Agriculture; Education: 12th Pass; Total assets: Rs 91.1 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
5. Mohd Arif, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 40 years; Profession: Political Activist, Advocate; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 48.9 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 1.
6. Rafaqat Ajaz, Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) (ASPKR); Gender: Male; Age: 33 years; Profession: Self Employed; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 6.2 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
7. Tasadiq Hussain, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Gender: Male; Age: 74 years; Profession: Retired Teacher , Public Life ,Poltical Activity; Education: 10th Pass; Total assets: Rs 2.6 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
8. Vibod Kumar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); Gender: Male; Age: 60 years; Profession: Practising Advocate,getting Pension As Ex MLC; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 5.1 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.

The polling date for the Rajouri seat is September 25, 2024 in Phase 2 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.