The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its initial list of 44 candidates for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections. This announcement marks the beginning of the party's campaign for the elections, which will be held in three phases on September 18, 25, and October 1. The counting of votes is scheduled for October 4.

The BJP's list includes 15 candidates for the first phase, 10 for the second phase, and 19 for the third phase. Notable candidates include Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi from Pampore, Mohd. Rafiq Wani from Anantnag West, and Devender Singh Rana from Nagrota.

In a recent report, it was highlighted that the BJP, which is opting not to form any alliances, has finalized 50 candidates and is expected to field several Muslim leaders. The party plans to contest 60-70 seats and may support independent candidates in other constituencies.

Here is the complete list of BJP candidates for each phase:

First Phase:

Er. Syed Showkat Gayoor Andrabi – Pampore
Mohd. Rafiq Wani – Anantnag West
Arshid Bhat – Rajpora
Javed Ahmad Qadri – Shopian
Adv. Syed Wazahat – Anantnag
Sofi Yousuf – Srigufwara–Bijbehara
Veer Saraf – Shangus–Anantnag East
Tariq Keen – Inderwal
Shagun Parihar – Kishtwar
Sunil Sharma – Padder–Nagseni
Daleep Singh Parihar – Bhadarwah
Gajay Singh Rana – Doda
Shakti Raj Parihar – Doda West
Rakesh Thakur – Ramban
Salim Bhat – Banihal

Second Phase:

Ashok Bhat – Habbakadal
Mohammad Akram Chaudhary – Gulabgarh (ST)
Kuldeep Raj Dubey – Reasi
Rohit Dubey – Shri Mata Vaishno Devi
Thakur Randhir Singh – Kalakote–Sunderbani
Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali – Budhal (ST)
Mohd. Iqbal Malik – Thannamandi (ST)
Syed Mushtaq Ahmad Bukhari – Surankote (ST)
Chowdhary Abdul Ghani – Poonch Haveli
Murtaza Khan – Mendhar (ST)

Third Phase:

Pawan Gupta – Udhampur West
Balwant Singh Mankotia – Chenani
Sunil Bhardwaj – Ramnagar (SC)
Jeevan Lal – Bani
Satish Sharma – Billawar
Darshan Singh – Basohli
Rajiv Jasrotia – Jasrota
Adv. Vijay Kumar Sharma – Hiranagar
Dr. Devinder Kumar Maniyal – Ramgarh (SC)
Surjit Singh Slathia – Samba
Chandra Prakash Ganga – Vijaypur
Gharu Ram Bhagat – Suchetgarh (SC)
Dr. Narinder Singh Raina – R.S. Pura–Jammu South
Yudhvir Sethi – Jammu East
Dr. Devinder Singh Rana – Nagrota
Arvind Gupta – Jammu West
Sham Lal Sharma – Jammu North
Mohan Lal Bhagat – Akhnoor (SC)
Rajeev Sharma – Chhamb

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