Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha election 2024: National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Baramulla constituency, his father and party chief Farooq Abdullah informed on Friday.
Farooq Abdullah said that Omar will contest from Baramulla and Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Srinagar.
Polling in Srinagar and Baramulla will take place in the fourth (May 13) and fifth (May 20) phases, during the Lok Sabha elections.
Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh have a total of six Lok Sabha seats. Three seats are in Kashmir, two in Jammu and one in Ladakh.
Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir are — Anantnag-Rajouri, Baramulla, and Srinagar. In Jammu — Udhampur and Jammu and one Ladakh.