Srinagar, Aug 22: Er Abdul Rashid-led Awami Ittehad Party released the first list of nine candidates for the first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
The AIP spokesperson said Abdul Qayoom Mir will contest from Pampore while Harbaksh Singh will contest from Tral, Sofi Iqbal will contest from Pulwama, Molvi Fayaz Wagay from Zainapora in Shopian, Mohammad Arif Dar from DH Pora in Kulgam, Suhail Bhat from Devsar in Kulgam, Hilal Ahmad Malik from Dooru in Anantnag, Aqib Mushtaq from Anantnag West and Tawseef Nisar from Anantnag.
Rashid defeated National Conference vice president and former chief minister Omar Abdullah in the Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla seat and is currently in Tihar Jail on terror charges.
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