Srinagar, April 12: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will contest elections from the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, the National Conference announced here on Friday. Omar Abdullah is the party's candidate from north Kashmir's Baramulla Parliamentary seat, NC president Farooq Abdullah told reporters here. Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Farooq Abdullah Will Not Contest LS Polls Due to Health Reasons, Says Omar Abdullah.

He also announced that firebrand Shia leader Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi would contest from central Kashmir's Srinagar constituency, which has been an NC bastion. Polling in Baramulla will be held on May 20.

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