Quite notably, Tariq Hameed Karra, the Congress President formally joined politics and submitted his nomination papers for the Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir on September 5, 2024 from the Central Shalteng Assembly segment. This filing is rather strategic for the Congress party as it intensifies a fight for domination in the region when the electoral battleground is clearly competitive.
While presenting himself for a nomination, Karra stressed on the election saying that people of Jammu & Kashmir should vote with a vision and a logic. It is not just casting votes in what he described as ‘the first democratic exercise after a decade’ but ‘a once in a lifetime chance for people of JK for determining the political course of Jammu & Kashmir for next century’. This can be seen in his statement which shows the importance which the Congress party has attached to these elections as being significant in the history of the region.
The last date for filing nominations for the second phase of the assembly elections that are being held in three phases was on September 5. The political battles for this election period is expected to be tough, with different political parties continental in their battle to control this region which has always been in the limelight in the country.
This constituency is one of the 26 parts among the districts of Srinagar, Ganderbal and Budgam in Kashmir, Rajouri, Poonch and Reasi in Jammu which is going to poll in the second phase on September 25.
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At the time of his nomination, Karra appealed to the voters stating that this election is a ‘historic occasion’ which deserves the people’s support, he said the election is a chance to decide the future of Jammu & Kashmir for the next one hundred years. These sentiments accord significantly with what the Congress party considers as critical elections in the evolution of the region.
The nomination day is September 5 that is the last day when candidates are to submit their papers for this stage of the three-stage electoral process. During the period leading up to the election, Karra and the other concerned candidates will be in a higher level of campaign and they will be concerned with major concerns facing the region.The selection of Karra from the Central Shalteng has directions towards Congress party’s strategic constituencies and its assertion to be closely linked to the formation of political facilities of Jammu & Kashmir.
The next few weeks will be decisive ones, for the political contenders from all the sides will intensify their campaigning processes, focusing on the voters coalesce in a fabulous, historic election for Jammu & Kashmir.
