Lok Sabha Election 2019: 3-phased polls in Anantnag, list of contesting candidates

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Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag will go to polls in three parts – Phase III, Phase IV and Phase V of the General Election 2019, only such parliamentary constituency in the country. The four districts to be covered in the Anantnag are: Anantnag, Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama. 

The third phase election in Anantnag will be held on Thursday, April 23, in Kulgam on April 29, in Shopian and Pulwama on May 6. All the seats in Anantnag parliamentary constituency belong to the General category.

As per data from Chief Electora Officer (CEO) in Jammu & Kashmir, there are a total of 13,93,251 general electors in the Anantnag, out of which 7,20,337 are general male voters, 6,72,879 general female voters and 35 third gender electors. In addition to this, there are 4,041 service voter and 7,483 persons with disabilities (PWD) electors. 

A total of 1,842 polling stations have been set up for this PC during the three phases of polls. The details are as below:

A total of 18 candidates from different political parties are contesting from Anantnag. The political party-wise list of contesting candidates are:

Phase	Parliamentary Constituency	Political Party	Candidates	Party Symbol
		Recognized National and State Political Parties
III	Anantnag	Bharatiya Janta Party	Sofi Yousuf	Lotus
		Indian National Congress	Ghulam Ahmad Mir	Hand
		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	Hasnain Masoodi	Plough
		Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party	Mehbooba Mufti	Inkpot & Pen
		Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party	Nisar Ahmad Wani	Bicycle
		Registered Political Parties
		Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia)	Surinder Singh	Key
		Manvadhikar National Party	Sanjay Kumar Dhar	Tooth Brush
		Jammu And Kashmir People Conference	Ch. Zaffar Ali	Apple
		Other Candidates
		Independent	Imtiyaz Ahmad Rather	Ganna Kissan
			Ridwana Sanam	Diamond
			Riyaz Ahmad Bhat	Computer
			Zubair Masoodi	Gas Cylinder
			Mirza Sajad HussainBeigh	TractorChalataKissan
			Shams Khwaja	Green Chilli
			Ali Mohammad Wani	Helicopter
			Gh. Mohd Wani	Table
			Kyasir Ahmad Sheikh	Bat
			Manzoor Ahmad Khan	Pen Stand

According to the Election Commission of India, there were a total of 13,01,143 electors in General Election 2014 in the Anantnag parliamentary constituency. This number has grown to 13,93,251 during General Election 2019, which is an increase of 2,83,725 (7.08%) electors since last General Elections. In the last General Election, this seat witnessed a low voter turnout at 28.84%.