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JK: Gulam Nabi Azad not to contest LS polls from Anantnag-Rajouri seat

JK: Gulam Nabi Azad not to contest LS polls from Anantnag-Rajouri seat
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Srinagar, April 17 (UNI) Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) Chairman Gulam Nabi Azad will not contest the Lok Sabha election from Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
The surprise announcement came almost a fortnight after Azad was named the party candidate from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
"Azad sahib had some reservations and now Mohammad Saleem Parray has been named as the candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat," a senior party leader said.
The former Chief Minister has been leading the party campaign in Jammu and Kashmir.
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