The Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) on April 17 informed that chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad will not contest the Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
The party has now chosen Muhammad Saleem Parray for the position, said DPAP's provincial president, Kashmir, Mohammad Amin Bhat.
"A meeting took place with Azad and it was decided that advocate Saleem Parray will be the DPAP candidate for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat," he added. "He gave some reasons (in the meeting) and then we took a decision on fielding Parray from the seat," Bhat said.
The party had announced Ghulam Nabi Azad's candidacy for the Anantnag-Rajouri seat on April 2, the from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference senior leader Mian Altaf will be contesting from the constituency against DPAP's Muhammad Saleem Parray.
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