Srinagar, May 11 -- As Srinagar will go to the polls on Monday amid tight security, the National Conference (NC) will try to retain this seat, though the party is facing a tough challenge from the Apni Party and the PDP this time.

The Srinagar Lok Sabha seat spread over five districts, Srinagar, Budgam, Ganderbal, Pulwama and Shopian with 21 assembly segments have an electorate of over 17 lakh voters. After delimitation, several areas of Pulwama and Shopian that were part of Anantnag Lok Sabha seat have been included in the parliamentary constituency, which is still considered the bastion of the National Conference, however, over the years other parties have started making inroads into the NC vote bank.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, ...