Srinagar, Oct. 20 -- The nomination process for the Budgam assembly seat concluded on Monday, with major party contenders officially filing their candidacies for the upcoming by-election. Representatives from the National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) submitted their documents at the designated election office in Budgam. The filing marked the final day for submitting papers for the vacant seat.

The National Conference put forward Aga Syed Mehmood, who was accompanied by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the submission. The PDP's contender, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, was joined by legislator Waheed Rehman Parra. BJP's nominee, Aga Syed Mohsin, filed his papers with the support of the par...