Jammu, April 4 -- Direct Contest between BJP & Congress; Kathua-Udhampur's 9.22 lakh voters remain key factor, 84K first-time voters to play crucial role

Jammu, Apr 3: The fate of 12 candidates will be decided by over 16.23 lakh voters of Udhampur Lok Sabha seat in the first phase of General Elections to be held on April 19.

The main contest is between BJP's Jitendra Singh and Congress Party's Choudary Lal Singh. Both BJP and Congress representatives represented the constituency for two terms from 2014-2024 and 2004 to 2014 respectively and are now seeking third terms in this election.

However, others who are in the contest included Amit Kumar of BSP, Balwan Singh of Jammu Kashmir National Panther Party (Bhim), Ghulam Mohammad Saroori ...