Leading this effort are Tariq Hameed Karra, President of the J&K Congress Unit, who is running from the Shalteng assembly segment, and Altaf Bukhari, chief of the Apni Party, contesting from Chanpora.

From Omar Abdullah and Ravinder Raina to Altaf Bukhari and Tariq Hamid Karra, here's a look at the key candidates in the second phase of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

The first phase of the Jammu and Kashmir polls was held on September 18 and saw men outnumbering women in casting votes by over 4.79 percentage points, the Election Commission said. The first phase of polling was held in 24 assembly constituencies spread across Anantnag,