Ahead of the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the J-K People's Conference (JKPC) announced party candidates for seven constituencies with party chief Sajjad Gani Lone to contest from two seats - Handwara and Kupwara. Apart from Handwara and Kupwatra, the JKPC has announced candidates on five other seats.
- Handwara: Sajjad Gani Lone
- Kupwara: Sajjad Gani Lone
- Pattan: Imran Reza Ansari
- Trehgam: Adv Bashir Ahmad Dar
- Langate: Irfan Pandithpori
- Karnah: Dr Nasir Awan
- Lolab: Mudasir Akbar Shah
With a 5,423-vote margin, PC leader Sajad Gani Lone was victorious in the 2014 Assembly elections for the Handwara seat. With 29,355 votes, he won. PC defeated NC with an 8085-vote margin in the 2019 LS poll. With an astounding lead of over 7000 votes from the Handwara seat in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, PC pushed NC down to the third spot.
Reports suggest that Sajad Lone is under pressure from the party workers to fight for the Kupwara assembly seat also. Considering the current Lok Sabha election voting patterns, Lone's joining the electoral fray will likely result in a straight fight for the Kupwara seat between him and the National Conference.
