Political Debut For Mehbooba Mufti's Daughter From Bijbehara | Read
The Bijbehara constituency of Anantnag has been a bastion of Mufti family since 1990s. The Peoples Democratic Party - formed by Mehbooba Mufti's father and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed -- has been winning from this seat since 1996. This time, the third generation of the Mufti family - Mufti's grand-daughter Iltija Mufti - is making her electoral debut from this constituency after her mother, Mehbooba Mufti declined to contest the election. It's a 3-cornered contest- but the main fight is believed to be between Iltija and National Conference's Dr Bashir Veeri. The third candidate is BJPs Sufi Yousf.
