Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali

Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali, founder member and vice-president of the Jammu Kashmir Apni Party, joined the BJP ahead of the elections. An influential Gujjar leader, he hails from Rajouri district in the Pir Panjal region and has been a two-time MLA from the Darhal seat, which he first won in 2008 and retained in 2014. He has also served as a Cabinet minister in the PDP-BJP government led by Mehbooba Mufti and held key portfolios. Ali is facing his nephew his nephew and NC candidate Javaid Iqbad Choudhary. The others in the contest from this seat are Guftar Ahmed of the PDP and Abdul Rashid of the BSP.

About Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali

Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from 86. Budhal (St) (Scheduled Tribe) Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission of India, and as analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024 is: Political Activist, Advocate.

This candidate's educational qualifications are: Post Graduate and he is 55 years of age. Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali's total declared assets are Rs 22.4 crore which includes Rs 4.4 crore in movable assets and Rs 18 crore in immovable assets. His total declared income is Rs 26.2 lakh of which Rs 26.2 lakh is self income. He has declared total liabilities of Rs 39.2 lakh.

This BJP candidate, in the election affidavit has mentioned 1 criminal cases registered against him.