Mehbooba is facing a tough challenge from the National Conference (NC) candidate and religious leader of Gujjar community Mian Altaf and also Apni Party's Zafar Iqbal Manhas, who is being backed by the BJP that had earlier formed a coalition government with Mehbooba.
The polling for the constituency was earlier scheduled to take place on 7 May in the third phase of the election.
NC vice-president Omar Abdullah and Congress general secretary Ghulam Ahmad Mir accompanied Mian Altaf to the Returning Officer's office for filing the papers.
Accompanied by a large number of supporters, Mufti reached south Kashmir’s Anantnag to file her nomination papers before the Returning Officer Syed Fakhruddin.
This will be Modi's first visit to Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two Union territories (UTs) in 2019.
