Srinagar: Five candidates withdrew their nomination for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, leaving 24 candidates in the fray for the May 13 polls.

"Five candidates withdrew their candidature on the last date for withdrawal of nomination papers for Srinagar Lok Sabha seat for Lok Sabha elections-2024," an official spokesperson said.

Srinagar constituency returning officer Bilal Mohi-ud-din Bhat said that now two candidates are left in the fray.

These include Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi from Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Waheed ur Rehman Parra from Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party, Mohammad Ashraf Mir from Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party, Ameer Ahmed Bhat from Democratic Progressive Azad Party.

More than 17 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise on polling day.