Ghulam Nabi Azad, the union health and family welfare minister is contesting the first Lok Sabha election from a constituency in his home state Jammu and Kashmir. He faces off with the BJP's Jitendra Singh Rana in Udhampur.
Constituency: Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir
Party: Congress
Age: 65
Education: Post Graduate
Assets: Rs 41,389,590