Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari Dies: Former Minister and BJP Candidate from Surankote Passes Away Due to Heart Attack in Poonch

Amid Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, a shock to the BJP party as former minister and candidate from Surankote, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari, died on Wednesday, October 2, after collapsing at his residence in Poonch district, party leaders said, reported news agency PTI.

He was 75 and is survived by his wife, two daughters and a son. Bukhari was unwell for some time and suffered a heart attack at 7 am on Wednesday, leading to his death, a BJP leader said. Bukhari, a two-time former MLA from Surankote, joined the BJP in February 2024, after the Centre granted Scheduled Tribe status to his Pahari community.

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He was fielded from Surankote, which went to vote along with 25 other segments in the second phase on September 25. Bukhari quit the National Conference in February 2022 after a four-decade association following an argument with party president Farooq Abdullah over the Scheduled Tribe status.

Shocked & deeply pained to hear about the demise of a Political Stalwart and BJP Candidate from Surankote Assembly Constituency Jenab #Sayeed_Mushtaq_Bukhari Sahib. This is an irreparable loss of whole of the society in Rajouri & Poonch. I express my heartfelt condolences. pic.twitter.com/Q92v1CZ503

— Ravinder Raina (@RavinderRaina) October 2, 2024

Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina and the leaders of other political parties condoled Bukhari’s death. “Bukhari was a mass leader and his death left a void which is very hard to fill,” Raina said. 

भाजपा नेता मुश्ताक बुखारी जी के अकस्मात निधन पर शोक व्यक्त करता हूं #mushtaq_bukharipic.twitter.com/hnG5JElViV

— Kavinder Gupta (@KavinderGupta) October 2, 2024

Former Deputy CM of J&K, Kavinder Gupta also condoled the demise of former minister and BJP candidate Surankote, Syed Mushtaq Bukhari