Sajjad Gani Lone is a Kashmiri politician, the youngest son of Abdul Ghani Lone

Abdul Ghani Lone

Abdul Ghani Lone was an Indian lawyer and politician who for most of his professional career worked as a Kashmiri separatist....

, who was killed in a rally in Srinagar

Srinagar

Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...

. After the death of his father, Sajjad Lone became the chairman of People's Conference.

In the 2009 Indian general election

Indian general election, 2009

India held general elections to the 15th Lok Sabha in five phases between 16 April 2009 and 13 May 2009. With an electorate of 714 million , it was the largest democratic election in the world to date.By constitutional requirement, elections to the Lok Sabha must be...

 he stood as an independent candidate in Baramulla

Baramulla

Baramulla , known as Varahamula in antiquity, is a city in the Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir state in northern India...

, becoming the first separatist leader to stand in a general election in Jammu and Kashmir in 20 years. . He was defeated by the National Conference

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

The Jammu & Kashmir National Conference is a State political party in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Led at the time of Indian Independence in 1947 by Sheikh Abdullah, it dominated electoral politics in the state for many decades...

 candidate Sharifuddin Shariq.