Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 LIVE: List of constituency-wise leading candidates, parties

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Full List of Leading Candidates: The counting of votes for all 90 Assembly seats in Jammu and Kashmir is presently underway. The Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir took place in three phases on September 18 (24 seats), 25 (26 seats), and October 1 (40 seats). 7 seats are reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs), and 9 seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (STs) in the Assembly. The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP), Congress, and BJP are the important parties in Jammu and Kashmir. The Altaf Bukhari-led Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP), Sajad Gani Lone's Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference (JKPC), and Engineer Rashid's Jammu and Kashmir Awami Ittehad Party are other important parties. The JKNC has an alliance with the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Jammu and Kashmir. The last Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir took place in 2014. 

Several key candidates are in the fray in Jammu and Kashmir. Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah (JKNC) from Ganderbal and Budgam, Iltija Mehbooba Mufti (JKPDP) from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Vikar Rasool Wani (Congress) from Banihal, Hasnain Masoodi (JKNC) from Pampore, Waheed Para (JKPDP) from Pulwama, Ghulam Ahmad Mir (Congress) from Dooru, Ravinder Raina (BJP) from Nowshera, Ali Mohammad Sagar (JKNC) from Khanyar, Shamim Firdous (JKNC) from Habbakadal, Ghulam Nabi Lone (JKPDP) from Charar-i-Sharif, Sofi Yousuf (BJP) from Srigufwara-Bijbehara, Abdul Rehman Veeri (JKPDP) from Shangus-Anantnag East, Sunil Kumar Sharma (BJP) from Padder-Nagseni, Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami (CPM) from Kulgam, Peerzada Mohammad Syed (Congress) from Anantnag, Mirza Mehboob Beg (JKPDP) from Anantnag, Ghulam Mohammad Saroori (Independent) from Inderwal, Sajad Gani Lone (JKPC) from Handwara and Kupwara, Altaf Bukhari (JKAP) from Chanapore, Tara Chand (Congress) from Chhamb, Balwant Singh Mankotia (BJP) from Chenani, Harsh Dev Singh (JKNPP) from Chenani, Abdul Rahim Rather (JKNC) from Charar-i-Sharif, Tariq Hameed Karra (Congress) from Central Shalteng, Shagun Parihar (BJP) from Kishtwar, Chaudhary Lal Singh (Congress) from Basohli and Muzaffar Hussain Baig (Independent) from Baramulla are some of the key candidates in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.

The first phase of Jammu and Kashmir recorded a voter turnout of 61.38 per cent, while the second phase registered a voter turnout of 57.31 per cent. The third and last phase on October 1 recorded a voter turnout of 69.69 per cent. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, the PDP won 28 seats in Jammu and Kashmir. The BJP improved its performance and won 25 seats, while the JKNC could win only 15. The Congress was reduced to just 12 seats. The PDP and BJP decided to form a coalition government under the leadership of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. 

In the 2008 Assembly Elections, the JKNC with 28 seats formed the government with Omar Abdullah as the Chief Minister. The Congress, with its 17 MLAs, backed the Omar government. The PDP became the main opposition party with 21 seats, while the BJP won 11 seats.

Here is the complete list of all 90 leading candidates and parties in Jammu and Kashmir for the Assembly Elections 2024: