Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024: Constituency-wise winners list of NC, BJP, Congress, PDP, JKPC, CPM

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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Winners List: The Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) staged a strong comeback on Tuesday, October 8, after its dismal performance in the last 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. The party won 42 seats on its own, and Omar is all set to become the Chief Minister for the second term. He was the Chief Minister from 2009 to 2015 in his first term. Omar registered handsome victories in both Budgam and Ganderbal constituencies. However, Congress, the alliance partner of the JKNC, fell short of expectations as it could win only 6 seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has improved its performance and won 29 seats, a historic high for the party. The Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP), which was the single largest party in the 2014 polls with 28 seats, was reduced to just 3 seats: Kupwara, Tral, and Pulwama. Seven independents also won the election.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) opened its account for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir when its candidate Mehraj Malik won the Doda Assembly seat. Jammu and Kashmir People Conference's Sajad Gani Lone and Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami managed to retain their respective constituencies of Handwara and Kulgam. According to the Election Commission's website, the BJP emerged as the single largest party in Jammu and Kashmir in terms of the vote share, as it received 25.64 per cent of the total vote share. The JKNC received 23.43 per cent of the vote share, while the Congress got 11.97 per cent of the votes. The JKPDP managed to get 8.87 per cent of the vote share.

The JKNC won Baramulla, Gulmarg, Sonawari, Karnah, Trehgam, Lolab, Sopore, Uri, Banihal, Ganderbal, Budgam, Nowshera, Mendhar, Pahalgam, Ramban, Lal Chowk, Habbakadal, Hazratbal, Anantnag West, and Srigufwara-Bijbehara, among others. The Congress won Bandipora, Central Shalteng, Dooru, Anantnag, Rajouri, and Wagoora-Kreeri seats. The BJP won Reasi, Udhampur East, Udhampur West, Chenani, Basohli, Samba, Jammu East, Jammu West, Nagrota, Kishtwar, Jammu North, Akhnoor, Jasrota, Doda West, and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi constituencies, among others.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Schedule and Major Parties

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. 

Jammu and Kashmir Key Candidates

Several key candidates were 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 were some of the key candidates in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.

Voter Turnout in 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election

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.

What happened in 2014 and 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections?

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 winners and parties in Jammu and Kashmir for the Assembly Elections 2024: