Mehbooba Mufti is an Indian politician and former chief minister of Indian Occupied Kashmir (4th April 2016-19th June 2018). Mehbooba is the first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and India's second Muslim woman chief minister after Syeda Anwara Taimur of Assam. She is the president of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mehbooba suppoted the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2016 but however she resigned on 19th June,2018 after BJP withdrew support from the coalition government. Mehbooba Mufti was a member of Indian parliament representing Anantnag in the 16th Lok Sabha. She had also represented Anantnag in the 14th Lok Sabha. Her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was appointed as India's home minister in 1989 and was released after a few days in exchange for some terrorists. In 1996 state assembly elections, Mehbooba Mufti was one of the popular elected members from Bijbehra on INC ticket. Mehbooba Mufti contested in the parliamentary elections in 1999 from Srinagar and she lost to the sitting member Omar Abdullah. She won her Pahalgam seat from South Kashmir, when assembly elections were held again in 2002.
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Mehbooba Mufti said that we will play the role of a constructive opposition in Jammu and Kashmir. The issues of the people do not end with an election.
Mehbooba Mufti's daughter Iltija lost by a margin of over 9,770 votes in the Srigufwara–Bijbehara constituency.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Result 2024 will be declared today on October 8. The main contest in the state is between the JKNC-Congress, the JKPDP, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results 2024 Full List of Winners: Former CM Omar Abdullah, JKNC leader Hasnain Masoodi, Congress leaders Gulam Ahmad Mir and Tariq Hameed Karra, BJP leaders Sunil Kumar Sharma, Balwant Singh Mankotia and Shagun Parihar have won from their respective seats.
Everything is set for the counting of votes for the Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. On the eve of the big day, Farooq Abdullah has dropped a big hint on the formation of NC's government in the Union Territory.
Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike on the Lebanese capital Beirut. Hezbollah, on Saturday, confirmed his death. The group said Nasrallah “has joined his fellow martyrs”.
The Israeli military earlier said that it carried out a precise airstrike on Friday while Hezbollah leadership met at their headquarters, killing Nasrallah and other commanders. Mehbooba Mufti has announced to halt her poll campaign for a day in protest against Nasrallah's killing.
Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said that these Assembly elections are crucial for the future of Jammu and Kashmir and also urged people to vote cautiously.
Hot Seats in Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir will witness polling in three phases to elect representatives for the 90-seat Assembly. The first phase of polling begins on September 18, followed by September 25 and October 1. Counting of votes will be held on October 8.
Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: According to the PDP candidates list, Ganesh Dutt Sharma will contest from Jasrota and Vicky Kumar Dogra will fight from Bishna.
With the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024 approaching, political parties are announcing their candidates. PDP fields Adv Syed Gh Nabi Bukhari from the Langate seat.
Mehbooba asserted that the PDP has never contested elections for the lust of power, but rather the party has always maintained to keep the party’s agenda intact and atop.
Mehbooba Mufti ruled out any alliance with the BJP in the upcoming Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir, while also taking dig at the National Conference.
The polls in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in three phases with the first phase of polling on September 18, followed by September 25 and October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 4.
J-K Assembly polls: Last week, Mehbooba Mufti had also ruled out an alliance with the BJP, with which the People's Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier run a coalition government.
Mehbooba Mufti released the election manifesto of PDP for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections starting in September. She made several promises to the people in the manifesto and also batted for the restoration of trade with Pakistan.
Jammu and Kashmir assembly election: The polling will be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1 and the counting of votes will be held on October 4.
In a historic decision, the Modi government in its second tenure abrogated Article 370 of the Constitution on August 5, 2019. PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, on the fifth anniversary of the occasion, claimed that she has been put under house arrest.
Mehbooba Mufti was addressing the 25th foundation day function of the PDP in Srinagar. She also demanded the release of Kashmiri youth lodged in jails across the country.
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