Omar Abdullah is the vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) and the former Chief Minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir from 2009 to 2015. He became the youngest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 2009. He became the Minister of State for External Affairs in 2001 under the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government. He three times represented the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in 1998, 1999, and 2004. In the 1998 Lok Sabha polls, Abdullah won the Srinagar seat by defeating Congress candidate Aga Syed Mohdi by a margin of 70,839 votes. Omar retained his seat in the 1999 Lok Sabha Election after defeating independent candidate Mehbooba Mufti by 36,859 votes. He again won the constituency in 2004 by defeating Advocate Ghulam Nabi Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP). Abdullah contested the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections from Ganderbal but lost to JKPDP candidate Qazi Mohd Afzal by 2,870 votes. However, he successfully won the seat in the 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections when he defeated Afzal by 8,215 votes. In 2014, he fought from two constituencies, Beerwah and Sonawar. He won the Beerwah seat by defeating Congress candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan with a margin of just 910 votes. However, he was defeated by Mohammad Ashraf Mir of the JKPDP in Sonawar. He became the Leader of the Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2015. In the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, Omar Abdullah was decisively defeated by independent candidate Abdul Rashid Sheikh by 2,04,142 votes in Baramulla. Omar is again contesting from two seats, namely Ganderbal and Budgam, in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections.
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Jammu-Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024: Omar Abdullah claimed that BJP will form a government with independent candidates if needed.
Mohammad Afzal Guru was a Kashmiri separatist who was convicted for his role in the 2001 Parliament attack. He received a death sentence for his involvement, which was upheld by the Supreme Court. Following the rejection of a mercy petition by the President of India, he was executed in 2013.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah stated that Afzal Guru's hanging "served no purpose" and claimed that the J&K government, if involved, would not have approved the execution.
Ganderbal Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's (JKNC) Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh won the Ganderbal constituency in 2014 by defeating Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) candidate Qazi Mohammad Afzal with a margin of 597 votes.
Uri Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate Mohammad Shafi won the Uri constituency in 2014 by defeating Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) candidate Aijaz Ali Khan with a margin of 5,792 votes.
Omar Abdullah had filed a divorce petition in Supreme Court stating that he and his wife have been living separately for the last 15 years.
Beerwah Assembly Election 2024: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's (JKNC) Omar Abdullah won the Beerwah constituency in 2014 by defeating Congress candidate Nazir Ahmad Khan with a margin of 910 votes.
National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah had welcomed the Election Commission’s announcement of a three-phased assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir and said it was better late than never.
The list of candidates includes seasoned leaders and new faces, reflecting JKNC’s approach to blend experience with fresh perspectives. The party aims to strengthen its position and engage effectively with voters in the upcoming election.
The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the schedule for upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Polling to elect 90 members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will take place in three phases. The elections will be held on September 18, September 25 and October 1.
Jammu and Kashmir elections: Expressing satisfaction after the announcement, Omar Abdullah said that his party National Conference will be starting election campaigning soon.
Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popularly known as Engineer Rashid was arrested in 2016 in a terror funding case. He was held under the UAPA law. Since then he has been incarcerated in Tihar jail. After becoming MP from Baramulla, he applied for interim bail to take oath in the parliament.
The NC leader was locked in a virtual triangular contest for the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat with separatist-turned-mainstream politician Sajad Gani Lone and Rashid alias Engineer Rashid , a former MLA currently lodged in Tihar jail in a UAPA case.
Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 Highlights: The Udhampur-Doda parliamentary constituency saw a 68.27 percent voter turnout on April 19. The election will determine the fate of 12 candidates. Counting to the votes will begin at 8AM.
Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency went to polls in the fifth phase of elections on Monday (May 20). The fifth phase marked the end of Lok Sabha elections in the Union Territory which has five constituencies. The results will be declared on June 4.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: 49 constituencies are going for polls in the fifth phase on May 20. Voters in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh will use their franchise in the fifth phase.
The Centre abrogated Article 370 on August 5, 2019 which granted special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The centre also downgraded the state into two union territories -- Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir.
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The fifth phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 will be held on May 20 (Monday) in which voters in 49 constituencies will use their franchise. Eight states and Union Territories including UP, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand will go to polls in the fifth phase.
Engineer Rashid has been a two-time MLA from Langate Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir. He won the election in 2008 and 2014. Rashid unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha polls from Baramulla in 2014 and 2019. After the revocation of Article 370, J-K became a Union Territory with Legislative Assembly.
Baramulla will vote in the fifth phase on May 20. The seat has 18 Assembly segments. Jammu and Kashmir has a total of 5 Lok Sabha seats including Baramulla, Srinagar, Anantnag-Rajouri, Udhampur and Jammu.
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