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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National Conference working president and former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said the "unabated repression" of civilians in Kashmir seemed like an effort to punish people for the ongoing unrest, but
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s estranged wife Payal Abdullah has moved a family court here seeking maintenance of Rs 15 lakh per month from him.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the All Party Delegation (APD) that visited Kashmir this week failed to achieve anything.
Lessons learnt during 2010 unrest in Jammu and Kashmir were unlearnt in 2016, Omar Abdullah, National Conference (NC) leader, said today. "People must appreciate that after 2010 we learnt lessons that allowed us to bring
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that Kashmir is facing a political problem that can't be handled administratively. Leading a delegation of opposition lawmakers from the state to meet President Pranab
A delegation of 20 opposition leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, led by former CM Omar Abdullah today called on President Pranab Mukherjee, and apprised him about the present situation in Kashmir.
Questioning the silence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today wondered as to when will the PM wake up to the crisis.
Hours after the Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Nirmal Singh said the encounter of Hijbul Mujahideen militant was an “accident”, former Chief Minister of state Omar Abdullah slammed his statement saying the “accident&rdqu
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the upcoming Pakistan visit of union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
Rajnath, on the second and last day of his visit amid unrest that has left over 45 people dead in the Kashmir Valley, chaired a high-level security meeting and met delegations of political parties.
Jammu and Kashmir’s main opposition party National Conference today asked the Centre to initiate a sustained dialogue with Pakistan as well as separatists groups in the state for evolving a consensus for a mutually acceptable
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that while he learnt from his mistakes, the incumbent CM Mehbooba Mufti was not only repeating but actually multiplying her mistakes.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today launched a scathing attack on Mehbooba Mufti and accused her of “shamelessly” trying to convey message of normalcy in the state.
Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that certain elements were trying to vitiate the peaceful atmosphere in the state.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has termed as a possible "ruse to settle non-state subjects" in the Valley the PDP-BJP government's reported proposal to allocate land for setting up a 'Sainik colony'.
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the central government had "thankfully realized its mistake of calling off talks with Pakistan on the issue of separatist leaders meeting the Pakistan
Omar Abdullah today said the people of state have a right to know what PDP got from the Centre that prompted it to form government in alliance with BJP after three months bargaining and theatrical posturing.
Omar Abdullah has called for a thorough safety audit of two flyover projects that are currently under implementation in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said only time will tell whether the visit of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to Pathankot will benefit India or not, but expected Pakistan to take steps to control terrorism.
As PDP and BJP attempted to break the deadlock over government formation in Jammu & Kashmir, state's former chief minister Omar Abdullah today appeared to doubt the possibility of revival of the alliance, quipping "picture abhi baki hai dost".
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