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Omar Abdullah

JKNC (Ganderbal and Budgam)

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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PDP attacks NC for its criticism on AFSPA issue

Politics | Jan 06, 2015, 11:33 PM IST

Srinagar: PDP today lashed out at outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his criticism of BJP on the issue of AFSPA, saying the NC leader was trying to subvert efforts of the

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Pity that athletes feel they have to lobby for awards: Omar

Politics | Jan 06, 2015, 04:20 PM IST

Srinagar: Outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said it was a “great pity” that athletes feel they have to “lobby” and “jostle with each other” for Padma awards.Omar's comments came after boxer

omar abdullah attacks bjp over negotiations with pdp raises

Omar Abdullah attacks BJP over 'negotiations' with PDP, raises AFSPA

Politics | Jan 05, 2015, 03:31 PM IST

Srinagar: Outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today questioned BJP's reported negotiations with PDP, which wants revocation of AFSPA, saying the ruling party at the Centre had accused him of compromising national security whenever he raised

nc asks pdp to stop fishing in desert

NC asks PDP to stop "fishing in desert"

Politics | Jan 03, 2015, 11:06 PM IST

Srinagar: National Conference today advised PDP to stop “fishing in desert” and not twist facts to suit the desire of its patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to grab power in Jammu and Kashmir in alliance with

omar deriving sadistic pleasure out of indo pak tensions pdp

Omar deriving sadistic pleasure out of Indo-Pak tensions: PDP

Politics | Jan 03, 2015, 08:16 PM IST

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today accused outgoing Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of deriving “sadistic pleasure” over intensification of violence along Indo-Pak border.“By saying ‘Mufti's dream of early Indo-Pak dialogue was crashing' with apparent reference

bjp looking at all possibilities for j k govt formation

BJP looking at all possibilities for J&K govt formation: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 03, 2015, 08:10 PM IST

Bengaluru: As stalemate continued in Jammu and Kashmir over government formation, BJP chief Amit Shah today said his party is looking at “all possibilities” and hoped that a decision will come “anytime”.“All options are open

mufti s dream of early indo pak dialogue crashing omar

Mufti's dream of early Indo-Pak dialogue crashing: Omar

Politics | Jan 02, 2015, 11:04 PM IST

Srinagar: Apparently referring to recent skirmish at the border with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said if PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's possible alliance with BJP was based on “dream” of

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Talks on with PDP, NC on govt formation in JK: Amit Shah

Politics | Jan 02, 2015, 06:49 PM IST

Srinagar/Mumbai: As the impasse over government formation in Jammu and Kashmir persisted for the 11th day on Friday, BJP on Friday said said talks were on with both PDP and NC but there has been

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J&K witnessed fractured mandate, killer floods in 2014

India | Jan 01, 2015, 10:06 AM IST

Srinagar: A political churning which saw BJP making significant gains in assembly elections and a natural disaster in the form of unprecedented floods marked the year 2014 for Jammu and Kashmir.The elections to the 87-member

nc authorize farooq omar to decide on govt formation in j k

NC authorize Farooq, Omar to decide on govt-formation in J&K

Politics | Dec 30, 2014, 10:52 PM IST

Srinagar: The newly-elected MLAs of National Conference today authorised party president Farooq Abdullah and working president Omar Abdullah to take a decision on government formation in Jammu and Kashmir.“All the (newly-elected) representatives have reposed their

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In Video: PDP MLA, who defeated Omar Abdullah, firing his rifle in the air goes viral

Politics | Dec 26, 2014, 06:33 PM IST

Srinagar: PDP MLA Mohammad Ashraf Mir, who scored a victory over Omar Abdullah from Sonawar assembly seat, has stoked a controversy after a video surfaced purportedly showing him firing several rounds from an automatic rifle

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BJP, PDP discuss Jammu and Kashmir government formation

Politics | Dec 26, 2014, 11:11 AM IST

Srinagar:  Talks between the BJP and the PDP for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir is expected to continue Friday, party sources said.BJP top sources told IANS that two rounds of talks were held Thursday

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Ram Madhav denies Omar Abdullah's meeting with BJP leaders in Delhi

Politics | Dec 25, 2014, 01:43 PM IST

New Delhi: BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav has denied media reports that the outgoing Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah held meeting with BJP leaders in Delhi this morning."News about BJP leaders meeting

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Omar Abdullah to tender resignation today

Politics | Dec 24, 2014, 09:15 AM IST

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is all set to resign from the top post today after making a customary call on state Governor NN Vohra.The 44-year-old Chief Minister defeated Nazir Ahmad Khan

omar says slogans like mission 44 punctured bjp s happiness

Omar says slogans like 'Mission 44' punctured BJP's happiness

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 11:20 PM IST

Srinagar: The outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday hinted at an intriguing possibility of supporting his party National Conference's (NC) rival PDP in forming a government in the State after the

omar abdullah to tender resignation tomorrow

Omar Abdullah to tender resignation tomorrow

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 09:08 PM IST

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will submit his resignation tomorrow when he will make a customary call on state Governor N N Vohra.The chief minister, whose party National Conference won 17 seats,

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PDP the largest party in J&K in highly-fragmented poll verdict

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 08:37 PM IST

Srinagar: PDP today emerged as the single largest party closely followed by BJP in second spot in Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls, in a highly fragmented mandate that threw open various options of government-formation.Peoples Democratic

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J&K Polls: Omar Abdullah hints at possibility of NC backing PDP

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 08:07 PM IST

Srinagar: The outgoing Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today hinted at an intriguing possibility of supporting his party National Conference's (NC) bitter political rival PDP in forming a government in the state after

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J&K Polls: PDP emerges as the largest party in a hung house, BJP second

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 05:53 PM IST

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir was today heading for a hung Assembly with PDP emerging as the single largest party by bagging 25 seats and leading in 3 while BJP also made gains by winning 24

tweets and twists amid omar s victor from beerwah seat

Tweets and twists amid Omar's victor from Beerwah seat

Politics | Dec 23, 2014, 04:24 PM IST

New Delhi: While the voting figures were changing every minute during the election results' earlier today, a lot of tweets from various authorities created hilarious twists in the heated scenario.In a bid to win the