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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Srinagar: Counting of votes for the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly began today amid tight security at various centres set up by the Election authorities.Counting centres have been set up at all 22 district
Srinagar: Brushing aside the criticism by the Parliamentary panel for not taking sufficient measures on the forewarning about “more than normal” heavy showers, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said there was no
Srinagar: Projecting a good turnout in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections as a strategic victory over Pakistan is akin to converting the polls into some sort of a “plebiscite”, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today,
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Monday ruled out post-poll alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party given its stand on issues like Article 370, Uniform Civil Code and
Jammu: Amid speculation that Atal Bihari Vajpayee may be bestowed with Bharat Ratna, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the UPA government should have conferred the country's highest civilian honour on the
Jammu: Asserting that the ruling National Conference will not even reach the double figure tally in the ongoing Assembly elections, BJP today said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seems to be "day-dreaming" of forming the next
Kalakote (Rajouri): Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday attacked Omar Abdullah government saying it has failed on all fronts as a result the Centre, instead of sanctioning relief funds to the state government for flood
Basholi: Ruling National Conference today said people of the Valley have refused to buy the BJP's false promises and its leader Arun Jaitley has conceded that his party was not going to form the government
Basholi: Accusing the alliance partner, Congress, of putting “hurdles” in implementing major public welfare measures in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today appealed the people to “exhibit wisdom” and supports the “local party”
Srinagar: As polling was underway in Sonawar assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is contesting from the seat, said his thoughts were with his parents who are undergoing an organ
Dara (Srinagar): It is the young versus the old generation in this remote area of Sonawar constituency where Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is locked in a multi-cornered contest.Braving early morning chill and
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today congratulated the state cricket team for its historic win over 40-time Ranji champions Mumbai in a Group A match here."This is a shot in the arm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the people of the state will not tolerate being “humiliated” by the BJP over the rehabilitation of flood victims but prefer to rebuild their lives
Jammu: Voting began for the third round of the five-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir today.J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and three of his cabinet colleagues are among 144 candidates whose fate will be
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he "failed" to do justice to the flood-affected people of the state as the Centre has not yet decided on
Srinagar: Taking a swipe at BJP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today accused it of bringing in supporters from other parts of the state for Prime Mister Narendra Modi's rally here."2 (two) trainloads
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and three of his cabinet colleagues are among 144 candidates whose fate will be decided tomorrow in the third phase of polling in 16 seats spread across
Rajpora: Hitting back at Congress' charge that his government was a “failure”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today questioned the coalition partner as to why it did not raise the issue seven months
Rajpora (JK): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he did not attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meet on Planning Commission as the Model Code of Conduct was in force.Omar, the NC working
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today termed BJP and PDP as two sides of the same coin while alleging that both the parties are inherently opposed to Article 370, which gives special
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