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: Jammu & Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday appreciated Narendra Modi's gesture to spend Diwali with people of the flood affected state, while Congress MP Shashi Tharoor disapproved of the Prime Minister's plan."I
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said BJP's win in Haryana and Maharashtra would have some effect on the assembly elections in the state, but maintained that the influence would not be
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said none of the persons involved in waving of ISIS flags in the city had any links to militancy."Police has conducted an inquiry into it and
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today questioned the claims that the separatist movement in the valley was indigenous in view of revelations made by former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf."So Pervez Musharaf believes
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said situation in the state was not conducive for holding Assembly elections due to the recent floods.Talking to reporters after meeting Home Minister Rajnath Singh,
Srinagar: Facing flak for its decision to hold school examinations in the flood-hit Valley in autumn, Jammu and Kashmir government has now decided to hold the exams in March next year.“The Cabinet which met (yesterday)
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted a proposal to the central government, seeking a special financial package of 44,000 crore rupees for the rehabilitation of flood affected people.The state cabinet, which met here Friday
Jammu: With border dwellers bearing the brunt of firing by Pakistani troops, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has directed authorities to construct community bunkers in hamlets along the International Border in Jammu frontier.Omar, who chaired a
Jammu: Power supply is yet to be restored in some parts of Jammu city, which are without electricity for the past 60 hours after strong winds snapped electricity lines.Several parts of Jammu city including Talab
Bishnah (Samba): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the only way for Pakistan to normalise the situation is to silence its guns, while taking a dig at Islamabad for approaching UN Military
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has denied news reports about his complaint against Vishal Bhardwaj's "Haider", saying he had not even watched the movie yet.Reacting sharply to a news report carried by
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today directed the administration to take all requisite measures for ensuring safety of life of the people in areas hit by shelling from across the border. “Food,
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party today alleged that the state government headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has failed in carrying out the relief and rehabilitation work for the flood hit people
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he would observe the forthcoming Eid festival without any gaiety and joy in view of the devastating floods in the state."Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will celebrate
Srinagar: Authorities today asked residents in flood-affected areas of Kashmir to carefully observe their houses over the next three months as there was a possibility of earth sinking due to movement of water under soil."There
Jammu: Authorities today said that 90 per cent area in Srinagar, which had been affected by the worst floods in Jammu and Kashmir, has been dewatered.Almost 90 per cent waterlogged areas have been cleared of
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, describing him as the champion of human values and architect of secular democratic India. In his
Srinagar: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Monday visited the flood affected areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district and interacted with the people.She arrived here Monday with party vice president Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Ambika Soni,
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government today said the preliminary assessment of cumulative losses due to floods in the state was in excess of Rs 1,00,000 crore and expressed hope that the Centre will go out
Jammu: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul Gandhi will reach out to people in the flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir during their two-day visit starting tomorrow.“Sonia and Rahul are visiting J&K on a
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