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: Terming frequent violations of the ceasefire as a “matter of serious concern”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed hope that the Centre would reconsider its decision of cancelling talks with Pakistan
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Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said his government, with cooperation from the Centre, has succeeded in bringing back Kashmiri Pandits and other migrants to their homes to some extent. “It is
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said there has been 80 per cent reduction in militancy related incidents in the state during the last five-and-a-half years.“There has been an improvement in peace
Srinagar: Condemning the attack on a police party in Pulwama district that left two cops and a civilian dead, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the attackers are "cowards" and have no
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said conspiracies being hatched by peace inimical elements will not deter National Conference (NC) from performing its role of steering the state to a new era of
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the youth to adopt other ways to express their resentment against the government rather than joining militancy which has brought nothing but “destruction and devastation”
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the row over UPSC's CSAT examination needs to be resolved and noted that it would be “unfair” to “foist” a particular language on a diverse
Jammu: Does former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad opting out of the forthcoming assembly elections prove he is unsure of his personal victory?Azad made his announcement after he told a Congress convention
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he would take up the issue of ceasefire violations from across the Line of Control (LoC) with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the latter's visit
Hyderabad: Terming the Kashmir issue as “sensitive”, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the Centre was dealing with the matter cautiously by taking all measures in national interest. “It is not
Hyderabad: Terming the Kashmir issue as “sensitive”, Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said the Centre was dealing with the matter cautiously by taking all measures in national interest.“It is not wise
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his cabinet colleagues today felicitated people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, wishing them well being and prosperity. In his Eid message, the
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his Cabinet colleagues felicitated people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, wishing them well being and prosperity.In his Eid message, the Governor expressed hope
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is keen to upgrade the infrastructure of higher educational institutions in the state, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today.“We are keen to upgrade the infrastructure in higher educational institutions.
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, on Thursday, said “some people” will never find the time appropriate for withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state as they have a
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the pre-poll alliance between National Conference and Congress for Lok Sabha polls was “dysfunctional” in the Valley as the vote share of the national party
Srinagar: Terming female foeticide as the “biggest sin against humanity”, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said his government has taken several measures but it alone cannot eradicate the menace.“When I saw the
Srinagar: It needed the rout of the Lok Sabha polls for the National Conference and the Congress to realize they will fare better fighting the Jammu and Kashmir elections separately.Each party -- members of an
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the accessibility of students to subjects of advanced science and technology with highest market-prospects can be achieved by building the educational faculties in universities as
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