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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Jammu: Expressing concern over rising incidents of ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to speak to his Pakistani counterpart on the issue.“I want the
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to open 7697 Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Department sale outlets replacing the present fair price shops to ensure effective ration delivery to the public."The state cabinet
Srinagar: With assembly elections round the corner, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said his government was mulling reducing electricity tariff and enhancing the scale of ration to provide relief to people of
Srinagar: Ruling National Conference today announced the first list of its 32 candidates for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, giving mandate to 20 of the 28 sitting MLAs.Speaker of state Legislative Assembly
Srinagar: Ruling National Conference today announced the first list of its 32 candidates for the forthcoming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, giving mandate to 20 of the 28 sitting MLAs.Speaker of state Legislative Assembly
Jammu: As separatists called for a strike in Kashmir Valley to observe Martyrs' day today, several organizations representing Kashmiri Pandits observed ‘black day' here and held protests describing it as a day of “loot and
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and his devotees from all over the world, who have assembled in Leh to attend the concluding function of
Jammu: As separatists called for a strike in Kashmir Valley to observe Martyrs' day today, several organizations representing Kashmiri Pandits observed ‘black day' here and held protests describing it as a day of “loot and
Srinagar: Opposition Jammu and Kashmir PDP today hit out at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of doublespeak over the issue of central government planning to set up an IIT in Jammu region of the
Srinagar: On a farewell visit to the Northern command, outgoing Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today met Jammu and Kashmir governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah here separately and discussed the prevailing
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today accused the Centre of “brazenly discriminating” against Kashmir by allotting IIT only to the Jammu region, and alleged that PDP was hand in gloves with the
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that initiatives have been taken to make tourism attractive for investors in the state and also to enhance economic growth of the youth.“Pilgrim, adventure, sport
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that initiatives have been taken to make tourism attractive for investors in the state and also to enhance economic growth of the youth. “Pilgrim, adventure,
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers party (JKNPP) today held protest demonstration in support of their demand for the separate Jammu state. Led by JKNPP state president Balwant Singh Mankotia over 300 party workers held
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he does not see ‘achche din' (good times) coming to the country through the maiden Union budget of the NDA government presented by Finance Minister
New Delhi: It is “too early” to say whether Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the heart of the people of the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here today.After a meeting
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was non-committal today on giving any deadline for implementing the Food Security Act as the new law will not include the entire poor people in the
Jammu: Nine government officials were today killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.The officials of the Animal and Sheep Husbandry department
Srinagar: A minister in Jammu and Kashmir's Omar Abdullah government said the hydropower project inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the state's Baramulla district Friday was illegal.Talking to IANS here, Health and Medical Education
Katra: Underlining that economic development of Jammu and Kashmir is largely dependent on railways, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today stressed the need for early completion of unconnected stretches of Jammu-Baramulla Railway track.Omar said that economic
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