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, May 9: Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani today said Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should give permission to separatists to hold a rally at Lal Chowk to prove their representative character.
Srinagar, May 9: Terming peace a pre-requisite for development, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said maintaining tranquility and harmony in the state was needed for comprehensive progress on socio-economic and political fronts.“I
New Delhi, May 5: Congress ally National Conference today articulated its reservations over the Centre's NCTC stating the present form makes it as stringent as the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.Turning down the proposal
New Delhi, Apr 16: Stressing on “progressively” decreasing the footprints of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said conciliation and dialogue will always remain the best medium for seeking a
Srinagar, Mar 29: Jammu and Kashmir chief minsiter Omar Abdullah today opened Asia's largest tulip garden near the Dal lake here. It was a fascinating sight to watch red, yellow, blue and rose tulips swaying
Srinagar, Mar 15: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who supported the hike in railway fares, today said he would not mind being sacked for doing the right thing.“If I had to be sacked,
Jammu, Feb 26 : Opposition PDP, which had been pressing for the past two days for a debate in the Assembly over corruption in high places in the state, today a staged walkout from the
Jammu, Feb 11: J-K Congress minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed will continue in the council of ministers, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today, a day after he divested him of Education portfolio for getting his son
Srinagar, Feb 11 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said government will inquire into the circumstances in which a youth was killed, allegedly in security forces firing, in Baramulla district. “It is
Jammu, Feb 7: Citing the Supreme Court's recent observation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has been pitching for partial revocation of Armed Force Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state, today said
Kolkata, Jan 29; Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday that the centre should think with a cool head about the need to withdraw the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in some
Srinagar, Jan 8: It was a candle light dinner for Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah last night as he directed disconnection of power supply to the VIP grid including his residence to divert
New Delhi, Jan 5: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called on UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi here and thanked her for the support extended by the Centre to the NC-Congress coalition government in
Uri (J-K), Jan 3: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today slammed the CISF over the killing of a youth during firing on protesters, accusing it of using “excessive” force which was “unwarranted and
Srinagar, Dec 30: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said there was no need for special laws like Lokpal as the state already had such provisions.“What Anna Hazare is demanding today, our
Jammu, Dec 29: With social activist Anna Hazare's two-day fast receiving lukewarm response in Mumbai, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday took a dig at Team Anna asking if they would now
Srinagar, Dec 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare should not dictate terms to the Parliament admitting that the Centre had allowed itself to be dictated. “Someone needs
Srinagar, Dec 6: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he was against media censorship but the content on some social networking sites were “dangerous and inflammatory”. “I hate the idea of censorship but have seen
Mumbai, Dec 4: Expressing concern over China's involvement in the Kashmir region, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said India should show “some spine” while dealing with that country.“I wish India shows some
New Delhi, Nov 29: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today criticised the “opposition lobby” for stalling Parliamentary proceedings on allowing FDI in retail saying there was no reason to hold the nation to
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