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, Jan 14: The much-awaited reshuffle of the four-year-old Omar Abdullah ministry in Jammu and Kashmir will be carried out tomorrow in the first such exercise after the Chief Minister assumed office and less than
Srinagar, Jan 11: With the first cabinet reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir after the Congress-National Conference (NC) coalition came to power in 2009 on the cards, political fortunes of some ministerial aspirants will be decided
Jammu, Jan 8 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today termed killing of two Indian soldiers at Line of Control by Pakistani troops as “unacceptable” and said it was an attempt to derail
Srinagar, Jan 6: Asserting that employment generation in the state has been flagged as top most concern by his government, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday announced fast track recruitment of 80,000
Srinagar, Jan 5: Jammu and Kashmir government led by Omar Abdullah, which completed four years in office today, thanked the people for their support to put back the state on the path to peace, progress
New Delhi, Dec 21: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday ruled out possibility of an alliance between National Conference and NDA, saying their previous association was only due to his party's relationship
Amethi, Dec 18: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi arrived here this morning on a day's visit to his parliamentary constituency along with chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah.Arriving at the Fursatganj airport here,
Jammu, Nov 22: Taking a dig at the American media for calling 26/11 convict Ajmal Kasab a "gunman" and referring Hamas as a "terror outfit", Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah posted a tweet
Nov 21: The Centre and the Maharashtra Government were praised by Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah for successfully keeping under wraps the hanging of Lashker-e-Taiba terrorist Ajmal Kasab.In his tweet, Omar did not
Srinagar, Oct 17 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said Pakistan should stop ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) as retaliation from the Indian side could lead to an unending
Srinagar, Oct 4: Union Minister for Renewable Energy and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah Thursday had a piece of advice for both Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his son and Chief
New Delhi, July 13: In the backdrop of the high casualty figure during the current annual Amarnath pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today advised people to get “genuine health certificates” which would
New Delhi, Jul 1: Close on the heels of External Affairs Minister S M Krishna saying Rahul Gandhi should join the government, Pranab Mukherjee today appeared to echo these sentiments, saying the younger generation should
Srinagar, Jul 1: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the Peer Dastgeer Sahib shrine, which was gutted in a fire here on Monday, will be restored within two-and-a-half year to its original
Srinagar, Jun 29: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he would not be chased off the social networking site Twitter by online “trolls” “Some times I ask myself what I'm doing here
Srinagar, Jun 16: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said A P J Abdul Kalam should not contest the Presidential poll as election of Pranab Mukherjee was almost certain.“Kalam has been a very
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
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