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Omar Abdullah

JKNC (Ganderbal and Budgam)

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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India | Aug 05, 2019, 01:15 PM IST

Amid the turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir, several top political leaders condemned the house arrest of several top political leaders of the state, including Menbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Sajad Lone, amidst speculations of big decision making in New Delhi. Leaders including Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, former Union Minister P Chidambaram and CPI-M chief Sitaram Yechury criticized the government for the detention of the political leadership in Kashmir. Here's how they reacted.

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India | Aug 05, 2019, 03:46 AM IST

As security forces began an unprecedented clampdown in Jammu and Kashmir, People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti said she missed Atal Bihari Vajpayee's absence the most. Mobile internet services have been suspended in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight while leaders like Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba and Sajjad Lone have been put under house arrest.

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India | Aug 05, 2019, 02:16 AM IST

Moments after being put under house arrest in Srinagar in an unprecdented clampdown, national conference's Omar Abdullah tweeted that though this was not the India Jammu and Kashmir acceded to he has not given up hope. There's has been massive unrest in valley following the latest developments in Kashmir Valley.

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Politics | Aug 08, 2019, 11:59 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday proposed to scrap Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir and said the state would be split into two Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir with an Assembly and Ladakh without one. Shah's announcement came after days of escalating tension in Jammu and Kashmir, particularly the Kashmir Valley, where panicky residents have been buying up essential goods amid a security build up. 

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He is a political juvenile: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik hits back at Omar Abdullah

India | Jul 22, 2019, 01:34 PM IST

His statement came after Omar's tweet, in which he slammed the governor for asking terrorists to kill corrupt people in the state rather than killing innocent security personnel.

Omar Abdullah 

Omar Abdullah seeks action in journalists bribery case

India | May 08, 2019, 05:32 PM IST

The former chief minister was reacting to emergence of a CCTV footage from a hotel in Leh where several BJP leaders, including the party's state president Ravindra Raina, could be seen distributing envelopes among journalists.

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Consume almonds: Mehbooba Mufti tells Omar Abdullah in Twitter debate

Apr 18, 2019, 05:27 PM IST

It began with a tweet from the People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, Mehbooba Mufti, on Wednesday slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) decision to name Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur as its Lok Sabha poll candidate from Bhopal.

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If health condition doesn't permit her to be in jail, how it permits her to contest poll: Omar on Sadhvi's ticket

Politics | Apr 18, 2019, 01:04 PM IST

“BJP has given ticket (from Bhopal) to a candidate who is not only an accused in a terror case but is also out on bail on health grounds," ANI quoted Omar Abdullah as saying after he casted vote during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections 2019.

Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah 

So, why did you make Muftis CM, Omar asks Modi

Apr 14, 2019, 09:31 PM IST

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi why did he make two members of the Mufti family Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister after condemning them in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

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The Delhi High Court dismisses plea against Mehbooba, Omar, Farooq

Apr 12, 2019, 05:27 PM IST

The Delhi High Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking a ban on Kashmiri leaders Mehbooba Mufti, Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah from participating in the Lok Sabha elections.

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah-

Choose wisely: Omar urges Jammu and Kashmir voters

Apr 11, 2019, 10:37 AM IST

Jammu and Baramulla saw voting on Thursday in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

According to Abdullah, the Army has said they did not

Omar Abdullah stages sit-in protest against Srinagar-Jammu highway ban

India | Apr 10, 2019, 05:11 PM IST

Omar Abdullah, along with his party leaders and activists, staged a sit-in on the highway near Pantha Chowk area in the outskirts of the city demanding revocation of the order.

Closing Jammu-Srinagar highway proof of Modi's failure: Omar Abdullah

Closing Jammu-Srinagar highway proof of Modi's failure: Omar Abdullah

India | Apr 03, 2019, 10:41 PM IST

The former J-K chief minister was reacting to a government order banning the movement of civilian vehicles on the 300-km long highway on Sundays and Wednesdays between 4 am and 5 pm to ensure safe passage of security forces' vehicles.

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Apr 03, 2019, 03:09 PM IST

The altercation between senior National Conference leader Omar Abdullah and newly inducted Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gautam Gambhir on Twitter took a whole new turn when, on Tuesday, the former asked the latter to not comment on the Kashmir issue.

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Omar Abdullah stands by his 'separate PM for J&K' remark

Apr 02, 2019, 05:39 PM IST

At an election rally in Bandipora district of north Kashmir on Monday, Abdullah said the NC would not allow any attacks on Jammu and Kashmir's special status and would strive to get back what was "infringed upon", including the coveted posts of "Sadar-e-Riyasat" and prime minister of the state.

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J&K: Omar Abdullah's demand intended to create 'separatists psyche', says Jaitley

Apr 01, 2019, 09:40 PM IST

The senior BJP leader and Union Finance Minister also said statements of the two parties that the constitutional link between the State and the country is based on solemn assurance of Article 35A were unacceptable.

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah

Centre should reconsider its decision: Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah oppose ban on Jamaat-e-Islami

India | Mar 03, 2019, 07:27 AM IST

"JeI is an ideology and I do not think you can imprison an ideology by arresting some activists of the outfit. We totally condemn it," Mufti said.

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah

Omar Abdullah thanks PM Modi for speaking against attacks on Kashmiris in aftermath of Pulwama attack

India | Feb 23, 2019, 03:58 PM IST

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breaking his silence on attacks against Kashmiris in the aftermath of the Pulwama attack and expressed hope that such incidents would not recur.

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