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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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Farooq Abdullah

The Kashmir Files effect: 'Centre should appoint panel to find out truth', Farooq breaks silence

India | Mar 22, 2022, 05:02 PM IST

Following the release of Vivek Agnihotri's drama "The Kashmir Files", which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s, the ex-CM has been under fire.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah.

Omar's claim Farooq Abdullah was not responsible for Kashmiri Pandits' genocide a lie: BJP

India | Mar 22, 2022, 11:13 AM IST

Amit Malviya shared a copy of J&K Migrant Immovable Property Act, claiming it was introduced by Farooq Abdullah, in which 1 November 1989 was the 'cut off for exodus.'

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah.

Why Farooq Abdullah is Villain No. 1 in the eyes of Kashmiri Pandits?

India | Mar 19, 2022, 04:07 PM IST

Farooq Abdullah was the Chief Minister from November 7, 1986 to January 18, 1990. It was this period which saw Kashmir gradually falling down the precipice, and despite warnings by intelligence agencies the indifference seemed insurmountable.

BJP's Amit Malviya questions Omar Abdullah for saying 'The

Which part of 'The Kashmir Files' does Omar Abdullah find untrue, asks BJP's Amit Malviya

India | Mar 19, 2022, 02:49 PM IST

The National Conference broke its silence on 'The Kashmir Files' saying while the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits was a "stain on Kashmiriyat", the movie was far from the truth as the filmmakers ignored the sacrifices of the Muslims and Sikhs who had also suffered from militancy.

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No jammer, ambulance facilities for former J-K CMs in Srinagar

India | Feb 13, 2022, 06:36 PM IST

On Saturday, veteran politician and Lok Sabha member Farooq Abdullah, was seen offering prayers at the famous Hazratbal shrine and Dasgeer Saab in downtown Srinagar but there was neither an ambulance nor were there jammers, which, among other things, also blocks signals in cases where terrorists have planted an improvised explosive device that can be triggered by remote control.

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Omar, Mehbooba go on Twitter rant after J&K police detains PAGD leaders ahead of protest march

India | Jan 01, 2022, 04:54 PM IST

The PAGD had proposed to hold a peaceful demonstration in Srinagar on Saturday against the proposal of the Delimitation Commission of increasing six seats in Jammu division and one in Kashmir.

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah.

Omar Abdullah says, 'terrible news of terror attack' after terrorists target police bus in Srinagar

India | Dec 13, 2021, 09:20 PM IST

Terrorists on Monday fired upon a police vehicle near Zewan in Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar. At least 14 personnel have been injured in the attack.

Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

'J&K didn't merge with this India': Omar Abdullah reacts after Haryana CM's 'namaz' remark

India | Dec 12, 2021, 05:01 PM IST

With several Hindu outfits objecting to Friday prayers being offered in open spaces in Gurgaon, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar recently said that the practice of offering 'namaz' in the open "will not be tolerated".

Jammu & Kashmir: Omar Abdullah condemns killing of

Jammu & Kashmir: Omar Abdullah condemns killing of carpenter by terrorists in Pulwama

India | Oct 17, 2021, 06:47 AM IST

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said that two non-local workers, who had been fired upon by terrorists in Srinagar and Pulwama on Saturday, succumbed to their injuries.

'Make up your mind': Omar Abdullah trains guns at Centre

'Make up your mind': Omar Abdullah trains guns at Centre for talks with Taliban

India | Sep 01, 2021, 04:04 PM IST

​National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday trained guns at the Centre for holding talks with the Taliban. He said that the government should "make up its mind" on whether it considers the Taliban a terror organization or not.

We told PM Modi that we don't stand with what was done on

Told PM we don't stand with what was done on Aug 5, 2019: Omar Abdullah

India | Jun 24, 2021, 08:05 PM IST

We told PM that we don't stand with what was done on 5th Aug 2019. We're not ready to accept it, said National Conference leader Omar Abdullah after attending PM Modi's Jammu & Kashmir all-party meeting.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Jammu and

What Jammu and Kashmir leaders said after over 3-hr-long meeting with PM Modi

India | Jun 24, 2021, 07:41 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a crucial meeting with Jammu and Kashmir political party leaders to chalk out the future political course of action in the Union Territory. A total of 14 leaders, including four former chief ministers attended PM Modi's meeting.

National Conference, Peoples' Democratic Party, others

Ahead of PM Modi's big meet on Jammu and Kashmir, 14 leaders receive invitation

India | Jun 19, 2021, 09:39 PM IST

Invitations were sent out on Saturday to 14 political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir, including four former chief ministers, for participation in a high-level meeting to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on June 24, which is expected to set the road map for holding assembly elections there.

Pooja Bhatt, Omar Abdullah, Derek O'Brein

VIRAL: Kid teased for wearing specs, netizens cheer him up with endearing tweets

May 06, 2021, 05:48 PM IST

A Pakistani boy in London was bullied by his schoolmates for wearing spectacles. His father recently took to his Twitter handle and wrote about the stress his 6-year-old son was facing at school for wearing glasses. Many prominent personalities including actress Pooja Bhatt, politician Omar Abdullah and Derek O'Brien among others cheered the little boy up. Take a look at some encouraging tweets.

Omar Abdullah tests positive for COVID-19

Omar Abdullah tests positive for COVID-19

India | Apr 09, 2021, 03:44 PM IST

National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

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'New J&K': Omar Abdullah claims he, his family put under house arrest

India | Feb 14, 2021, 11:15 AM IST

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti had on Saturday too claimed that she was placed under house arrest ahead of her visit to the family of Athar Mushtaq -- one of the three alleged militants killed in an encounter in Parimpora locality here in December last year.

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'Grabbed a blanket and ran', tweets Omar Abdullah after strong earthquake rattles North India

India | Feb 13, 2021, 07:46 AM IST

The Himalayan and the Hindukush mountain ranges are prone to quakes and many a time its tremors can be felt across the Indo-Gangetic belt.

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J&K DDC polls: Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti claim non-BJP candidates stopped from campaigning

India | Nov 18, 2020, 10:07 PM IST

National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday questioned the rationale behind holding District Development Council (DDC) polls in Jammu and Kashmir as he claimed candidates were being stopped from campaigning on security grounds. He alleged non-BJP candidates in fray for the elections were stopped from campaigning, while the administration was going out of its way to help the BJP.

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What we want back was written in Constitution: Omar's pitch against revocation of Art 370 in Kargil

India | Oct 30, 2020, 07:48 PM IST

National Conference (NC) leader Omar Abdullah along with the delegation of People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration on Friday met leaders of the Kargil Democratic Alliance in Kargil. Abdullah once again made his pitch against the revocation of Article 370 saying, "Our fight is not against the country but against BJP and its ideology. BJP is not the country and vice versa. What we want back was written in the Constitution. We will not step back in our fight."

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J&K up for sale: Omar Abdullah slams govt after people from outside J-K allowed to buy land there

India | Oct 27, 2020, 06:24 PM IST

National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah has slammed the Centre after it's significant move of notifying new Land Laws for Jammu & Kashmir. Opposing the move, Omar Abdullah said, "J&K’s new Land Laws sans democratic bearings; smacks of cheap politics, deceit.

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