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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Omar Abdullah has called for a thorough safety audit of two flyover projects that are currently under implementation in the cities of Jammu and Srinagar.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said only time will tell whether the visit of Joint Investigation Team (JIT) to Pathankot will benefit India or not, but expected Pakistan to take steps to control terrorism.
As PDP and BJP attempted to break the deadlock over government formation in Jammu & Kashmir, state's former chief minister Omar Abdullah today appeared to doubt the possibility of revival of the alliance, quipping "picture abhi baki hai dost".
Seeking to keep an eye on students from Jammu and Kashmir, Kolkata police has issued to all colleges in city directing them to provide information about students from the border state.
Omar Abdullah hit out at separatist groups for maintaining silence over the presence of Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops along the Line of Control in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
Jammu: BJP today hit out at former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of "adopting double standards" while in and out of power. "We strongly condemn the utterances of Omar Abdullah. He had
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah today said his party will never enter into an alliance with the BJP, stating that he would quit politics than compromise with the honour and dignity of
Jammu: NC leader Omar Abdullah today lashed out at PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti saying that she cannot keep the entire Jammu and Kashmir guessing and must form a new government or be bold enough to
Srinagar: Taking a swipe at PDP, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said it was delaying government formation as it was scared of facing the electorate again due to its "failure" in governance during the
New Delhi: Former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has asked PDP president Mehbooba Mufti to recommend dissolution of Jammu and Kashmir Assembly for conduct of fresh elections in the state if she is "unable or unwilling"
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the attack on Pathankot IAF base was the first major challenge for Prime Minister's Pakistan plan and that the BJP will have to
Srinagar: Former J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday questioned the decision of Air India to serve only vegetarian meals on short duration flights."Pray tell why? I'm trying hard to understand the logic of this
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked BJP to answer if India was “made to talk Kashmir” during the meeting between the National Security Advisors of the two countries in Bangkok
Srinagar: Former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the talks between National Security Advisors of India and Pakistan in Bangkok, stating that holding the dialogue away from media glare can lead to “quiet progress”.“Good
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday came out in defence of his father Farooq Abdullah, who had sparked a row by saying that all the army of the country cannot
Srinagar: Opposition National Conference leader Omar Abdullah today said he would not be surprised if PDP ended its alliance with BJP and formed a government in coalition with Congress and independent MLAs in Jammu and
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today took on critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech to British Parliamentarians asking "why cannot we take pride" in the excellent speech made by him."The
Srinagar: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah today said that the people of J&K were "disappointed" as the Prime Minister did not talk what they wanted to hear at the rally and the announcement of financial
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has weighed the Kashmir issue in "rupees and paise"."PM Modi has made the same mistake of weighing the Kashmir issue in rupees
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today hit out at ruling PDP leaders, accusing them of "converting" the death of truck conductor, Zahid, into a public relations opportunity."Condoling the death, well done.
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