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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The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has been shaken by a series of terror attacks over the past week. The most recent incident occurred on the evening of October 24, when terrorists targeted an Indian Army vehicle in Gulmarg, resulting in the deaths of two soldiers and two army porters.
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Gagangir Attack: J&K Divisional Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner arrive at the hospital where the people who were injured in the Gagangir attack are undergoing treatment. Security has been heightened outside the hospital.
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As the counting of votes for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections begins, J-K BJP chief and Nowshera Assembly candidate Ravinder Raina expressed confidence in the party's victory, predicting that the BJP will secure 30-35 seats in the Union Territory.
Recently, protests broke out in Jammu and Kashmir following the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah, in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. In Shia-majority areas like Srinagar and Budgam, thousands took to the streets to voice their anger over his killing.
Jammu Kashmir Elections: National Conference Vice President held a Shikara Rally in the Dal Lake as part of election campaign in Srinagar on September 22. The rally was held ahead of second phase of polls in Jammu and Kashmir.
Engineer Rashid, the Baramulla MP, has been granted temporary bail by a Delhi court until October 2 in a terror funding case. Upon his release, Rashid began criticizing Prime Minister Modi. His bail has raised concerns from the National Conference and PDP about possible disruptions in the Jammu
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Omar Abdullah is contesting from Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. Engineer Rasheed, who is jailed in Baramulla, is leading. Meanwhile, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti is the Lok Sabha election candidate from Anantnag-Rajori seat. National Conference candidate Mian Altaf is leading on this seat.
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The National Conference on Friday broke its silence on 'The Kashmir Files' and said the movie was far from the truth as the movie makers have ignored the sacrifices of the Muslims and Sikhs who had also suffered from militancy.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader questioned the Government of India's stand on Taliban."Either Taliban is a terror organization or not, please clarify to us how you see them. If they're a terror group why you talking to them? If not then will you (Centre) move to United Nations and have it delisted as a terror organization? Make up your mind
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. The meeting was the first between the Centre and mainstream Jammu and Kashmir politicians after the abrogation of Article 370 and the division of the erstwhile state into two union territories in August 2019.
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