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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People of J&K are in a lot of difficulties after 5th Aug 2019. They're angry, upset & emotionally shattered. They feel humiliated. I told PM that people of J&K don't accept the manner in which Article 370 was abrogated unconstitutionally, illegally &immorally, Mehbooba Mufti said after attending PM Modi's J&K all-party meeting.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) chief Farooq Abdullah leaves his residence in Srinagar to participate in the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on June 24.
National Conference president Farooq Abdullah tests positive for COVID-19.
Former Jammu Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah has tested positive for Covid-19. In a tweet, his son Omar Abdullah said he will be self-isolating along with other family members until they are tested for Covid-19.
Speaking to ANI on December 23, Vice President (VP) of Jammu Kashmir National Conference, Omar Abdullah spoke on DDC election results.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Farooq Abdullah lambasted at BJP by saying that if people of Jammu and Kashmir wanted to go to Pakistan.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah slammed Centre over abrogation of article 370 while delivering a speech in Jammu.
Omar Abdullah reached Kargil to meet local leaders on October 30. Omar Abdullah is part of a delegation of 'People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration', visiting the region today. Earlier, he also met local party workers in Drass region.
All-party meeting held at National Conference president Farooq Abdullah's residence in Srinagar. National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah and Peoples Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti was also present.
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on October 14 met party leaders at her residence after she was released from detention last night.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was in detention from August 5 last year following the abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state.
Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik said that he broke protocol to meet Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to participate in panchayat elections in JandK but they refused to participate under Pakistan's pressure.
Supreme Court heard plea of Sara Abdullah Pilot challenging detention of former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah under Public Safety Act, 1978.
The sister of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Sara Abdullah Pilot had filed a fresh plea before Supreme Court. She is challenging detention of Omar Abdullah under JandK Public Safety Act, 1978.
Former Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA). Under Public Safety Act, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti can be jailed for 3 months without trial. Both the leaders will continue to be lodged at Sub-Divisional Jails. Both the leaders are already under detainment
National Conference (NC) delegation meets Farooq Abdullah at his residence in Srinagar. The vateran leader has currently been kept under house arrest in Srinagar.
15-member delegation of Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) to meet top leaders-- Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah, who are currently under house arrest in Srinagar.
Amid Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti alleged that locals are being harassed in name of security checking. While addressing a press conference, she said that the sacred Yatra must not be a cause of problems for locals.
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