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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2024.

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Lok Sabha14Vidhan Sabha11
20242014200820021996
More years
198719831977197219671962

Current government

Who governs Jammu and Kashmir today

Full CM history →
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
Omar AbdullahJKN

In office since 5 Jan 2009 · 7 years, 10 months

Omar Abdullah (born 10 March 1970) is an Indian politician serving as the chief minister of union territory of Jammu and Kashmir since 2024 and also as the leader of the house in J&K Legislative Assembly. He had previously served as the 8th chief minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir between 2009 and 2014, and is the current vice president of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, a position he has held since 2009 and also previously served as its president. Abdullah also served as a member of parliament in the Lok Sabha from 1998 to 2009, representing the Srinagar parliamentary constituency, and was a union minister of State for External Affairs.

Current seats
90
in the present Jammu and Kashmir assembly
Elections contested
11
Leading party, 2024
JKN
42 of 90 seats

Compare elections

See what changed between any two Vidhan Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

2024vs

Seat swings, vote share shifts and constituency-level changes, side by side.

Seat share over the years

Seats and vote share by election for the parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir

Party20242014200820021996198719831977197219671962
JKN4215282857404647080
INC6121720726251158610
BJP29251118200000
NC000000000070
Others133531381585181765
Total seats9087878787767676757575

Seats won over time

The four parties that have won the most Vidhan Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir

02039597819621967197219771983198719962002200820142024JKNINCBJPNC
  • JKN
  • INC
  • BJP
  • NC

Vote share trend

How each party's Vidhan Sabha vote share has moved over time in Jammu and Kashmir

0%19%37%56%75%19621967197219771983198719962002200820142024JKNINCBJPNC
  • JKN
  • INC
  • BJP
  • NC

Constituency performance

From the 90 results in Jammu and Kashmir, 2024

Best performance
BASOHLI
Darshan Kumar, 65.38% share
Closest contest
PATTAN
won by 603 (0.86%)
Biggest victory
HABBAKADAL
won by 9,538 (49.60%)
Lowest turnout
HABBAKADAL
20.08%

Seat change & vote share

Jammu and Kashmir, 2024

90SEATS
  • Retained0 (0%)
  • Changed hands0 (0%)
  • New seat90 (100%)

0 constituencies were won by the same party as 2014; 0 changed hands; 90 did not exist then.

Vote share by party
BJP25.64%
JKN23.43%
IND16.64%
INC11.97%
JKPDP8.97%
JAKAP3.36%
JPC2.48%
DPAP1.20%

Result by election

2024Full result →90 seats
JKN 42BJP 29IND 7INC 6
  • JKN42
  • BJP29
  • IND7
  • INC6
  • JKPDP3
  • JPC1
  • CPM1
  • AAAP1
2014Full result →87 seats
JKPDP 28BJP 25JKN 15INC 12
  • JKPDP28
  • BJP25
  • JKN15
  • INC12
  • IND3
  • JPC2
  • CPM1
  • JKPDF1
2008Full result →87 seats
JKN 28JKPDP 21INC 17BJP 11
  • JKN28
  • JKPDP21
  • INC17
  • BJP11
  • IND4
  • JKNPP3
  • JKDPN1
  • PDF1
  • CPM1
2002Full result →87 seats
JKN 28INC 20PDP 16IND 13
  • JKN28
  • INC20
  • PDP16
  • IND13
  • JKNPP4
  • CPM2
  • BJP1
  • DM1
  • BSP1
  • JKAL1
1996Full result →87 seats
JKN 57BJP 8INC 7
  • JKN57
  • BJP8
  • INC7
  • JD5
  • BSP4
  • IND2
  • CPM1
  • JPP1
  • AIICT1
  • JKAL1
1987Full result →76 seats
JKN 40INC 26IND 8
  • JKN40
  • INC26
  • IND8
  • BJP2
1983Full result →76 seats
JKN 46INC 25
  • JKN46
  • INC25
  • IND4
  • JKP1
1977Full result →76 seats
JKN 47JNP 13INC 11
  • JKN47
  • JNP13
  • INC11
  • IND4
  • JMI1
1972Full result →75 seats
INC 58IND 9JMI 5
  • INC58
  • IND9
  • JMI5
  • BJS3
1967Full result →75 seats
INC 61JKN 8
  • INC61
  • JKN8
  • BJS3
  • IND3
1962Full result →75 seats
NC 70
  • NC70
  • PP3
  • IND2

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, most recent first

Full history →
Mehbooba Mufti
PDP
2016–2018
Omar Abdullah
JKNIncumbent
2009–present
Ghulam Nabi Azad
INC
2005–2008
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
PDP
2002–2016

Assembly constituencies

90 current, 364 under former boundaries · showing 1–50 of 454

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
1KARNAHGEN12024
2TREHGAMGEN12024
3KUPWARAGEN12024
4LOLABGEN12024
5HANDWARAGEN12024
6LANGATEGEN12024
7SOPOREGEN12024
8RAFIABADGEN12024
9URIGEN12024
10BARAMULLAGEN12024
11GULMARGGEN12024
12WAGOORA - KREERIGEN12024
13PATTANGEN12024
14SONAWARIGEN12024
15BANDIPORAGEN12024
16GUREZST12024
17KANGANST12024
18GANDERBALGEN12024
19HAZRATBALGEN12024
20KHANYARGEN12024
21HABBAKADALGEN12024
22LAL CHOWKGEN12024
23CHANNAPORAGEN12024
24ZADIBALGEN12024
25EIDGAHGEN12024
26CENTRAL SHALTENGGEN12024
27BUDGAMGEN12024
28BEERWAHGEN12024
29KHANSAHIBGEN12024
30CHRAR-i- SHARIEFGEN12024
31CHADOORAGEN12024
32PAMPOREGEN12024
33TRALGEN12024
34PULWAMAGEN12024
35RAJPORAGEN12024
36ZAINAPORAGEN12024
37SHOPIANGEN12024
38D. H. PORAGEN12024
39KULGAMGEN12024
40DEVSARGEN12024
41DOORUGEN12024
42KOKERNAGST12024
43ANANTNAG WESTGEN12024
44ANANTNAGGEN12024
45SRIGUFWARA - BIJBEHARAGEN12024
46SHANGUS - ANANTNAG EASTGEN12024
47PAHALGAMGEN12024
48INDERWALGEN12024
49KISHTWARGEN12024
50PADDER - NAGSENIGEN12024

Seats marked “former boundary” were redrawn by a later delimitation order. A name that survives a redrawing keeps its own page, with each boundary era labelled on the result.