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Who governs Jammu and Kashmir today

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Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

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

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

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

Top leaders

Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir, most recent first

Full history →
Mehbooba Mufti
PDP
20162018
Omar Abdullah
JKNIncumbent
2009present
Ghulam Nabi Azad
INC
20052008
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
PDP
20022016

Assembly constituencies

90 current, 364 under former boundaries · showing 51–100 of 454

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
51BHADARWAHGEN12024
52DODAGEN12024
53DODA WESTGEN12024
54RAMBANGEN12024
55BANIHALGEN12024
56GULABGARHST12024
57REASIGEN12024
58SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVIGEN12024
59UDHAMPUR WESTGEN12024
60UDHAMPUR EASTGEN12024
61CHENANIGEN12024
62RAMNAGARSC12024
63BANIGEN12024
64BILLAWARGEN12024
65BASOHLIGEN12024
66JASROTAGEN12024
67KATHUASC12024
68HIRANAGARGEN12024
69RAMGARHSC12024
70SAMBAGEN12024
71VIJAYPURGEN12024
72BISHNAHSC12024
73SUCHETGARHSC12024
74R. S. PURA- JAMMU SOUTHGEN12024
75BAHUGEN12024
76JAMMU EASTGEN12024
77NAGROTAGEN12024
78JAMMU WESTGEN12024
79JAMMU NORTHGEN12024
80MARHSC12024
81AKHNOORSC12024
82CHHAMBGEN12024
83KALAKOTE - SUNDERBANIGEN12024
84NOWSHERAGEN12024
85RAJOURIST12024
86BUDHALST12024
87THANNAMANDIST12024
88SURANKOTEST12024
89POONCH HAVELIGEN12024
90MENDHARST12024
1AKHNURformer boundarySC11962
1KARNAHformer boundaryGEN22014
1KARNAHformer boundaryGEN21972
1KARNAHformer boundaryGEN52002
2CHHAMBformer boundaryGEN11962
2KUPWARAformer boundaryGEN21972
2KUPWARAformer boundaryGEN52002
2KUPWARAformer boundaryGEN22014
3LANGETformer boundaryGEN31987
3LOLABformer boundaryGEN21972

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.

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