Election history

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections

Historical results, trends and insights from 1962 to 2024.

Lok Sabha14 Vidhan Sabha11

2024 2014 2008 2002 1996

More years

1987 1983 1977 1972 1967 1962

Current government

Who governs Jammu and Kashmir today

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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

in the present Jammu and Kashmir assembly

Elections contested

Leading party, 2024

JKN

42 of 90 seats

Compare elections

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

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

Party	2024	2014	2008	2002	1996	1987	1983	1977	1972	1967	1962
JKN	42	15	28	28	57	40	46	47	0	8	0
INC	6	12	17	20	7	26	25	11	58	61	0
BJP	29	25	11	1	8	2	0	0	0	0	0
NC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	70
Others	13	35	31	38	15	8	5	18	17	6	5
Total seats	90	87	87	87	87	76	76	76	75	75	75

Seats won over time

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

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

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

JKN42
BJP29
IND7
INC6
JKPDP3
JPC1
CPM1
AAAP1

2014Full result →87 seats

JKPDP28
BJP25
JKN15
INC12
IND3
JPC2
CPM1
JKPDF1

2008Full result →87 seats

JKN28
JKPDP21
INC17
BJP11
IND4
JKNPP3
JKDPN1
PDF1
CPM1

2002Full result →87 seats

JKN28
INC20
PDP16
IND13
JKNPP4
CPM2
BJP1
DM1
BSP1
JKAL1

1996Full result →87 seats

JKN57
BJP8
INC7
JD5
BSP4
IND2
CPM1
JPP1
AIICT1
JKAL1

1987Full result →76 seats

JKN40
INC26
IND8
BJP2

1983Full result →76 seats

JKN46
INC25
IND4
JKP1

1977Full result →76 seats

JKN47
JNP13
INC11
IND4
JMI1

1972Full result →75 seats

INC58
IND9
JMI5
BJS3

1967Full result →75 seats

INC61
JKN8
BJS3
IND3

1962Full result →75 seats

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 151–200 of 454

No.	Assembly seat	Reservation	Elections	Last contested
14	JAMMU CITY NORTHERNformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
14	KANGANformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
14	KANGARIformer boundary	GEN	1	1983
15	GANDERBALformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
15	JAMMU CITY SOUTHERNformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
15	PATTANformer boundary	GEN	5	2002
15	PATTANformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
16	AMIRAKADALformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
16	HAZARATBALformer boundary	GEN	3	1987
16	KANGANformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
16	KANGANformer boundary	GEN	4	2002
16	NOWSHERAformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
17	GANDERBALformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
17	GANDERBALformer boundary	GEN	5	2002
17	HABAKADALformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
17	RAJOURIformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
18	DARHALformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
18	HABAKADALformer boundary	GEN	3	1987
18	HAZRATBALformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
18	HAZRATBALformer boundary	GEN	2	2002
18	TANKIPORAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
19	KHANYARformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
19	MENDHARformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
19	ZADIBALformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
19	ZADIBALformer boundary	GEN	5	2002
19	ZAINAKADALformer boundary	GEN	3	1987
20	EIDGAHformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
20	IDGAHformer boundary	GEN	5	2002
20	POONCHformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
20	SAFAKADALformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
21	KHANYARformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
21	KHANYARformer boundary	GEN	2	2002
21	RAMNAGARformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
21	ZADIBALformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
22	HABBA KADALformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
22	HABBAKADALformer boundary	GEN	2	2002
22	HAZARATBALformer boundary	GEN	1	1967
22	HAZRATBALformer boundary	GEN	1	1972
22	NAGINformer boundary	GEN	3	1987
22	UDHAMPURformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
23	AMIRA KADALformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
23	AMIRAKADALformer boundary	GEN	5	2002
23	BEERWAformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
23	LANDAR TIKRIformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
24	KHAN SAHIBformer boundary	GEN	2	1972
24	KHAN SAHIBformer boundary	GEN	3	1987
24	REASIformer boundary	GEN	1	1962
24	SONAWARformer boundary	GEN	2	2014
24	SONAWARformer boundary	GEN	2	2002
25	ARNASformer boundary	GEN	1	1962

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.