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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 351–400 of 454

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
58REASIformer boundaryGEN22014
58REASIformer boundaryGEN52002
59CHAR I SHARIFFformer boundaryGEN11962
59GOOL ARNASformer boundaryGEN22014
59GOOL ARNASformer boundaryGEN22002
59JASMARGARHformer boundaryGEN11967
59JASMERGARHformer boundaryGEN11972
59RANBIR SINGH PURAformer boundaryGEN21983
59RANBIRSINGH PURAformer boundaryGEN11987
60BARAMULLAformer boundaryGEN11962
60JAMMU CANTONMENTformer boundaryGEN21983
60JAMMU CONTONMENTformer boundaryGEN11987
60SAMBAformer boundarySC21972
60UDHAMPURformer boundaryGEN22014
60UDHAMPURformer boundaryGEN52002
61CHANANIformer boundarySC22002
61CHENANIformer boundarySC22014
61RAMGARHformer boundaryGEN21972
61TANGAMARGformer boundaryGEN11962
62BISHNAHformer boundarySC21972
62MAGAMformer boundaryGEN11962
62RAM NAGARformer boundaryGEN22014
62RAMNAGARformer boundaryGEN52002
63BANIformer boundaryGEN22002
63BANIformer boundaryGEN22014
63JANDRAH GHAROTAformer boundaryGEN31987
63PATTANformer boundaryGEN11962
63RANBIRSINGHPURAformer boundaryGEN21972
64BASOHLIformer boundaryGEN52002
64BASOHLIformer boundaryGEN22014
64JANDRAH GHAROTAformer boundaryGEN21972
64SOPOREformer boundaryGEN11962
65KATHUAformer boundaryGEN22014
65KATHUAformer boundaryGEN52002
65MARHformer boundarySC21972
65RAFIABADformer boundaryGEN11962
66BANDIPUR GUREZformer boundaryGEN11962
66BILLAWARformer boundaryGEN22002
66BILLAWARformer boundaryGEN22014
66CHHAMBAformer boundaryGEN11983
66JAMMU CANTONMENTformer boundaryGEN21972
67HIRA NAGARformer boundarySC22014
67HIRANAGARformer boundarySC52002
67JAMMU SOUTHformer boundaryGEN21972
67SONAWARIformer boundaryGEN11962
68BHILLAWARformer boundarySC31987
68HANDWARAformer boundaryGEN11962
68JAMMU NORTHformer boundaryGEN21972
68SAMBAformer boundarySC52002
68SAMBA(SC)former boundarySC22014

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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