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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 401–450 of 454

No.Assembly seatReservationElectionsLast contested
69AKHNOORformer boundaryGEN21972
69DRUGMULLAformer boundaryGEN11962
69VIJAY PURformer boundaryGEN22014
69VIJAYPURformer boundaryGEN22002
70CHAMBformer boundaryGEN21972
70LOLABformer boundaryGEN11962
70NAGROTAformer boundaryGEN22002
70NAGROTAformer boundaryGEN22014
71GANDHI NAGARformer boundaryGEN22014
71GANDHINAGARformer boundaryGEN22002
71NOWSHERAformer boundaryGEN21972
71RAMHALformer boundaryGEN11962
72DARHALformer boundaryGEN21972
72JAMMU EASTformer boundaryGEN52002
72JAMMU EASTformer boundaryGEN22014
72KARNAHformer boundaryGEN11962
73JAMMU WESTformer boundaryGEN52002
73JAMMU WESTformer boundaryGEN22014
73RAJOURIformer boundaryGEN21972
73URIformer boundaryGEN11962
74BISHNAHformer boundaryGEN22002
74BISHNAHformer boundaryGEN22014
74LEHformer boundaryGEN11962
74MENDHARformer boundaryGEN21972
74SURANformer boundaryGEN31987
75KARGILformer boundaryGEN11962
75POONCHformer boundaryGEN21972
75R.S. PURAformer boundarySC22002
75RANBIR SINGH PURAformer boundarySC22014
76HAVELIformer boundaryGEN31987
76SUCHET GARHformer boundaryGEN22014
76SUCHETGARHformer boundaryGEN22002
77MARHformer boundaryGEN52002
77MARHformer boundaryGEN22014
78RAIPUR DOMANAformer boundarySC22002
78RAIPUR DOMANAformer boundarySC22014
79AKHNOORformer boundaryGEN52002
79AKHNOORformer boundaryGEN22014
80CHHAMBformer boundarySC22014
80CHHAMBformer boundarySC42002
81NOWSHERAformer boundaryGEN22014
81NOWSHERAformer boundaryGEN52002
82DARHALformer boundaryGEN22014
82DARHALformer boundaryGEN52002
83RAJOURIformer boundaryGEN52002
83RAJOURIformer boundaryGEN22014
84KALA KOTEformer boundaryGEN22014
84KALAKOTEformer boundaryGEN22002
85SURANKOTEformer boundaryGEN22014
85SURANKOTEformer boundaryGEN22002

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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