Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee

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Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee
President Vikar Rasool Wani
HeadquartersShaheedi chowk, jammu-180001, jammu and Kashmir
Youth wing Jammu kashmir Youth Congress
Women's wing Jammu kashmir Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
Ideology
Alliance Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance
Seats in  Lok Sabha
0 / 5
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
0 / 4
Seats in  Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
0 / 90
Seats in  District Development Council
26 / 280
Election symbol
Hand INC.svg

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (or J&K PCC) is a state unit of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the region, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee is currently headed by Mr. Vikar Rasool Wani.

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Structure and Composition

S.No.NameDesignationIncharge
01 Vikar Rasool Wani PresidentJammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
02 Raman Bhalla [1] Working President
Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress

List of Presidents

S.noPresidentPortraitTerm
1. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg 20002002
2. Ghulam Nabi Azad Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg 20022004
3.Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed20042008
4. Saifuddin Soz The Karnataka Minister for Water Resources, Shri Basavaraj Bommai called on the Union Minister for Water Resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz, in New Delhi on October 17, 2008 (cropped).jpg 20082015
5. Ghulam Ahmad Mir 201516 August 2022
6. Vikar Rasool Wani 16 August 2022Incumbent

Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election

YearParty leaderSeats wonChange
in seats
Outcome
1951 ___
0 / 75
NewDidn't Contest
1957 ___
0 / 75
__Didn't Contest
1962 __
0 / 75
__Didn't Contest
1967 Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq
61 / 75
Increase2.svg 61Government
1972 Syed Mir Qasim
58 / 75
Decrease2.svg 3Government
1977 Bhim Singh
11 / 76
Decrease2.svg 46Opposition
1983 Rangil Singh
26 / 75
Increase2.svg 15Opposition
1987 Om Parkash
26 / 76
__Government NC+INC
1996 Mehbooba Mufti
7 / 87
Decrease2.svg 19Opposition
2002 Ghulam Nabi Azad
20 / 87
Increase2.svg 13Government PDP+INC
2008
17 / 87
Decrease2.svg 3Government NC+INC
2014
12 / 87
Decrease2.svg 5Opposition
2024 Vikar Rasool Wani TBATBATBA

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References

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