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The 2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir was held for 6 seats in the state. The voting process was held in five phases on 11, 18, 23, 29 April and 6 May 2019. [1]
This was the last general election since the territory's special status was revoked [2] and Ladakh separated as union territory in same year. [3]
| No | Constituency | Candidates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | INC | JKPDP | JKNC | ||
| 1 | Baramulla | M. M. War | Haji Farooq Mir | Abdul Qayoom Wani | Mohammad Akbar Lone |
| 2 | Srinagar | Sheikh Khalid Jehangir | DNF | Aga Syed Mohsin | Farooq Abdullah |
| 3 | Anantnag | Sofi Youssaf | Ghulam Ahmad Mir | Mehbooba Mufti | Hasnain Masoodi |
| 4 | Ladakh | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | Rigzin Spalbar | DNF | DNF |
| 5 | Udhampur | Jitendra Singh | Vikramaditya Singh | DNF | DNF |
| 6 | Jammu | Jugal Kishore Sharma | Raman Bhalla | DNF | DNF |
| Party | BJP | JKNC | INC | JKPDP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | 46.99 1,648,041 | 7.87%, 280,356 | 28.38%, 1,011,527 | 3.38%, 1,20,754 |
| Seats | 3 (50%) | 3 (50%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
3 / 6 | 3 / 6 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 6 |
| Name of Party | Vote Share % | Change | Seats won | Changes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 46.24% | +11.99 | 3 |  | |
| Indian National Congress | 28.38% | +5.6 | 0 | | |
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 7.87% | -3.21 | 3 |  3 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party | 3.38% | -18.13 | 0 | 3 | |
| No. | Constituency | Turnout [4] | Winner | Party | Margin | Runner-up | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baramulla | 34.60 | Mohammad Akbar Lone | JKNC | 30,233 | Raja Aijaz Ali | JKPC | ||
| 2 | Srinagar | 14.43 | Farooq Abdullah | JKNC | 70,050 | Aga Syed Mohsin | JKPDP | ||
| 3 | Anantnag | 8.98 | Hasnain Masoodi | JKNC | 6,676 | Ghulam Ahmad Mir | INC | ||
| 4 | Ladakh | 71.05 | Jamyang Tsering Namgyal | BJP | 10,930 | Sajjad Hussain | IND | ||
| 5 | Udhampur | 70.15 | Jitendra Singh | BJP | 3,57,252 | Vikramaditya Singh | INC | ||
| 6 | Jammu | 72.50 | Jugal Kishore Sharma | BJP | 3,02,875 | Raman Bhalla | INC | ||
| Party | Assembly segments | Position in Assembly (as of 2014 election) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 29 | 25 | |
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 30 | 15 | |
| Indian National Congress | 16 | 12 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 4 | 28 | |
| Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | 2 | 2 | |
| Others | 6 | 3 | |
| Total | 87 | ||
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