Mehbooba Mufti Sayed (Urdu:محبوبہمفتیسید) is an Indian politician and leader of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP),who served as the 9th and last chief minister of the erstwhile state Jammu and Kashmir from 4 April 2016 to 19 June 2018. She was the first female chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. After the revocation of Article 370 of the constitution in August 2019,Mufti was detained without any charges at first and later under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act.
Omar Abdullah is an Indian politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He had previously served as the chief minister of the state of Jammu and Kashmir between 2009 and 2014,and is the current vice president of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference,a position he has held since 2009. 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.
The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir,India. The PDP was headed and founded by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His daughter,Mehbooba Mufti,succeeded him as party leader and as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir following his death in January 2016. The party is a member of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration electoral alliance. The party is also a member of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance since its founding on 18 June 2023.
Anantnag was one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. It was officially replaced and renamed as the Anantnag-Rajouri Constituency in May 2022.
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly,also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha,is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Mohammad Akbar Lone is a Kashmiri politician who serves the state of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference political party.
Mohammad Khalil Naik is a Kashmiri politician. He is a veteran leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) in Jammu &Kashmir. He served as Member of the Jammu &Kashmir Legislative Assembly representing the Wachi constituency 2002-2008. He is also a member of the Jammu &Kashmir State Committee of CPI(M).
Mirza Mehboob Beg is a veteran Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir,belonging to the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) and currently serving as its General Secretary(Organisation). Beg has been elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly,Legislative Council and the Indian Parliament various times. He has also served as the Cabinet Minister for Health,Family Welfare and Medical Education.
Jitendra Singh Rana is an Indian physician and politician who is serving as the 18th Minister of Science and Technology and Minister of Earth Sciences since 2024. For Prime Minister's Office;Personnel,Public Grievances and Pensions;Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space. He was elected to 18th Lok Sabha from Udhampur with the majority of 124,373 votes.
Elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are conducted in accordance with the Constitution of India to elect the representatives of various bodies at national,state and district levels including the 114 seat unicameral Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and the Parliament of India. The first elections in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir took place between 28 November and 19 December 2020 in the form of by-elections to District Development Councils and municipal and panchayat level bodies. A fresh delimitation process for assembly constituencies began in February–March 2020.
Ghulam Ahmad Mir is an Indian politician from Indian National Congress,who represents Dooru in the Jammu and Kashmir State Assembly. He was the last President of Jammu &Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee state &1st president of Union Territory Uniy.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act,2019 is an act of the parliament of India containing provisions to reconstitute the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Indian-administered union territories (UTs) called Jammu and Kashmir,and Ladakh,and becoming effective on 31 October 2019. A bill for the act was introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs,Amit Shah,in the Rajya Sabha on 5 August 2019 and was passed on the same day. It was then passed by the Lok Sabha on 6 August 2019 and it received the president's assent on 9 August 2019.
Wachi was one of the 85 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the Jammu and Kashmir,a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019. Wachi assembly constituency was a part of Shopian,a hill district of the union territory. It was officially replaced and renamed as the Zainapora Assembly constituency in May 2022 after the parliament of India introduced Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act,2019.
The People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) is a political alliance between several political parties in Jammu and Kashmir campaigning for autonomy for the region by restoring special status along with Article 35A of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. Farooq Abdullah is president and Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami is the convener and spokesperson of the pact.
Elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was held in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir from 18 September to 1 October 2024 in 3 phases to elect its 90 members. The results of the elections were announced on 8 October 2024. The INDIA alliance,consisting of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC),the Indian National Congress (INC) and the Communist Party of India (Marxist),won a majority of seats in the election,winning 49 of the 90 seats for which elections were held,with the JKNC winning the highest number of seats. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won the largest share of the popular vote.
Pampore Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Pampore is also part of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.
Noorabad wass one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,India. Noorabad was also part of Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.
Peer Mohammed Hussain Soharvardi is an Indian politician and former minister of state in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He served as member of Legislative Assembly (2002–2008) after being elected from the Shangus constituency. He,subsequently,also served as vice chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Wakf Board.
Waheed ur Rehman Para is an Indian politician of Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party and member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Pulwama constituency. Para also serves as PDP's Youth Wing President.
The Second Omar Abdullah ministry was formed on 16 October 2024,following the elections of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2024,with Omar Abdullah as Chief Minister.
