Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2002

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Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections, 2002
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all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority
Turnout45%
 First partySecond partyThird party
  Farooq Abdullah.jpg Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG Flag of the JKPDP.png
Leader Farooq Abdullah Ghulam Nabi Azad Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Party JKN INC PDP
Last election577-
Seats won282016
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 29Increase2.svg 13Increase2.svg 16
 Fourth partyFifth party
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Leader Bhim Singh
Party JKNPP BJP
Last election18
Seats won41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 7
Chief Minister before election

Farooq Abdullah
JKN

Elected Chief Minister

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
PDP
(in coalition with the INC and JKNPP)

Contents

Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases. [1] [2] Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir after the elections. [3] In 2005 under a coalition agreement INC's Ghulam Nabi Azad became Chief Minister. He was the first Indian National Congress party Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. [4] In reaction terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad had conducted a suicide car bomb attack in Srinagar killing six people just hours before Azad's swearing-in. [5] Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh becoming the party's first cabinet minister. [6]

India Country in South Asia

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Jammu and Kashmir State in India

Jammu and Kashmir is a state in northern India, often denoted by its acronym, J&K. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains, and shares borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. The Line of Control separates it from the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and north respectively, and a Line of Actual Control separates it from the Chinese-administered territory of Aksai Chin in the east. The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Indian politician

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed (12 January 1936 – 7 January 2016) was a politician from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. He served twice as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, from November 2002 to November 2005 and again from March 2015 to January 2016. He was also Home Minister of India from December 1989 to November 1990. He founded the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in July 1999 to "persuade the Government of India to initiate an unconditional dialogue with Kashmiris for resolution of the Kashmir problem."

Electronic Voting Machines were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002. [7] The international community also appreciated the credibility of the elections and the results that followed it. The elections was seen as a victory of the ballot over the bullet. [8] [9] United States lauded 2002 elections of the state. [10] [11] There were 1.7 million voters in the state for 2002 elections. [12] [13]

Voting

The first phase voting took place on 16 September 2002. [14] There was a polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar. [7] BJP contested on 52 seats while Jammu State Morcha contested on 12 seats. [15] [16] National Conference president Omar Abdullah contested from Ganderbal seat. [17] Separatists had varied views on the elections ranging from voting to boycott of elections. [18] [19] [20]

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Results

The four stages of the elections were held as follows:

Voting stages Jammu Kashmir state elections, 2008 stages.svg
Voting stages
DateSeatsTurnout
Monday 16 September2347.28%
Sunday 24 November2842%
Sunday 1 October541%
Sunday 8 October1846%
Total8745%
Source: [21]

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References

  1. ↑ "J&K election in four phases on Sep 16, 24, Oct 1, 8"
  2. ↑ 2002 J&K Assembly elections
  3. ↑ http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html
  4. ↑ Hussain, Aijaz (14 November 2005). "Ghulam Nabi Azad becomes first Congress CM of Jammu & Kashmir in 30 years". India Today. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  5. ↑ "BBC NEWS | South Asia | Suicide bomber hits Kashmir city". BBC. 2 November 2005. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  6. ↑ "Sayeed sworn-in as J&K chief minister". Rediff. 2 November 2002. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  7. 1 2 Polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar constituency
  8. ↑ 47.2% polling recorded in first phase of J&K poll
  9. ↑ 44 per cent turnout in 1st phase of J&K polls
  10. ↑ Infiltration across LoC has increased: US
  11. ↑ United States lauded 2002 elections
  12. ↑ J&K electoral rolls not '100 per cent accurate'
  13. ↑ Sonia calls for a 'final solution' to Kashmir problem
  14. ↑ Militants attack school in Udhampur, 2 killed
  15. ↑ BJP to contest 52 seats in J&K
  16. ↑ Discuss J&K problem only with elected representatives: BJP
  17. ↑ Omar Abdullah files nomination papers from Ganderbal
  18. ↑ Hurriyat has told supporters to vote against National Conference
  19. ↑ Shabbi Shah boycott
  20. ↑ J&K polling figure rises by over 3 per cent
  21. ↑ "7-phase poll in J&K from November 17", Rediff India, 2008-10-19, accessed on 2008-12-30
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