Syed Ali Shah Geelani was an Islamist,pro-Pakistan Kashmiri-separatist leader in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir,regarded as the father of the Kashmiri jihad.
All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) is an alliance of 26 political,social and religious organizations formed on 9 March 1993,as a united political front to raise the cause of Kashmiri independence in the Kashmir conflict. Mehmood Ahmed Saghar was the first convener of the APHC-PAK chapter when the alliance was established in 1993. The alliance has historically been viewed positively by Pakistan as it contests the claim of the Indian government over the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The organisation is split into two main factions,those being the Mirwaiz and Geelani factions. Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is the founder and chairman of Mirwaiz faction and Masarat Alam Bhat is the interim chairman of Geelani faction,who succeeded Syed Ali Shah Geelani,the founder of the faction after his death.
Mirza Mohammad Afzal Beg was a Kashmiri politician who served as the first deputy chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir from 1975 to 1977 and was a member of Constituent Assembly of India from 1946 to 1952. Beg held a ministerial position in the pre-independence government of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1945 to 1947 and later served as the Revenue minister in the post-independence government led by Sheikh Abdullah from 1948 to 1953.
Mohammad Akbar Lone is a Kashmiri politician who serves the state of Jammu and Kashmir and belongs to the National Conference political party.
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.
Tariq Hameed Karra is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir and was a member of parliament to the 16th Lok Sabha from Srinagar. He is currently serving as the President of Jammu Kashmir PCC. he is also a Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Central Shalteng constituency.
The 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election was held in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir in five phases from 25 November –20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly,which ends its six-year term on 19 January 2020. The results were declared on 23 December 2014. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 3 assembly seats out of 87 in Jammu Kashmir elections.
Sir Syed Sani Syed Ali Shah Bukhari commonly known as Ali Shah,Sir Syed Sani,Molvi Saeeb,Sir Syed Kashmir,Chirag-i-Beerwah,or Musleh-Millat,was a 20th-century Kashmiri Muslim pragmatist,Islamic modernist,philosopher,Islamic jurist,social activist and educator in the tehsil Beerwah of the Budgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. He was the khateeb,Imam and Mirwaiz of the Grand Jamia Masjid Beerwah.
St. Joseph's Higher Secondary School,Baramulla
Syed Basharat Ahmad Bukhari is an Indian politician and broadcaster from Jammu and Kashmir. He served as a member of the Legislative Council and a member of the Legislative Assembly from Sangrama Assembly constituency.
Hasnain Masoodi is an Indian politician from the Jammu &Kashmir National Conference Party who serves as a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He served as a Member of the 17th Lok Sabha from Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency and a former judge of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sakina Itoo is an Indian politician who is currently the Cabinet minister for Education,Health&Medical Education and Social Welfare in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. She has served as cabinet minister of erstwhile state of the Jammu and Kashmir. She has also served as minister for several departments,including Social Welfare,Ari Trainings and Public Grievances,Education,Tourism,Floriculture,Public Works,and PHE among others. She is one of the youngest members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. She was only 26 years old when she won her first assembly election in 1996. She has won "Best MLA Award" in 2012 for her contribution to her constituency.
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.
Javaid Mustafa Mir is an Indian politician and a former minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. He was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2002,2008 and 2014 from Chadoora. Presently,he is the Vice President of Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party.
Yawar Ahmad Mir is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Rafiabad Assembly constituency in Baramulla district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party.
Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh popularly known as Ishfaq Jabbar is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an MLA from Ganderbal Assembly constituency in Ganderbal district. He won the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election representing the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.
Javed Ahmed Rana is an Indian politician from Jammu and Kashmir. He is an member of Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly from Mendhar Assembly constituency and is currently serving as a cabinet minister in the government of Jammu and Kashmir.
Asif Nabi Dar is an Indian politician from Jammu &Kashmir. He is a Member of the Jammu &Kashmir Legislative Assembly from 2024,representing Rajpora Assembly constituency as a Member of the Jammu &Kashmir National Conference party.
Surinder Kumar Choudhary is an Indian politician,currently serving as the deputy chief minister of the Jammu and Kashmir since 16 October 2024. He has been a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly since 8 October 2024,representing the Nowshera assembly constituency as a member of the Jammu &Kashmir National Conference. Choudhary previously served as a member of the Legislative Council (MLC) from the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference