List of members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council

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This is a list of members from the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council when it was dissolved in 2019. The state elects 36 members for the term of 6 years. 22 members were indirectly elected by the state legislators, 2 members were elected from Local Authorities constituencies, 4 from Panchayat constituencies. [1] The Governor of Jammu and Kashmir nominated the other 8 members. from among eminent people of various fields.

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List of all Members of Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir State

Keys:   BJP (11)    PDP (11)    NC (7)    INC (6)   Vacant (2)

Elected by Members of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (22)

#MemberPartyQuotaDate of AppointmentDate of RetirementHome District
1 Girdhari Lal Raina BJP Elected Kashmir20-04-201719-04-2023 Baramulla
2 Pradeep Sharma BJP Elected Jammu (Reserved poonch)20-04-201719-04-2023 Poonch
3 Vikram Randhawa BJP Elected Jammu20-04-201719-04-2023 Jammu
4 Yasir Reshi PDP Elected Kashmir20-04-201719-04-2023 Bandipora
5 Aga Syed Mehmood Al Mosavi NC Elected Kashmir20-04-201719-04-2023 Budgam
6 Balbir Singh AAP Elected Jammu20-04-201719-04-2023 Kathua
7 Haji Anayat Ali PDP Elected Kashmir (Reserved Kargil)17-03-201516-03-2021 Kargil
8 Chering Dorjay BJP Elected Kashmir (Reserved Leh)17-03-201516-03-2021 Leh
9 Javaid Ahmed Mirchal PDP Elected Kashmir17-03-201516-03-2021 Kupwara
10 Qaiser Jamsheed Lone NC Elected Kashmir17-03-201516-03-2021 Kupwara
11 Charanjit Singh BJP Elected Jammu17-03-201516-03-2021 Jammu
12 Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo NC Elected Jammu17-03-201516-03-2021 Kishtwar
13 Surinder Kumar Choudhary PDP Elected Jammu17-03-201516-03-2021 Rajouri
14 Vibod Gupta BJP Elected Jammu17-03-201516-03-2021 Rajouri
15 Firdous Ahmed Tak PDP Elected Jammu03-03-201516-03-2019 Kishtwar
16 Yashpal sharma PDP Elected Jammu17-03-201316-03-2019 Rajouri
17 Rani Gargi Blowria INC Elected Jammu17-03-201316-03-2019 Jammu
18 Naresh Kumar Gupta INC Elected Jammu (Reserved Doda)17-03-201316-03-2019 Doda
19 Sofi Yousuf BJP Elected Kashmir03-03-201516-03-2019 Anantnag
20 Syed Naeem Akhtar Andrabi PDP Elected Kashmir17-03-201316-03-2019 Baramulla
21 Mohammad Muzaffar Parray INC Elected Kashmir17-03-201316-03-2019 Baramulla
22 Showkat Hussain Ganie NC Elected Kashmir17-03-201316-03-2019 Shopian
23 Sakina Itoo NC Elected Kashmir14-3-200213-03-2008 Kulgam

Elected by Urban Local Bodies & Rural Local Bodies Members (6)

#MemberPartyQuotaDate of AppointmentDate of RetirementHome District
1VacantN/ALocal Bodies (Kashmir)N/AN/AN/A
2VacantN/ALocal Bodies (Jammu)N/AN/AN/A
3 Ali Mohammad Dar NC Panchayats (Kashmir)07-12-201206-12-2018 Budgam
4 Ghulam Nabi Monga INC Panchayats (Kashmir)07-12-201206-12-2018 Baramulla
5 Sham Lal Bhagat INC Panchayats (Jammu)07-12-201206-12-2018 Doda
6 Dr. Shehnaz Ganie NC Panchayats (Jammu)07-12-201206-12-2o18 Poonch

Nominated Members (8)

#MemberPartyDate of AppointmentDate of RetirementHome District
1 Tassaduq Hussain Mufti PDP 22-12-201721-12-2023 Anantnag
2 Zafar Iqbal Manhas PDP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Shopian
3 Ashok Khajuria BJP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Jammu
4 Ramesh Arora BJP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Jammu
5 Saif-ud-din Bhat PDP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Budgam
6 Ajatshatru Singh BJP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Jammu
7 Mohammad Khursheed Alam PDP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Srinagar
8 Surinder Mohan Ambardar BJP 17-03-201516-03-2021 Baramulla

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