2014 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election, 2014 in Jammu and Kashmir
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  2009 10, 17, 24, 30 April and 7 May 2014. 2019  

All 6 constituencies from Jammu and Kashmir to the Lok Sabha
Turnout49.72% (Increase2.svg10.02%)
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
 
Party BJP JKPDP JKNC
Alliance NDA None UPA
Last election0 seats0 seats3 seats
Seats won330
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Increase2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3

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Jammu and Kashmir

The 2014 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir were held for 6 seats in the state. The voting process was held in five phases on 10, 17, 24, 30 April and 7 May 2014. [1]

Contents

A woman voter displaying her voter slip, at a polling booth, during the 7th Phase of General Elections-2014, in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir on April 30, 2014.jpg
A woman voter displaying her voter slip at a polling booth during the 7th Phase of General Elections-2014 in Srinagar on April 30, 2014
The polling officials carrying polling materials for use in the first phase of General Elections-2009 at one of the EVM distribution centre at Jammu, in Jammu & Kashmir on April 15, 2009.jpg
Polling officials carrying polling materials for use in the first phase of General Elections-2009 at Jammu on April 15, 2009

Result

Results of Indian general election, 2014 in Jammu and Kashmir
Political Party
Seats won
Seat change
Bharatiya Janata Party 3Increase2.svg 3
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 3Increase2.svg 3
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 0Decrease2.svg 3
Indian National Congress 0

Decrease2.svg 2

Independents 0

Decrease2.svg 1

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Total6

List of elected MPs

Keys:    BJP (3)    JKPDP (3)

No.ConstituencyTurnoutName of elected M.P.Party affiliationMargin
1 Baramulla 39.14 Decrease2.svg Muzaffar Hussain Baig Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 29,219
2 Srinagar 25.86 Increase2.svg Tariq Hameed Karra

(Resigned on 18 October 2016)

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 42,281
3 Anantnag 28.84 Increase2.svg Mehbooba Mufti

(Resigned on 4 April 2016)

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 65,417
4 Ladakh 71.40 Decrease2.svg Thupstan Chhewang Bharatiya Janata Party 36
5 Udhampur 70.95 Increase2.svg Jitendra Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 60,976
6 Jammu 67.99 Increase2.svg Jugal Kishore Bharatiya Janata Party 2,57,280

Bye-elections

No.ConstituencyName of Newly elected M.P.Party affiliation
2 Srinagar Farooq Abdullah

(Elected on 15 April 2017)

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

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References

  1. "Lok Sabha polls 2014: EC announces 9 phase schedule". Zee News. Retrieved 5 November 2014.