2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
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90 seats [lower-alpha 1] in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
46 seats needed for a majority
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Leader Mehbooba Mufti Ravinder Raina
Party JKPDP BJP
Alliance PAGD -
Leader since20162018
Leader's seatTBDTBD
Last election22.7%, 28 seats23.0%, 25 seats
 
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Leader Farooq Abdullah Vikar Rasool Wani
Party JKNC INC
Alliance PAGD -
Leader since20092022
Leader's seatTBDTBD
Last election20.8%, 15 seats18.0%, 12 seats
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Incumbent Chief Minister

President's rule



Legislative Assembly elections are speculated to be held in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir in 2024 to elect 90 members [lower-alpha 1] of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. [1] Legally, the election shall be held no later than 30 September 2024. [2]

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This would be the first election since the territory's special status was revoked [3] and its statehood withdrawn in 2019. [4]

Background

The previous assembly elections were held in November–December 2014. After the election, coalition of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Mufti Mohammad Sayeed becoming the Chief Minister. [5] [6]

Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed died on 7 January 2016. [7] After a brief period of Governor's rule, Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. [8]

Political developments

Dissolution of assembly and President's rule

In June 2018, BJP withdrew its support to the PDP-led government [9] and Governor's rule was subsequently imposed in Jammu and Kashmir. [10] In November 2018, the state assembly was dissolved by Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Satya Pal Malik. [11] despite the fact that many political parties had written to the Governor expressing their willingness to form the Government. [12] President's rule was imposed on 20 December 2018. [13]

Revocation of Article 370 and reorganisation of state

In 2019, Article 370 of the Constitution of India, which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was abrogated [3] and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed to reconstitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from 31 October 2019. [4]

Delimitation

In March 2020, a three-member Delimitation Commission was formed, chaired by retired Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, for the delimitation of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. [14] The commission published its interim report in February 2022. [15] The final delimitation report was released on 5 May 2022 under which additional 6 seats were added to Jammu division and 1 seat to Kashmir division. After delimitation, the total seats in the assembly rose to 114 seats, out of which 24 seats are designated for areas that fall under Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Out of the remaining 90 seats, 43 seats are in Jammu division and 47 seats are in the Kashmir division. [16] The final delimitation report came into force from 20 May 2022. [17]

DDC elections

In 2020, DDC elections were held after revocation of special status. People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) secured 110 seats, while BJP was the single largest party with 75 seats. [18]

Supreme Court verdict on abrogation on Article 370

On 11 December 2023, the Supreme Court in its verdict upheld the abrogation of article 370 as constitutional and ordered the Election Commission of India to hold legislative assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir before 30 September 2024. [19] [20]

Reservation for SC/STs

The parliament passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2023 which provides for reservation of 7 seats for the Scheduled Castes and 9 seats for the Scheduled Tribes. [21] [22]

Parties and alliances

Alliance/ PartyFlagSymbolLeaderSeats Contesting
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg Indian Election Symbol Plough.png Farooq Abdullah
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party J&K People's Democratic Party.jpg Indian Election Symbol Ink Pot and Pen.png Mehbooba Mufti
Bharatiya Janata Party BJP flag.svg BJP election symbol.png Ravinder Raina
Indian National Congress INC Flag Official.jpg Hand INC.svg Vikar Rasool Wani
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference No image available.svg No image available.svg Sajjad Gani Lone
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party No image available.svg Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Jay Mala
Democratic Progressive Azad Party TBD Ghulam Nabi Azad
Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference J&K ANC.jpg No image available.svg Begum Khalida Shah [23]
Aam Aadmi Party Aam Aadmi Party Flag.svg AAP Symbol.png TBA
Bahujan Samaj Party Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png
Communist Party of India (Marxist) CPI-M-flag.svg CPIM election symbol.png Mohammed Yousuf Tarigami
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party logo.png No image available.svg Altaf Bukhari
Jammu & Kashmir People's Movement No image available.svg No image available.svg Mohammed Hussain Padder [24]
Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal No image available.svg No image available.svg Ankur Sharma [25]
Jammu and Kashmir Workers Party No image available.svg No image available.svg Mir Junaid [26]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 There are 114 seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Elections are not conducted in 24 seats that fall under Pakistan occupied Kashmir.

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