Jammu & Kashmir Election Results 2024 

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections of 2024 have concluded with significant outcomes. The National Conference (NC) and Congress are set to form the government after securing a majority. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 29 seats, while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), led by Mehbooba Mufti, managed to secure three seats. 

Key Highlights

Formation of Government

• The National Conference-Congress alliance has emerged victorious, with NC chief Farooq Abdullah announcing that his son, Omar Abdullah, will be the next Chief Minister 

Historical Context

• These elections marked the first assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir in a decade and the first since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019, which altered the region's special status.

Voter Turnout

• A robust voter turnout of 63.45% was recorded across three voting phases:
• Phase 1: 61%
• Phase 2: 57.3%
• Phase 3: 68.72%

Election Dynamics

Major Political Players

The elections featured a multi-cornered contest with the following key candidates:

• Omar Abdullah (National Conference)
• Ravinder Raina (BJP)
• Tariq Hamid Karra (Congress)
• Altaf Bukhari (Apni Party)
• Iltija Mufti (PDP)
• Ghulam Ahmad Mir (Congress)

Exit Poll Predictions

Various exit polls had predicted a strong showing for the NC-Congress alliance:

• The People Pulse survey estimated 46-50 seats for the alliance.
• Axis My India projected a hung assembly, estimating 35-45 seats for the alliance and 24-34 for the BJP.
• Gulistan News projected 28-30 for NC, 3-6 for Congress, and 5-7 for PDP.

Here is the full list of winners and leading candidates

Candidate	Party	Constituency	Status
Javaid Ahmad Mirchal	JKN	Karnah	WON
Saifullah Mir	JKN	Trehgam	WON
Mir Mohammad Fayaz	JKPDP	Kupwara	WON
Qaysar Jamshaid Lone	JKN	Lolab	WON
Sajad Gani Lone	JKPC	Handwara	WON
Khursheed Ahmad Shiekh	IND	Langate	WON
Irshad Rasool Kar	JKN	Sopore	WON
Javid Ahmad Dar	JKN	Rafiabad	WON
Javid Hassan Baig	JKN	Baramulla	WON
Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah	JKN	Gulmarg	WON
Irfan Hafiz Lone	INC	Wagoora - Kreeri	WON
Javaid Riyaz	JKN	Pattan	WON
Hilal Akbar Lone	JKN	Sonawari	WON
Nizam Uddin Bhat	INC	Bandipora	WON
Nazir Ahmad Khan	JKN	Gurez (ST)	WON
Mian Mehar Ali	JKN	Kangan (ST)	WON
Omar Abdullah	JKN	Ganderbal	WON
Salman Sagar	JKN	Hazratbal	WON
Ali Mohammad Sagar	JKN	Khanyar	WON
Shamim Firdous	JKN	Habbakadal	WON
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed	JKN	Lal Chowk	WON
Mushtaq Guroo	JKN	Channapora	WON
Tanvir Sadiq	JKN	Zadibal	WON
Mubarik Gul	JKN	Eidgah	WON
Tariq Hameed Karra	INC	Central Shalteng	WON
Omar Abdullah	JKN	Budgam	WON
Shafi Ahmad Wani	JKN	Beerwah	WON
Saif Ud Din Bhat	JKN	Khansahib	WON
Advocate Abdul Rahim Rather	JKN	Chrar-i-Sharief	WON
Ali Mohammad Dar	JKN	Chadoora	WON
Hasnain Masoodi	JKN	Pampore	WON
Rafiq Ahmad Naik	JKPDP	Tral	WON
Waheed Ur Rehman Para	JKPDP	Pulwama	WON
Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir	JKN	Rajpora	WON
Showkat Hussain Ganie	JKN	Zainapora	WON
Shabir Ahmad Kullay	IND	Shopian	WON
Sakeena Masood	JKN	D.H. Pora	WON
Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami	CPI(M)	Kulgam	WON
Peerzada Feroze Ahamad	JKN	Devsar	WON
Gulam Ahmad Mir	INC	Dooru	WON
Zafar Ali Khatana	JKN	Kokernag (ST)	WON
Abdul Majeed Bhat	JKN	Anantnag West	WON
Peerzada Mohammad Syed	INC	Anantnag	WON
Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri	JKN	Srigufwara - Bijbehara	WON
Reyaz Ahmad Khan	JKN	Shangus - Anantnag East	WON
Altaf Ahmad Wani	JKN	Pahalgam	WON
Payare Lal Sharma	IND	Inderwal	WON
Shagun Parihar	BJP	Kishtwar	WON
Sunil Kumar Sharma	BJP	Padder - Nagseni	WON
Daleep Singh	BJP	Bhadarwah	WON
Mehraj Malik	AAAP	Doda	WON
Shakti Raj Parihar	BJP	Doda West	WON
Arjun Singh Raju	JKN	Ramban	WON
Sajad Shaheen	JKN	Banihal	WON
Khurshied Ahmed	JKN	Gulabgarh (ST)	WON
Kuldeep Raj Dubey	BJP	Reasi	WON
Baldev Raj Sharma	BJP	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi	WON
Pawan Kumar Gupta	BJP	Udhampur West	WON
Ranbir Singh Pathania	BJP	Udhampur East	WON
Balwant Singh Mankotia	BJP	Chenani	WON
Sunil Bhardwaj	BJP	Ramnagar (SC)	WON
Dr Rameshwar Singh	IND	Bani	WON
Satish Kumar Sharma	BJP	Billawar	WON
Darshan Kumar	BJP	Basohli	WON
Rajiv Jasrotia	BJP	Jasrota	WON
Dr. Bharat Bhushan	BJP	Kathua (SC)	WON
Vijay Kumar	BJP	Hiranagar	WON
Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal	BJP	Ramgarh (SC)	WON
Surjeet Singh Slathia	BJP	Samba	WON
Chander Parkash	BJP	Vijaypur	WON
Rajeev Kumar	BJP	Bishnah (SC)	WON
Gharu Ram	BJP	Suchetgarh (SC)	WON
Dr. Narinder Singh Raina	BJP	R.S. Pura – Jammu South	WON
Vikram Randhawa	BJP	Bahu	WON
Yudhvir Sethi	BJP	Jammu East	WON
Devender Singh Rana	BJP	Nagrota	WON
Arvind Gupta	BJP	Jammu West	WON
Sham Lal Sharma	BJP	Jammu North	WON
Surinder Kumar	BJP	Marh (SC)	WON
Mohan Lal	BJP	Akhnoor (SC)	WON
Satish Sharma	IND	Chhamb	WON
Randhir Singh	BJP	Kalakote - Sunderbani	WON
Surinder Kumar Choudhary	JKN	Nowshera	WON
Iftkar Ahmed	INC	Rajouri (ST)	WON
Javid Iqbal	JKN	Budhal (ST)	WON
Muzaffar Iqbal Khan	IND	Thannamandi (ST)	WON
Choudhary Mohammed Akram	IND	Surankote (ST)	WON
Ajaz Ahmed Jan	JKN	Poonch Haveli	WON
Javed Ahmed Rana	JKN	Mendhar (ST)	WON
Sajjad Shafi	JKN	Uri	WON

Famous Faces Who Lost the Battle Today

Altaf Bukhari

Hassan Mir

Usman Majid

Imran Reza Ansari

Ashraf Mir

Abid Ansari

Sayyar Reshi

Hakeem Yasin

Taj Mohiuddin

Ashok Bhat

Muzaffar Beigh

Sajjad Lone (Kupwara seat)

Syed Bashrat Bukhari

Iltaja Mufti

Safina Begh (Wife of Muzaffar Beigh)

Ravinder Rana

Syed Tajamul Islam

Shoaib Nabi Lone

Nazir Ahmad Khan

Nasir Aslam Wani

Ravinder Raina

Vikar Rasool Wani

Khurshid Alam