2014 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian general election, 2014 in Jammu and Kashmir

10, 17, 24, 30 April and 7 May 2014.

All 6 constituencies from Jammu and Kashmir to the Lok Sabha
Turnout49.72% (Increase 10.02%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
The official portrait of Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi.jpg
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg
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Leader Narendra Modi Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Farooq Abdullah
Party BJP JKPDP JKNC
Alliance NDA None UPA
Last election 0 seats 0 seats 3 seats
Seats won 3 3 0
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 3 Decrease 3

Jammu and Kashmir

Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

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]

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
Polling officials carrying polling materials for use in the first phase of General Elections-2009 at Jammu on April 15, 2009

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party Narendra Modi 6
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Mohammed Sayeed 5
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Farooq Abdullah 3
2. Indian National Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad 3

Result

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

Decrease 2

Independents 0

Decrease 1

Vacant 0 Steady
Total 6

List of Candidates

Constituency
NDA UPA JKPDP
1 Baramulla BJP Gulam Mohammad Mir JKNC Sharifuddin Shariq JKPDP Muzaffar Hussain Baig
2 Srinagar BJP Fayaz Ahmad Bhat JKNC Farooq Abdullah JKPDP Tariq Hameed Karra
3 Anantnag BJP Mushtaq Ahmad Malik JKNC Mirza Mehboob Beg JKPDP Mehbooba Mufti
4 Ladakh BJP Thupstan Chhewang INC Tsering Samphel DNF
5 Udhampur BJP Jitendra Singh Rana INC Ghulam Nabi Azad JKPDP Mohd. Arshad Malik
6 Jammu BJP Jugal Kishore Sharma INC Madan Lal Sharma JKPDP Yashpal Sharma

List of elected MPs

Keys:   BJP (3)   JKPDP (3)

No. Constituency Turnout Name of elected M.P. Party affiliation Margin
1 Baramulla 39.14 Decrease Muzaffar Hussain Baig Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 29,219
2 Srinagar 25.86 Increase Tariq Hameed Karra

(Resigned on 18 October 2016)

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 42,281
3 Anantnag 28.84 Increase Mehbooba Mufti

(Resigned on 4 April 2016)

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

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2014 election)
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 41 28
Bharatiya Janata Party 25 25
Indian National Congress 12 12
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 5 15
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference 1 2
Others 3 4
Total 87

Bye-elections

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

(Elected on 15 April 2017)

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

See also

References

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