2014 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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Indian general election, 2014 in Jammu and Kashmir

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All 6 constituencies from Jammu and Kashmir to the Lok Sabha
Turnout49.72% (Increase10.02%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
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

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

Result[edit]

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 elected MPs[edit]

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

Bye-elections[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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