2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

11,18,23,29 April 2019
6 May 2019

6 seats
Turnout44.97% ( 4.75%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Narendra Modi Farooq Abdullah Rahul Gandhi
Party BJP JKNC INC
Alliance NDA - UPA
Last election 3 0 0
Seats won 3 3 0
Seat change 3
Percentage 46.4% 7.9% 28.5%
Swing 11.99% 3.21% 5.6%

Result of the 2019 Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir

Prime Minister before election

Narendra Modi
BJP

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

The 2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir was held for 6 seats in the state. The voting process was held in five phases on 11, 18, 23, 29 April and 6 May 2019.[1]The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference won 3 seats each with the BJP getting an impressive 46.4% votes hare. JKNC's vote share was 7.9%.

This was the last general election before the state's special status was revoked[2] and later that same year the state was reconstituted into two union territories.[3]

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. Indian National Congress Rahul Gandhi 5
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Farooq Abdullah 3
No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti 3

Candidates

Constituency
NDA UPA JKNC JKPDP
1 Baramulla BJP M. M. War INC Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone JKPDP Abdul Qayoom Wani
2 Srinagar BJP Khalid Jahangir DNF JKNC Farooq Abdullah JKPDP Aga Syed Mohsin
3 Anantnag BJP Sofi Yousuf INC Ghulam Ahmad Mir JKNC Hasnain Masoodi JKPDP Mehbooba Mufti
4 Ladakh BJP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal INC Rigzin Spalbar DNF DNF
5 Udhampur BJP Jitendra Singh INC Vikramaditya Singh
6 Jammu BJP Jugal Kishore Sharma INC Raman Bhalla

Result

Party Wise

Party BJP JKNC INC JKPDP
Votes 46.99 1,648,041 7.87%, 280,356 28.38%, 1,011,527 3.38%, 1,20,754
Seats 3 (50%) 3 (50%) 0 (0%) 0 (0%)
3 / 6
3 / 6
0 / 6
0 / 6
Name of Party Vote Share % Change Seats won Changes
Bharatiya Janata Party 46.24% +11.99 3
Indian National Congress 28.38% +5.6 0
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 7.87% -3.21 3 3
Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party 3.38% -18.13 0 3

Detailed Results

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Baramulla Mohammad Akbar Lone JKNC 133,426 29.26 Raja Aijaz Ali JKPC 103,193 22.63 30,233 6.63
2 Srinagar Farooq Abdullah JKNC 106,750 57.13 Aga Syed Mohsin JKPDP 36,700 19.64 70,050 37.49
3 Anantnag Hasnain Masoodi JKNC 40,180 32.02 Ghulam Ahmad Mir INC 33,504 26.70 6,676 5.32
4 Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal BJP 42,914 33.70 Sajjad Hussain IND 31,984 25.12 10,930 8.58
5 Udhampur Dr. Jitendra Singh BJP 724,311 61.24 Vikramaditya Singh INC 367,059 31.04 357,252 30.20
6 Jammu Jugal Kishore BJP 858,066 57.81 Raman Bhalla INC 555,191 37.40 302,875 20.41

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2014 election)
Bharatiya Janata Party 29 25
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 30 15
Indian National Congress 16 12
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 4 28
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference 2 2
Others 6 3
Total 87

References

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha Elections dates announced: Polls to be held from April 11 in 7 phases, counting on May 23". The Economic Times. 11 March 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "President declares abrogation of provisions of Article 370". The Hindu. PTI. 7 August 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  3. ^ "President Kovind gives assent to J&K Reorganisation Bill, two new UTs to come into effect from Oct 31". The Indian Express. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2022.