2024 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

The 2024 Indian general election was held in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in 5 phases from 19 April to 20 May 2024 to elect 5 members of the 18th Lok Sabha.[1][2] The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won 2 seats each, with BJP winning the single largest share of the popular vote at 24.36% and JKNC coming second at 22.30%. One seat was won by an independent candidate.

2024 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

← 2019 19 April - 25 May 2024 2029 →

All 5 Jammu and Kashmir seats in the Lok Sabha
Opinion polls
Turnout58.46% (Increase18.10%)
  First party Second party
 
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Leader Jitendra Singh Omar Abdullah
Party BJP JKNC
Alliance NDA INDIA
Leader since 2014 2009
Leader's seat Udhampur (Won) Baramulla (Lost)
Last election 2 3
Seats won 2 2
Seat change Steady Decrease1
Percentage 24.36% 22.30%
Swing Decrease21.88% Increase14.43%

  Third party Fourth party
 
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Leader Raman Bhalla Mehbooba Mufti
Party INC JKPDP
Alliance INDIA -
Leader since 2022 2009
Leader's seat Jammu (Lost) Anantnag–Rajouri (Lost)
Last election 0 0
Seats won 0 0
Seat change Steady Steady
Percentage 19.38% 8.48%
Swing Decrease9.00% Increase5.10%

Seatwise Result Map of the 2024 general election in Jammu and Kashmir

Election schedule

Poll event Phase
I II III IV V
Notification Date 20 March 28 March 12 April 18 April 26 April
Last Date for filing nomination 27 March 4 April 19 April 25 April 3 May
Scrutiny of nomination 28 March 5 April 20 April 26 April 4 May
Last Date for withdrawal of nomination 30 March 8 April 22 April 29 April 6 May
Date of poll 19 April 26 April 25 May[a] 13 May 20 May
Date of counting of votes/Result 4 June 2024
No. of constituencies 1 1 1 1 1

Parties and alliances

  Indian National Developmental Inclusive
     Alliance

 

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
 
 
Farooq Abdullah 3
Indian National Congress
 
 
Raman Bhalla 2
Total 5

 

Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Bharatiya Janata Party
 
 
Jitendra Singh 2
Total 2

Others

Recognised parties
Party Flag Symbol Leader Contesting Seats
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
 
Mehbooba Mufti 3
Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party TBD 5
Bahujan Samaj Party     TBD 2
All India Forward Bloc 2
Total 12
Unrecognised parties
Party Symbol Contesting Seats
Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People's Front 3
National Loktantrik Party 3
Democratic Progressive Azad Party 2
Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal 2
Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party 2
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference 2
National Awami United Party 2
Bharat Jodo Party 1
Gana Suraksha Party 1
Garib Democratic Party 1
Hindustan Shakti Sena 1
National Youth Party 1
Rashtriya Jankranti Party 1
Total 22

Candidates

Constituency
INDIA NDA
1 Baramulla JKNC Omar Abdullah[3] JKPDP Fayaz Ahmad Mir DNC
2 Srinagar JKNC Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi JKPDP Waheed Parra
3 Anantnag–Rajouri JKNC Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi JKPDP Mehbooba Mufti[3]
4 Udhampur INC Chaudhary Lal Singh DNC BJP Jitendra Singh
5 Jammu INC Raman Bhalla BJP Jugal Kishore Sharma

Surveys and polls

Opinion polls

Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
INDIA NDA Others
ABP News-CVoter April 2024[4] ±3-5% 3 2 0 INDIA
Times Now-ETG December 2023 ±3% 2-3 1-3 0-1 INDIA
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[5] ±5% 3 2 0 INDIA
India Today-CVoter February 2024[6] ±3-5% 3 2 0 INDIA
Times Now-ETG December 2023 ±3% 2-3 1-3 0-1 INDIA
India TV-CNX October 2023 ±3% 2 2 1 Tie between INDIA and NDA
Times Now-ETG September 2023 ±3% 3-4 1-2 0-1 INDIA
August 2023 ±3% 2-3 1-3 0-1 INDIA
Polling agency Date published Margin of Error Lead
NDA INDIA Others
ABP News-CVoter April 2024[7] ±3-5% 47% 44.9% 8.1% 3.1
ABP News-CVoter March 2024[5] ±5% 41.4% 51.5% 7.1% 10.1
India Today-CVoter February 2024[8] ±3-5% 49% 36% 15% 13

Exit polls

Polling agency Lead
NDA INDIA Others
Actual Results 2 2 1 Tie

Voter turnout

Constituencies in phases

Constituency Poll Date Turnout Swing
1 Baramulla 20 May 2024 59.10%   24.60
2 Srinagar 13 May 2024 38.49%   24.06
3 Anantnag–Rajouri 25 May 2024 55.40% New
4 Udhampur 19 April 2024 68.27%   2.74
5 Jammu 26 April 2024 72.22%   0.28
Total 58.58%   18.1

Results

Results by alliance or party

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
INDIA JKNC 11,39,084 22.30  14.09 3 2   1
JKPDP 4,33,049 8.48   4.91 3 0  
INC 9,90,182 19.38   9.92 2 0  
Total 21,29,266 41.68   9.08 2+3/3 2   1
NDA BJP 12,44,404 24.36   23.13 2 2  
Others 31 0  
IND 59 1   1
NOTA 34,249 0.67  
Total 100% - 100 5 -

Results by constituency

Constituency Turnout Winner Runner Up Margin
Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Party Alliance Candidate Votes % Votes %
1 Baramulla 59.10%  Independent Independent Abdul Rashid Sheikh 4,72,481 45.70% JKNC INDIA Omar Abdullah 2,68,339 25.95% 2,04,142 19.75%
2 Srinagar 38.49%  JKNC INDIA Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi 3,56,866 52.85% JKPDP INDIA Waheed Para 1,68,450 24.95% 1,88,416 27.90%
3 Anantnag–Rajouri 55.40%   JKNC INDIA Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi 5,21,836 50.85% JKPDP INDIA Mehbooba Mufti 2,40,042 23.39% 2,81,794 27.46%
4 Udhampur 68.27%  BJP NDA Jitendra Singh 5,71,076 51.28% INC INDIA Chaudhary Lal Singh 4,46,703 40.11% 1,24,373 11.17%
5 Jammu 72.22%  BJP NDA Jugal Kishore Sharma 6,87,588 52.80% INC INDIA Raman Bhalla 5,52,090 42.40% 1,35,498 10.40%

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

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Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2024 election)
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 36 42
Bharatiya Janata Party 29 29
Indian National Congress 7 6
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 5 3
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference 1 1
Others 12 9
Total 90

References

  1. ^ "With local body polls not in sight, J&K parties gear up for Lok Sabha 2024". Hindustan Times. 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "J&K elections likely to held along with Lok Sabha polls next year". The Economic Times. 26 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b The Hindu (4 June 2024). "Kashmir election 2024: Omar Abdullah, Mehboba Mufti concede defeat in Jammu and Kashmir". Archived from the original on 4 June 2024. Retrieved 4 June 2024.
  4. ^ "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: In First Poll Since Article 370 Abrogation, Tight Contest Between NDA And I.N.D.I.A Alliance In J&K". ABP News. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  5. ^ a b ABP News Bureau (12 March 2024). "I.N.D.I.A Alliance To Win 3 Out Of 5 Lok Sabha Seats In Jammu And Kashmir, Says Survey". news.abplive.com. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  6. ^ "INDIA bloc likely to win 166 Lok Sabha seats and Congress 71, finds survey: What numbers say". Mint. 8 February 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  7. ^ "ABP-CVoter Opinion Poll: In First Poll Since Article 370 Abrogation, Tight Contest Between NDA And I.N.D.I.A Alliance In J&K". ABP News. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  8. ^ Kalita, Karishma Saurabh (8 February 2024). "Mood for Jammu and Kashmir, 3 Lok Sabha seats for INDIA, 2 for NDA: Survey". India Today. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  1. ^ Polling in Anantnag-Rajouri constituency in J&K was rescheduled from 7 May 2024 (Phase 3) to 25 May 2024 (Phase 6) due to weather conditions.