2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases.[1][2]
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all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly 44 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 6,165,285 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 43.70% ( 10.22%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Indian National Congress (Congress) formed a coalition government with PDP's Mufti Mohammad Sayeed serving as the Chief Minister for the first three years and Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad for the next three years. The election saw a major boycott at the appeal of Tehreek -e-Hurriyat.Kashmir division had a voting percentage of 3.5% while Jammu division had a voting percentage of 16.5%.Rajouri district recorded the least voting percentage at 2.7%[3][4] The Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh as the party's first cabinet minister.[5]
Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002.[6] The international community also appreciated the credibility of the elections and the results that followed it. The elections was seen as a victory of the ballot over the bullet.[7][8] United States lauded 2002 elections of the state.[9][10] There were 1.7 million voters in the state for 2002 elections.[11][12]
Voting
Voting stages
The first phase voting took place on 16 September 2002.[13] There was a polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar.[6] BJP contested on 52 seats while Jammu State Morcha contested on 12 seats.[14][15] National Conference president Omar Abdullah contested from Ganderbal seat.[16] Separatists had varied views on the elections ranging from voting to boycott of elections.[17][18][19]
The four stages of the elections were held as follows:
| Date | Seats | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 16 September | 23 | 47.28% | |
| Sunday 24 November | 28 | 42% | |
| Sunday 1 October | 5 | 41% | |
| Sunday 8 October | 18 | 46% | |
| Total | 87 | 45% | |
| Source:[20] | |||
Results
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| Party | Seats | Previously | +/– | Vote % | Vote Share | ||||||
| National Conference | 28 | 57 | 29 |
20.8% | 7,49,825 | ||||||
| Indian National Congress | 20 | 7 |  13 |
24.24% | 6,43,751 | ||||||
| People's Democratic Party | 16 | - | 16 |
9.28% | 2,46,480 | ||||||
| Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 4 | 1 | 3 |
3.83% | 1,01,830 | ||||||
| Communist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | 0 | 0.88% | 23493 | |||||||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | 1 | 8 | 7 |
8.57% | 2,27,633 | ||||||
| Bahujan Samaj Party | 1 | 4 | 3 |
4.50% | 1,19,492 | ||||||
| Democratic Movement | 1 | 0.62% | 16,366 | ||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir Awami League | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.91% | 24,121 | ||||||
| Independents | 13 | % | 4,38,287 | ||||||||
| Total (turnout 43.70%) | 87 | 87 | - | - | |||||||
| Valid votes | 26,55,570 | 99.90 | |||||||||
| Invalid votes | 584 | 0.10 | |||||||||
| Votes cast / turnout | 26,56,627 | 43.70 | |||||||||
| Abstentions | 24,94,170 | 56.30% | |||||||||
| Registered voters | 60,78,570 | ||||||||||
| Source:Election Commission of India[21] | |||||||||||
JKNC became the single largest party with 28 seats. Congress became the second largest party with 25 seats.[22]
Omar Abdullah resigned as a chief minister on 24 December 2014.[23]
Elected Members
| Constituency | Reserved for (SC/None) |
Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karnah | None | Kafil-u-rehman | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Kupwara | None | Mir Saifullah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Lolab | None | Qaiser Ahmed Lone Alias Qaiser Jamsheed Lone | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Handwara | None | Gh.mohi-ud-din Sofi | Independent | |
| Langate | None | Sharifuddin Shariq | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Uri | None | Taj Mohi-u-din | Indian National Congress | |
| Rafiabad | None | Mohmad Dilawar Mir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Sopore | None | Abdul Rashid | Indian National Congress | |
| Gurez | None | Nazir Ahmad | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Bandipora | None | Usman Abdul Majid | Jammu and Kashmir Awami League | |
| Sonawari | None | Mohammad Akbar Lone | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Sangrama | None | Ghulam Nabi Lone | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Baramulla | None | Muzaffar Hussain Baig | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Gulmarg | None | Ghulam Hassan Mir | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Pattan | None | Iftikhar Hussain Ansari | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Kangan | None | Altaf Ahmad | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Ganderbal | None | Qazi Mohd Afzal | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Hazratbal | None | Mohd. Syed Akhoon | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Zadibal | None | Shahjahan Dar | Independent | |
| Idgah | None | Mubarak Gul | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Khanyar | None | Ali Mohammad Sagar | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Habbakadal | None | Raman Mattoo | Independent | |
| Amirakadal | None | Mohd. Shafi Bhat | Indian National Congress | |
| Sonawar | None | Mohd. Yaseen Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Batamaloo | None | Gh.mohi-ud-din Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Chadoora | None | Javid Mir | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Badgam | None | Aga Syed Roohullah Mehdi | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Beerwah | None | Mohd Sarfraz Khan | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Khansahib | None | Hakim Mohd Yassin | Independent | |
| Chrari Sharief | None | Abdul Rahim Rather | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Tral | None | Ghulam Nabi Bhat | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Pampore | None | Ab.aziz Mir | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Pulwama | None | Mohamad Khalil Band | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Rajpora | None | Syed Bashir Ahmad | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Wachi | None | Khalil Naik | Communist Party of India | |
| Shopian | None | Gh. Hassan Khan | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Noorabad | None | Ab. Aziz Zargar | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Kulgam | None | Mohd. Yousf Tarigami | Communist Party of India | |
| Homeshalibugh | None | Ab. Gafar Sofi | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Anantnag | None | Dr. Mehboob Beigh | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Devsar | None | Mohd. Sartaj Madni | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Doru | None | Gh. Ahmad Mir | Indian National Congress | |
| Kokernag | None | Peerzada Mohd. Syed | Indian National Congress | |
| Shangus | None | Peer Mohammed Hussain | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| Nobra | None | Sonam Wangchuk Narboo | Independent | |
| Leh | None | Sh. Nawang Rigzin | Independent | |
| Kargil | None | Haji Nissar Ali | Independent | |
| Zanskar | None | Mohd Abass | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Kishtwar | None | Sajjad Hussain | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Inderwal | None | Gulam Mohammad | Indian National Congress | |
| Doda | None | Abdul Majid | Independent | |
| Bhaderwah | None | Mohd. Sharief | Indian National Congress | |
| Ramban | SC | Chaman Lal | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Banihal | None | Molvi Abdul Rashid | Independent | |
| Gulabgarh | None | Ab. Gani Malik | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Reasi | None | Jugal Kishore | Indian National Congress | |
| Gool Arnas | None | Aijaz Ahmad | Independent | |
| Udhampur | None | Balwant Singh | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | |
| Chanani | SC | Sh Faquir Nath | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | |
| Ramnagar | None | Harsh Dev Singh | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | |
| Bani | None | Prem Sagar | Indian National Congress | |
| Basohli | None | Lal Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| Kathua | None | Jatinder Singh | Democratic Movement | |
| Billawar | None | Manohar Lal Sharma | Independent | |
| Hiranagar | SC | Girdhari Lal | Indian National Congress | |
| Samba | SC | Yash Paul | Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party | |
| Vijaypur | None | Manjit Singh | Bahujan Samaj Party | |
| Nagrota | None | Jugal Kishore | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| Gandhinagar | None | Raman Bhalla | Indian National Congress | |
| Jammu East | None | Yogesh Kumar Sawhney | Indian National Congress | |
| Jammu West | None | Mangat Ram Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Bishnah | None | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | Independent | |
| R.s. Pura | SC | Suman Lata Bhagat | Indian National Congress | |
| Suchetgarh | None | Gharu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Marh | None | Ajay Kumar | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Raipur Domana | SC | Mulla Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| Akhnoor | None | Madan Lal Sharma | Indian National Congress | |
| Chhamb | SC | Tara Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| Nowshera | None | Romesh Chander | Indian National Congress | |
| Darhal | None | Puran Singh | Independent | |
| Rajouri | None | Mohd Aslam | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Kalakote | None | Rachpal Singh | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Surankote | None | Mushtaq Ahmad Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Mendhar | None | Javed Ahmad Rana | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| Poonch Haveli | None | Ghulam Mohd Jan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
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