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{{Infobox election
| election_name = 2014 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections
| country = India
| type = parliamentary
| previous_election = 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
| previous_year = 2008
| election_date = 25 November to 20 December 2014
| next_election = [[2021 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election]]
| next_year = [[2021 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Next]]
| seats_for_election = All 87 seats in [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]]
| majority_seats = 44
| opinion_polls =
| turnout = 65.52% ({{increase}}4.36%)
| image1 = [[File:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| party1 = Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
| leader_since1 =
| leaders_seat1 = [[Anantnag]]
| last_election1 = 21
| seats1 = 28
| seat_change1 = {{increase}}7
| percentage1 = 22.7%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 7.31%
| title = Chief Minister
| before_election = [[Omar Abdullah]]
| before_party = ''[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKN]] (in coalition with the [[Indian National Congress|INC]])''
| after_election = [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]
| after_party = ''[[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|PDP]] (in coalition with the [[BJP]])''
| previous_mps =
| image2 = [[File:Dr. Nirmal Singh.png|150x150px]]
| leader2 = [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]]
| party2 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader_since2 =
| leaders_seat2 = [[Billawar]]
| last_election2 = 11
| seats2 = 25
| seat_change2 = {{increase}}14
| percentage2 = 23.0%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 10.55%
| image3 = [[File:Omar Abdullah (cropped).jpg|150x150px]]
| leader3 = [[Omar Abdullah]]
| party3 = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
| leader_since3 =
| leaders_seat3 = [[Beerwah, Jammu and Kashmir|Beerwah]], Sonawar(''lost'')
| last_election3 = 28
| seats3 = 15
| seat_change3 = {{decrease}} 13
| percentage3 = 20.8%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 2.27%
| image4 = [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad official.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader4 = [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| leader_since4 =
| leaders_seat4 =
| last_election4 = 17
| seats4 = 12
| seat_change4 = {{decrease}} 5
| percentage4 = 18.0%
| swing4 = {{increase}} 0.29%
| image5 =
| leader5 =
| party5 =
| leader_since5 =
| leaders_seat5 =
| last_election5 =
| seats5 =
| seat_change5 =
| ongoing = no
| map_image = Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election 2014.png
}}
[[File:Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Elections 2014.svg|thumb|Seat wise party share:{{legend|#067D0E|People's Democratic Party (PDP): 28 seats}}{{legend|#FFA200|Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): 25 seats}}{{legend|#FF1F1F|National Conference (NC): 15 seats}}{{legend|#98D3F1|Indian National Congress (INC): 12 seats}}Other parties: 7 seats]]
The '''Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014''' was held in the [[India]]n state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in five phases from 25 November – 20 December 2014. Voters elected 87 members to the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]], which ends its six-year term on 19 January 2015. The results were declared on 23 December 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/five-phased-polls-in-jammu-and-kashmir-jharkhand-results-on-december-23_1489504.html |title=EC announces five-phased polls in J&K, Jharkhand; counting on December 23 | Zee News |website=Zeenews.india.com |date=2014-10-26 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/ec-announces-five-phased-polling-for-jharkhand-and-j-k-114102500547_1.html |title=EC announces five phased polling for Jharkhand and J-K | Business Standard News |website=Business-standard.com |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref> [[Voter-verified paper audit trail]] (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 3 assembly seats out of 87 in Jammu Kashmir elections.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://jammu.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Jan/29/npp-to-challenge-validity-of-jk-assembly-polls-in-sc-35.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-12-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150202110903/http://jammu.greaterkashmir.com/news/2015/Jan/29/npp-to-challenge-validity-of-jk-assembly-polls-in-sc-35.asp |archive-date=2015-02-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Oct/26/polls-from-nov-25-results-on-dec-23-52.asp |access-date=24 April 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141112041014/http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/2014/Oct/26/polls-from-nov-25-results-on-dec-23-52.asp |archive-date=12 November 2014 | title=Polls from Nov 25; results on Dec 23 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/todays-newspaper/5-phase-polls-in-jandk-jkhand-from-nov-25.html |title=5-phase polls in J&K, J'khand from Nov 25 |website=Dailypioneer.com |date=2014-10-26 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref>

==Background and campaign==
Before the election, [[Indian National Congress]] broke its alliance with [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]] and contested on all seats in the assembly.<ref name="dna14">{{cite news|title=Congress divorces National Conference after five and half years of marriage|publisher=dna|date=21 July 2014|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-congress-divorces-national-conference-after-five-and-half-years-of-marriage-2003817|access-date=25 December 2014}}</ref>

Campaigning before the elections were aggressive and robust. Following the huge victory of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the Indian parliamentary election, the BJP turned its attention towards J&K and campaigned on the promise of 'development'. This included a visit from the Prime Minister of India, [[Narendra Modi]] in support of the local BJP campaign.

==Boycott Calls==
*Hardline separatist [[All Parties Hurriyat Conference]] leader [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] had appealed to people of Kashmir to boycott the 2014 [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] elections completely, arguing that "India has been holding elections in the Valley using the power of the gun and so such an exercise is not legitimate." He added, "My appeal to the youth, in particular, is that the sacrifices rendered by the people must be safeguarded and, hence, in no way should vote during elections."<ref name="deccanherald1">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/440085/jampk-separatists-call-poll-boycott.html |title=J&K separatists call for poll boycott |website=Deccan Herald |date=2014-11-06 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/syed-ali-shah-geelanis-jk-election-boycott-call-resonates-in-his-hometown-sopore/516279-37-64.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204083945/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/syed-ali-shah-geelanis-jk-election-boycott-call-resonates-in-his-hometown-sopore/516279-37-64.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-12-04 |title=Syed Ali Shah Geelani's J&K election boycott call resonates in his hometown Sopore - IBNLive |website=Ibnlive.in.com |date=2014-12-03 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref>
*Separatists were propagating the poll boycott campaign through video clips on social networking sites and applications, including [[Facebook]] and [[WhatsApp]].<ref name="deccanherald1"/>
*A four-minute video clip has gone viral on social sites with messages of chairmen of both hardline and moderate factions of Hurriyat Conference and Dukhtaran-e-Millat chief [[Asiya Andrabi]]. The video message sent through WhatsApp and shared on Facebook and Twitter asked the people to boycott the coming polls.<ref name="deccanherald1"/>
*Video also showed Hurriyat hawk [[Syed Ali Shah Geelani]] addressing a gathering via phone urging youth not to undermine the mission of 'martyrs'. Moderate Hurriyat chairman [[Mirwaiz Umar Farooq]] is seen posing for the camera with the appeal that polls must be boycotted 'en masse'.<ref name="deccanherald1"/>

Despite these calls, voter turnout in the 2014 elections instead increased by 4%, from roughly 61% in the previous election to 65%.

==Voting==
The polls were carried out in five phases. Despite several boycott calls by hurriyat leaders, elections recorded highest voters turnout in last 25 years. Voters turnout was more than 65% which is higher than usual voting percentage in other states of [[India]].<ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.thehindu.com/elections/assembly2014/jammu-and-kashmir-records-historic-polling-percentage-ec/article6711311.ece?ref=sliderNews|title = J & K records historic polling percentage: EC|date = 20 December 2014|newspaper = The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/141223/nation-current-affairs/article/jammu-and-kashmir-registers-highest-voter-turnout-25-years |title=Jammu and Kashmir registers highest voter turnout in 25 years, Jharkhand breaks records |website=Deccanchronicle.com |date=2014-12-23 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jk-polls-76-per-cent-voter-turnout-recorded-in-the-final-phase/519066-3-245.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20150315203847/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jk-polls-76-per-cent-voter-turnout-recorded-in-the-final-phase/519066-3-245.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-03-15 |title=J&K polls: 76 per cent voter turnout recorded in the final phase - IBNLive |website=Ibnlive.in.com |date=2014-12-20 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/assembly/jammu-and-kashmir-registers-highest-voter-turnout-in-25-years-jharkhand-breaks-records-715845 |title=Jammu and Kashmir Registers Highest Voter Turnout in 25 Years, Jharkhand Breaks Records |website=Ndtv.com |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref>
[[File:J & K Assembly election 2014.png|thumb|Voting stages]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Date !! Seats !! Turnout
|-
| style="background:#0f0;"|
| Tuesday 25 November
| 15
| 71.28%
|-
| style="background:hotPink;"|
| Tuesday 2 December
| 18
| 71%
|-
| style="background:#ff0;"|
| Tuesday 9 December
| 16
| 58.89%
|-
| style="background:#40e0d0;"|
| Sunday 14 December
| 18
| 49%
|-
| style="background:orange;"|
| Saturday 20 December
| 20
| 76%
|-
| || '''Total''' || '''87''' || '''65.23%'''
|-
| colspan=4| Source:<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/elections/assembly2014/first-phase-of-jammu-kashmir-elections/article6632321.ece |title=Impressive turnout in J&K and Jharkhand |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2014-11-25 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref name=TO>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/2014-assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir-news/JK-assembly-polls-Voters-defy-separatists-election-boycott-call-71-28-turnout-in-first-phase/articleshow/45273423.cms |title=J&K assembly polls: Voters defy separatists' election boycott call, 71.28% turnout in first phase |website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-11-25 |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/2014-assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir-news/71-voting-recorded-in-2nd-phase-of-Jammu-Kashmir-poll/articleshow/45349342.cms|title=71% voting recorded in 2nd phase of Jammu & Kashmir poll|website=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com|date=2 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/polls-in-the-shadow-of-terror-58-people-vote-in-jammu-and-kashmir-632205 | title=Polls in the Shadow of Terror: 58% People Vote in Jammu and Kashmir | publisher=NDTV | access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-live-voting-begins-for-third-phase-of-assembly-elections-in-jammu-and-kashmir-jharkhand-2042321 | title=Braving bullets 58% cast ballot in Jammu and Kashmir, 61% voting in Jharkhand in third phase of elections | publisher=dna India | access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref>
|}

The [[European Parliament]], on the behalf of [[European Union]], welcomed the smooth conduct of the State Legislative Elections in the Jammu and Kashmir.<ref name="prnewswire1">{{cite web|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-european-parliament-welcomes-the-elections-in-jammu--kashmir-285354511.html |title=The European Parliament Welcomes the Elections in Jammu & Kashmir - BRUSSELS, December 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ |website=Prnewswire.com |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref> The [[EU]] in its message said that, "The high voter turnout figure proves that democracy is firmly rooted in India. The EU would like to congratulate India and its democratic system for conduct of fair elections, unmarred by violence, in the state of Jammu and Kashmir".<ref name="prnewswire1"/><ref name="business-standard1">{{cite web|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/european-parliament-welcomes-elections-in-jammu-and-kashmir-114121101111_1.html |title=European Parliament welcomes elections in Jammu and Kashmir | Business Standard News |website=Business-standard.com |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/eu-hails-huge-turnout-jk/ |title=EU hails huge turnout in J&K |website=Dailyexcelsior.com |access-date=2015-12-05}}</ref> The European Parliament also takes cognizance of the fact that a large number of Kashmiri voters turned out despite calls for the boycott of elections by certain separatist forces.<ref name="business-standard1"/> However, elected Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said, "If God forbid the Hurriyat and the militants tried to disrupt the elections there would not have been as participative as they had been. They (Pakistan) also allowed these elections to take place." Ruling Party president Mehbooba Mufti also defended Mufti's remarks.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mehbooba defends Mufti's remarks on Pakistan|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mehbooba-defends-muftis-remarks-on-pakistan/article6951674.ece|date=2 March 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=8 June 2015}}</ref> While taking a dig at Mufti's statement former [[List of Chief Ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir]] and leader of opposition in [[Rajya Sabha]] [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]] said that, "In fact, Pakistan and militant groups tried their best to destabilize the democratic process in the state."<ref>{{cite news|title=Azad slams Mufti remark, asks BJP to explain|url=http://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/national/azad-slams-mufti-remark-asks-bjp-to-explain/1901.html|access-date=14 June 2015|publisher=Greater Kashmir|date=1 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Congress' Azad slams CM Mufti's remark, asks BJP to explain|url=http://www.firstpost.com/politics/congress-azad-slams-cm-muftis-remark-asks-bjp-explain-2130245.html|access-date=14 June 2015|work=Firstpost|date=1 March 2015}}</ref>

== Results ==
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PDP became the single largest party with 28 seats. BJP became the second largest party with 25 seats.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/6V2XrtTQ9?url=http://eciresults.nic.in/|archive-date=23 December 2014|title=2014 Assembly Election Results of Jammu & Kasmir / Jharkhand|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2014-12-23|url=http://eciresults.nic.in|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Omar Abdullah resigned as a chief minister on 24 December 2014.<ref name="toil2014">{{cite web|title=Omar Abdullah resigns as J&K CM, says onus of govt formation on PDP, BJP|website=The Times of India|date=24 December 2014|url=http://m.timesofindia.com/home/specials/2014-assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir-news/Omar-Abdullah-resigns-as-JK-CM-says-onus-of-govt-formation-on-PDP-BJP/articleshow/45627940.cms|access-date=25 December 2014}}</ref>

== Government formation ==
{{more citations needed|date=June 2016}}

Three days after the results, the [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]] approached the BJP for a meeting to try and form a government{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}. As part of the deal, [[Nirmal Kumar Singh]] was to be the chief minister and JKNC's MLA [[Ali Mohammad Sagar]] was to be his deputy{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}. The deal fell through after a revolt in the JKNC. The BJP also rejected this deal, citing morality issues{{Citation needed|date=November 2018}}.

In the following days, the JKNC also announced its intention to support the [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|PDP]] from outside by submitting a letter to the governor [[Narinder Nath Vohra]] after the dialogue with the BJP fell through. The PDP refused.

A week after the results, the PDP and the BJP officially started talks. Both parties had a two-member team to form a Common Minimum Programme (CMP). The PDP was represented by [[Naeem Akhtar (politician)|Naeem Akhtar]] and [[Haseeb Drabu]], while [[Ram Madhav]] and Nirmal Kumar Singh represented the BJP. Minister of State in the PMO, [[Jitendra Singh (BJP politician)|Jitendra Singh]], supervised the dialogue.

[[Omar Abdullah]] resigned as chief minister on 24 December. The Governor{{who|date=December 2015}} accepted his resignation but asked him to continue in an interim capacity until the formation of a new government. [[President's rule]] was imposed on 1 January 2015.

After dealing with issues, both parties turned their attention to the composition of the cabinet. The PDP was initially reluctant for a three-year rotation of the chief minister's post but later agreed. There were also issues related to the joining of the government by separatist-turned-politician [[Sajjad Lone]]. In the run-up to the election, he met Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and praised him by calling him "big brother." The BJP reciprocated by not running a candidate against Lone for the Handwara seat, from where he won, and got elected to the assembly for the first time.

Both parties announced on 25 February that the CMP was almost ready, in a joint press conference called by BJP national President [[Amit Shah]] and PDP President [[Mehbooba Mufti]]. They also stated that the ideological differences had been "ironed out" and both parties were now working on the formation of a cabinet. The dialogue between both parties ended successfully on 18 February - two months and 5 days after the beginning of talks.

The new PDP-BJP government took the oath of office on 1 March in the Zorawar Singh Stadium of Jammu, with [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]] as chief minister for the full term of six years and Nirmal Kumar Singh as his deputy. Modi was also present for the occasion. Twelve cabinet ministers from each party were also sworn-in. This was the first time that the BJP was a coalition partner in the Jammu and Kashmir government. Lone and independent MLA for Udhampur, Pawan Kumar Gupta, were also sworn-in as cabinet ministers from the BJP's quota.

The CMP was then released in a press conference. The CMP gave a vision of the "all-around development of Jammu and Kashmir" and "Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas" (with everyone, everyone's development). Contentious issues like [[Article 370]] and [[AFSPA]] would be referred to a high-power committee, with representation from both parties and civil society. The PDP also agreed to join the NDA's central, with Mehbooba Mufti's induction into the union cabinet, at a later date, and also support the Modi government in both houses of parliament.

==See also==
*[[Elections in Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
* [[Indian Armed Forces and the Jammu and Kashmir Floods, 2014]]
* [[2014 Kashmir Valley attacks]]
* [[2014 elections in India]]
* [[2021 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]]

==References==
{{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}

==External links==
* [http://eci.nic.in/eci/eci.html Website of the Election Commission of India]

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