2014 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir

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For State Assembly election, see 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election.
2014 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir
← 2009 10, 17, 24, 30 April and 7 May 2014. 2019 →
All 6 constituencies from Jammu and Kashmir to the Lok Sabha
Turnout49.72% (Increase 10.02%)
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
The official portrait of Shri Narendra Damodardas Modi.jpg
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg
Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg
Leader Narendra Modi Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Farooq Abdullah
Party BJP Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Alliance NDA None United Progressive Alliance
Last election 0 seats 0 seats 3 seats
Seats won 3 3 0
Seat change Increase 3 Increase 3 Decrease 3
Result of the 2014 Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir
Prime Minister before election

Manmohan Singh
INC

Prime Minister after election

Narendra Modi
BJP

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] Bharatiya Janata Party and Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party won 3 seats each.

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

Parties and alliances

  National Democratic Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Bharatiya Janata Party File:BJP flag.svg Narendra Modi 6

  Peoples Democratic Party

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Mohammed Sayeed 5

  United Progressive Alliance

No. Party Flag Symbol Leader Seats contested
1. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Farooq Abdullah 3
2. Indian National Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad 3

Result

Alliance/ Party Popular vote Seats
Votes % ±pp Contested Won +/−
BJP 11,54,220 32.36 Increase 13.75 6 3 Increase 3
JKPDP 7,32,644 20.54 Increase 0.49 5 3 Increase 3
UPA INC 8,15,510 22.85 Decrease 1.82 3 0 Decrease 2
JKNC 3,96,713 11.12 Decrease 7.99 3 0 Decrease 3
Total 12,12,223 33.99 Decrease 9.79 6 0 Decrease 5
Others 2,12,728 5.96 Steady 28 0 Steady
IND 2,23,498 6.27 Decrease 0.01 33 0 Decrease 1
NOTA 31,550 0.88 Steady
Total 35,66,863 100% - 78 6 -

List of Candidates

Constituency BJP UPA JKPDP
No. Name Party Candidate Party Candidate Party Candidate
1 Baramulla BJP Gulam Mohammad Mir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Sharifuddin Shariq Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Muzaffar Hussain Baig
2 Srinagar BJP Fayaz Ahmad Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Farooq Abdullah Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Tariq Hameed Karra
3 Anantnag BJP Mushtaq Ahmad Malik Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Mirza Mehboob Beg Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti
4 Ladakh BJP Thupstan Chhewang INC Tsering Samphel Did not contest
5 Udhampur BJP Jitendra Singh Rana INC Ghulam Nabi Azad Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Mohd. Arshad Malik
6 Jammu BJP Jugal Kishore Sharma INC Madan Lal Sharma Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Yashpal Sharma

List of elected MPs

Keys:   BJP (3)   JKPDP (3)

Constituency Winner Runner-up Margin
Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes % Votes %
1 Baramulla Muzaffar Hussain Baig JKPDP 175,277 37.61 Sharifuddin Shariq JKNC 146,058 31.34 29,219 6.27
2 Srinagar Tariq Hameed Karra JKPDP 157,923 50.58 Farooq Abdullah JKNC 115,643 37.04 42,280 13.54
3 Anantnag Mehbooba Mufti JKPDP 200,429 53.41 Mirza Mehboob Beg JKNC 135,012 35.98 65,417 17.43
4 Ladakh Thupstan Chhewang BJP 31,111 26.13 Ghulam Raza IND 31,075 26.10 36 0.03
5 Udhampur Jitendra Singh Rana BJP 487,369 46.76 Ghulam Nabi Azad INC 426,393 40.91 60,976 5.85
6 Jammu Jugal Kishore Sharma BJP 619,995 49.34 Madan Lal Sharma INC 362,715 28.87 257,280 20.47

Post-election Union Council of Ministers from Jammu and Kashmir

# Name Constituency Designation Department From To Party
1 Jitendra Singh Udhampur
(Lok Sabha) 		MoS (I/C);
MoS
  • MoS (I/C): Science and Technology; Earth Sciences
    (until 9 Nov 2014)
  • Development of North Eastern Region
    (from 9 Nov 2014)
  • Youth Affairs and Sports
    (22 May 2016–5 July 2016)

  • MoS: Prime Minister's Office; Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions; Atomic Energy; Space
 27 May
2014 		30 May
2019 		BJP

Assembly segments wise lead of Parties

Party Assembly segments Position in Assembly (as of 2014 election)
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 41 28
Bharatiya Janata Party 25 25
Indian National Congress 12 12
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 5 15
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference 1 2
Others 3 4
Total 87

Bye-elections

Constituency Winner Runner Up Margin
No. Name Date Candidate Party Votes % Candidate Party Votes %
2 Srinagar 15 April 2017 Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 48,555 54.02 Nazir Ahmad Khan Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party 37,779 42.03 10,776
The 2017 Srinagar Lok Sabha by-poll was held because the sitting Member of Parliament, Tariq Hameed Karra, resigned from his seat.

See also

References

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