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Kishtwar (Vidhan Sabha Constituency)
Kishtwar Assembly constituency is one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kishtwar is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. Members of the Legislative Assembly Election results 2014 2008 See also * List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Following is the list of the constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act was passed to reconstitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in ... * Kishtwar district References {{coords, 33.32, 75.77, display=title Kishtwar district Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir ...
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Kishtwar
Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar District in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. It is located in the Jammu division. The town of Kishtwar is situated at a distance of from the winter capital of Jammu. A large ground locally called as Chowgan is located in the heart of the town. Kishtwar is bordered by the Anantnag and Doda districts in the west and northwest, by the Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh in the south and the Kargil district of Ladakh in the east and northeast. In 2013 the municipality was the location the Kishtwar Riots, which claimed three lives and injured 80 more, and was a conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities that occurred in the aftermath of the Eid festival on 9 August 2013 at Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir. Demographics As of the 2011 Indian census, Kishtwar had a population of 14,865. Males constitute 63% of the popul ...
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1977 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over June 1977, which are generally regarded as the first 'free and fair' elections in the state. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, newly revived from the former Plebiscite Front, won an overwhelming majority and re-elected Sheikh Abdullah as the Chief Minister. Background After reaching the 1974 Indira-Sheikh accord, Sheikh Abdullah was elected as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir by the ruling Indian National Congress party in the state legislature (which had in fact been the original National Conference founded by Abdullah in 1930s but merged into Congress before the 1967 elections). Abdullah remained in power during the National Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi in 1975. After the Emergency was lifted, the Janata Party came to power in the Centre in the 1977 general election. Elections were called for the state Legislative Assembly in June 1977. Sheikh Abdullah now revived the National Conference f ...
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None Of The Above
"None of the above" (NOTA), or none for short, also known as "against all" or a "scratch" vote, is a ballot option in some jurisdictions or organizations, designed to allow the voter to indicate disapproval of the candidates in a voting system. It is based on the principle that consent requires the ability to withhold consent in an election, just as they can by voting "No" on ballot questions. It must be contrasted with " abstention", in which a voter does not cast a ballot. Entities that include "None of the Above" on ballots as standard procedure include India ("None of the above"), Indonesia (, "empty box"), Greece (, white), the U.S. state of Nevada ( None of These Candidates), Ukraine (, "against all"), Belarus, Spain (, "white vote"), North Korea, and Colombia (). Russia had such an option on its ballots (, "against all") until it was abolished in 2006. Bangladesh introduced this option (, "no vote") in 2008. Pakistan introduced this option on ballot papers for the ...
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Next Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Legislative Assembly elections are speculated be held in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India in 2023 to elect 90 members of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The legislative assembly has been dissolved since November 2018. The next elections would be the first since 2014 and the first since the territory's special status was revoked and its statehood withdrawn in 2019. Background The previous assembly elections were held in November–December 2014. After the election, coalition of Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party formed the state government, with Mufti Mohammad Sayeed becoming the Chief Minister. Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed died on 7 January 2016. After a brief period of Governor's rule, Mehbooba Mufti was sworn in as the next Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Political developments Dissolution of assembly and President's rule In June 2018, BJP withdrew its support from the government and Governo ...
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Sunil Kumar Sharma (Jammu And Kashmir)
Sunil Kumar Sharma is an Indian politician from Kishtwar area of Jammu and Kashmir. He is the member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Sharma was a member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly from the Kishtwar constituency in Kishtwar District. Before 2018, he was Minister of State for Transport (Independent charge), Revenue, Public Works (Roads & Buildings), Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Agriculture Production, YSS in Government of Jammu and Kashmir The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is the governing authority of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and its two divisions and 20 districts. Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (wh ... under Mehbooba Mufti. He was recently upgraded to cabinet ministry PDD department in Jammu and Kashmir government. References People from Kishtwar district Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir Living people Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 2014� ...
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2008 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over seven days in November and December 2008. The previous government led by the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) in coalition with the Indian National Congress (INC) collapsed when the PDP withdrew. Following the election, the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) agreed on a coalition with Congress and their leader, Omar Abdullah became the state's youngest-ever Chief Minister at 38. Background Elections for the Jammu and Kashmir state Assembly were due in 2008, following the end of the term of the Assembly elected in 2002. However, the PDP withdrew from the INC-led state government in protest at the Amarnath land transfer decision. The INC government resigned in July 2008 and the state was brought under the direct rule of the central government pending the elections. Boycott The main Kashmiri separatist group, the All Parties Hurriyat Conference called on Kashmiris to boycott the el ...
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Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo
Sajjad is a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Imam Sajjad (Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin), 4th Imam of Shia Islam * Syed Sajjad Haider Yaldram (1880–1943), Urdu short story writer, travel writer, translator, linguist, essayist, and humorist * Sajjad Afghani, Kashmiri militant and Commander-in-Chief of Harkat Ul Ansar * Sajjad Akbar (born 1961), Pakistani cricketer * Sajjad Ali, Pakistani semi-classical, pop singer, film actor, director and producer * Sajjad Anoushiravani (born 1984), Iranian weightlifter * Sajjad Fazel (born 1991), Tanzanian clinical pharmacist, public health researcher, health columnist * Sajjad Ganjzadeh (born 1992), Iranian karateka * Sajjad Gul, Pakistani film producer, media mogul * Sajjad Hussain (cricketer, born 1980), Indian cricketer * Sajjad Hussain (cricketer, born 1986), Pakistani cricketer * Sajjad Hussain (composer), Indian music director * Sajjad Karim, British Asian politician * Sajjad Gharibi (born 19 ...
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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. 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% The Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh as the party's first cabinet minister. Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002. The international community also appreciated the credibility of ...
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1996 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over September–October 1996. Farooq Abdullah became Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir after the elections. The 1996 Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections in the state were possible due to efforts of counter-insurgents like Kuka Parray, (head of Ikhwan-ul-Muslemoon). Background The National Conference, which had boycotted the 1996 Indian general election, agreed to participate in the 1996 Assembly elections only after Prime Minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, promised "maximum autonomy" for Jammu and Kashmir. Results In the 1996 assembly elections, 14 women contested, 10 of whom lost their deposits, while 2 were elected. National Conference won 57 out of 86 seats. BSP contested first time on 29 seats in the state and won 4 seats. BJP rose from two seats in 1987 to 8 seats in 1996. Elected Members References {{Jammu and Kashmir elections Jammu and Kashmir 1996 1996 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clo ...
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1987 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Election for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held on 23 March 1987. Farooq Abdullah was reappointed as the Chief Minister.Statistical Report on the General Election, 1987
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The election is widely perceived to have been rigged. The rigging of the election is believed to have led to the insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir. After the following
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Ghulam Hussain Arman
Ghulam ( ar, غلام, ) is an Arabic word meaning ''servant'', ''assistant'', ''boy'', or ''youth''. It is used to describe young servants in paradise. It is also used to refer to slave-soldiers in the Abbasid, Ottoman, Safavid and to a lesser extent, Mughal empires, as described in the article '' Ghilman'', which is the plural form of the word. It is traditionally used as the first element of compounded Muslim male given names, meaning ''servant of ...'', mostly in Persian (where it is pronounced ) and in Urdu. In both Persian and Urdu, the particle '' al-'' is not used with ''ghulam'' (unlike compounds formed with '' ʿabd''; e.g. ''Gholammohammad'', ''Gholamhoseyn'', ''Gholamali''... and ''Abd al-Muhammad'', ''Abd al-Husayn'', ''Abd al-Ali''...). Since the 20th century, ''Ghulam'' has also been used as an independent given name and surname. People with the given name (not in compound) * Ghulam Bombaywala, Pakistani-American restaurateur * Ghulam Ali Chowdhury (1824–18 ...
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1983 Jammu And Kashmir Legislative Assembly Election
Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over October 1983.Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election Results in 1983
Elections.in website, retrieved 27 April 2017.
Statistical Report on General Election, 1983
The Election Commission of India.
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