2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election explained

Election Name:2002 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections
Country:Jammu and Kashmir (state)
Type:parliamentary
Previous Election:1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Previous Year:1996
Election Date:16 September 2002 to 8 October 2002
Next Election:2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Next Year:2008
Seats For Election:all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly
Majority Seats:44
Turnout:43.70% (10.22%)
Image1:Omar Abdullah (portrait).jpg
Leader1:Omar Abdullah
Party1:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Last Election1:57
Seats1:28
Seat Change1: 29
Percentage1:28.24%
Swing1: 6.54%
Chief Minister
Before Election:Farooq Abdullah
Before Party:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
After Election:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
After Party:PDP
(in coalition with the INC and JKNPP)
Leader2:Ghulam Nabi Azad
Party2:Indian National Congress
Last Election2:7
Seats2:20
Seat Change2: 13
Percentage2:24.24%
Swing2: 4.24%
Image3:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg
Leader3:Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Party3:Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
Last Election3:-
Seats3:16
Seat Change3: 16
Percentage3:9.28%
Swing3: 9.28%
Image5:File:Lotus flower symbol.svg
Party5:Bharatiya Janata Party
Last Election5:8
Seats5:1
Seat Change5: 7
Percentage5:8.57%
Swing5: 3.56%
Leader4:Bhim Singh
Party4:Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party
Last Election4:1
Seats4:4
Seat Change4: 3
Percentage4:3.83%
Swing4: 1.58%

Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases.[1] [2]

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

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 September23 47.28%
Sunday 24 November 28 42%
Sunday 1 October5 41%
Sunday 8 October18 46%
Total 87 45%
Source:[20]

Results

!colspan=10||-! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Party! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Previously! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |+/–! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Vote %! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Vote Share|-| style="text-align:left;" |National Conference| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 28| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 57| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 29| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 28.24%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7,49,825|-| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 13| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 24.24%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6,43,751|-| style="text-align:left;" |People's Democratic Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | -| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9.28%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2,46,480|-| style="text-align:left;" |Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3.83%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1,01,830|-| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist)| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | | style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.88%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 23493|-| style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 8| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 8.57%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2,27,633|-| style="text-align:left;" |Bahujan Samaj Party| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4.50% | style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1,19,492|-| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Movement| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | | style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | | style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.62%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16,366|-| style="text-align:left;" |Jammu and Kashmir Awami League| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.91%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 24,121|-| style="text-align:left;" | Independents| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 13| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | | style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | | style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16.50%| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4,38,287|-| style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" |Total (turnout 43.70%)! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 87! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 87! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| ! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| -! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| -|-! colspan="9" ||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Valid votes| align="right" |26,55,570| align="right" |99.90| colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" ||-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Invalid votes| align="right" |584| align="right" |0.10|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Votes cast / turnout| align="right" |26,56,627| align="right" |43.70 |-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Abstentions| align="right" | 24,94,170| align="right" | 56.30%|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Registered voters| align="right" | 60,78,570 |colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"||-|-| style="text-align:left;" colspan=12 |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]

Farooq Abdullah resigned as a chief minister on 24 December 2002.[23]

Elected Members

ConstituencyReserved for
(SC/None)		MemberParty
None Kafil-ur-Rehman
None Mir Saifullah
None Qaiser Ahmed Lone Alias Qaiser Jamsheed Lone
None Gh.mohi-ud-din Sofi
None
None
None
None Abdul Rashid
None Nazir Ahmad
None Usman Abdul Majid
None
None Ghulam Nabi Lone
None
None
None
None Altaf Ahmad
None Qazi Mohd Afzal
None Mohd. Syed Akhoon
None Shahjahan Dar
None
None
None Raman Mattoo
None Mohd. Shafi Bhat
None Mohd. Yaseen Shah
None Gh.mohi-ud-din Shah
None Javid Mir
None Aga Syed Roohullah Mehdi
None Mohd Sarfraz Khan
None Hakim Mohd Yassin
None Abdul Rahim Rather
None Ghulam Nabi Bhat
None Ab.aziz Mir
None Mohamad Khalil Band
None Syed Bashir Ahmad
None Khalil Naik
None Gh. Hassan Khan
None Ab. Aziz Zargar
None Mohd. Yousf Tarigami
None Ab. Gafar Sofi
None Dr. Mehboob Beigh
None Mohd. Sartaj Madni
None Gh. Ahmad Mir
None Peerzada Mohd. Syed
None
None Sonam Wangchuk Narboo
None Sh. Nawang Rigzin
None Haji Nissar Ali
None Mohd Abass
None Sajjad Hussain
None Gulam Mohammad
None Abdul Majid
None Mohd. Sharief
SC Chaman Lal
None Molvi Abdul Rashid
None Ab. Gani Malik
None Jugal Kishore
None Aijaz Ahmad
None Balwant Singh
SC Sh Faquir Nath
None Harsh Dev Singh
None Prem Sagar
None Lal Singh
None Jatinder Singh
None Manohar Lal Sharma
SC Girdhari Lal
SC Yash Paul
None Manjit Singh
None Jugal Kishore
None Raman Bhalla
None Yogesh Kumar Sawhney
None Mangat Ram Sharma
None Ashwani Kumar Sharma
SC Suman Lata Bhagat
None Gharu Ram
None Ajay Kumar
SC Mulla Ram
None Madan Lal Sharma
SC Tara Chand
None Romesh Chander
None Puran Singh
None Mohd Aslam
None Rachpal Singh
None Mushtaq Ahmad Shah
None Javed Ahmed Rana
None Ghulam Mohd Jan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: rediff.com: J&K election in four phases on Sep 16, 24, Oct 1, 8. www.rediff.com.
  2. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election Results in 2002. www.elections.in.
  3. Web site: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2002: Ending National Conference's Reign. www.jammu-kashmir.com. 22 December 2014. 12 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130512201629/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html. dead.
  4. News: Ghulam Nabi Azad becomes first Congress CM of Jammu & Kashmir in 30 years. Hussain. Aijaz. 14 November 2005. India Today. 2016-11-12.
  5. Web site: Sayeed sworn-in as J&K chief minister. 2 November 2002. Rediff. 2016-11-12.
  6. Web site: rediff.com: Polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar constituency. www.rediff.com.
  7. Web site: rediff.com: 47.2% polling recorded in first phase of J&K poll. www.rediff.com.
  8. Web site: rediff.com: 44 per cent turnout in 1st phase of J&K polls. www.rediff.com.
  9. Web site: rediff.com: Infiltration across LoC has increased: US. www.rediff.com.
  10. Web site: rediff.com: Jammu and Kashmir Elections 2002: Headlines. www.rediff.com.
  11. Web site: rediff.com: J&K electoral rolls not '100 per cent accurate'. www.rediff.com.
  12. Web site: rediff.com: Sonia calls for a final solution to Kashmir problem. www.rediff.com.
  13. Web site: rediff.com: Militants attack school in Udhampur, 2 killed. www.rediff.com.
  14. Web site: rediff.com: BJP to contest 52 seats in J&K. www.rediff.com.
  15. Web site: rediff.com: Discuss J&K problem only with elected representatives: BJP. www.rediff.com.
  16. Web site: rediff.com: Omar Abdullah files nomination papers from Ganderbal. www.rediff.com.
  17. Web site: rediff.com: Hurriyat has told supporters to vote against National Conference. www.rediff.com.
  18. Web site: rediff.com: Shabir Shah makes a U-turn; now says no to polls. www.rediff.com.
  19. Web site: rediff.com: J&K polling figure rises by over 3 per cent. www.rediff.com.
  20. http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html "7-phase poll in J&K from November 17"
  21. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir 2014. 2021-09-12. Election Commission of India. en-IN.
  22. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20141218160549/http://eciresults.nic.in/. 18 December 2014. 2014 Assembly Election Results of Jammu & Kasmir / Jharkhand. Election Commission of India. 2014-12-23. dead.
  23. Web site: Omar Abdullah resigns as J&K CM, says onus of govt formation on PDP, BJP. The Times of India. 24 December 2014. 25 December 2014.

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