2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2014 was held in the Indian state of 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 2020. The results were declared on 23 December 2014. Voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) along with EVMs were used in 3 assembly seats out of 87 in Jammu Kashmir elections.

2014 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections

25 November to 20 December 2014

All 87 seats in Legislative Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority
Registered7,316,946
Turnout65.91% (4.75%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Nirmal Kumar Singh Omar Abdullah
Party JKPDP BJP JKNC
Leader's seat Anantnag (won) Billawar (won) Beerwah (won), Sonawar(lost)
Last election 21 11 28
Seats won 28 25 15
Seat change 7 14 13
Popular vote 10,92,203 11,07,194 10,00,693
Percentage 22.7% 23.0% 20.8%
Swing 7.31% 10.55% 2.27%

  Fourth party
 
Leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
Party INC
Leader's seat Did not contest
Last election 17
Seats won 12
Seat change 5
Popular vote 8,67,883
Percentage 18.0%
Swing 0.29%


Chief Minister before election

Omar Abdullah
JKNC
(in coalition with the INC)

Elected Chief Minister

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
PDP
(in coalition with the BJP)

This was the last assembly election since the territory's special status was revoked and Ladakh separated as union territory in 2019.

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