Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee
Indian political party
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The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) is a state unit of the Indian National Congress (INC) in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the region, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The JKPCC is currently headed by Tariq Hameed Karra.
AbbreviationJKPCC
PresidentTariq Hameed Karra
HeadquartersShaheedi Chowk, Jammu-180001, Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | JKPCC |
| President | Tariq Hameed Karra |
| Chairman | Ghulam Ahmad Mir |
| Headquarters | Shaheedi Chowk, Jammu-180001, Jammu and Kashmir |
| Youth wing | Jammu kashmir Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Jammu kashmir Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee |
| Ideology | |
| ECI status | An Union Territorial Unit of Indian National Congress |
| Alliance | Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 4
|
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 5
|
| Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | 6 / 90
|
| Seats in District Development Council | 26 / 280
|
| Election symbol | |
Structure and composition
| S.No. | Name | Designation | Incharge |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Tariq Hameed Karra[1][2] | President | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
| 02 | Raman Bhalla[3] | Working President | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
| 03 | Tara Chand | Working President | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
| 04 | M. K. Bhardwaj | Interim-Working President | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
| 05 | Bhanu Mahajan | Interim-Working President | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
| 06 | Iftkhar Ahmed[4] | General Sectetary | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
| 07 | Ravinder Sharma | Chief Spokesperson | Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress |
List of presidents
| S.no | President | Portrait | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mohammad Shafi Qureshi | 2000 | 2002 | |
| 2. | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 2002 | 2004 | |
| 3. | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 2004 | 2008 | |
| 4. | Saifuddin Soz | 2008 | 2015 | |
| 5. | Ghulam Ahmad Mir | 2015 | 16 August 2022 | |
| 6. | Vikar Rasool Wani | 16 August 2022 | 16 August 2024 | |
| 7. | Tariq Hameed Karra | 16 August 2024 | Incumbent | |
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ___ | 0 / 75 |
New | Didn't Contest |
| 1957 | ___ | 0 / 75 |
__ | Didn't Contest |
| 1962 | __ | 0 / 75 |
__ | Didn't Contest |
| 1967 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | 61 / 75 |
Government | |
| 1972 | Syed Mir Qasim | 58 / 75 |
Government | |
| 1977 | Bhim Singh | 11 / 76 |
Opposition | |
| 1983 | Iftikhar Hussain Ansari | 26 / 75 |
Opposition | |
| 1987 | Om Parkash | 26 / 76 |
__ | Government NC+INC |
| 1996 | Mehbooba Mufti | 7 / 87 |
Opposition | |
| 2002 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | 20 / 87 |
Government PDP+INC | |
| 2008 | 17 / 87 |
Government NC+INC | ||
| 2014 | 12 / 87 |
Opposition | ||
| 2024 | Tariq Hameed Karra | 6 / 90 |
Outside support to NC government |
Performance in Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections
| Year | Lok Sabha | Party Leader | Seats contested | Seats won | (+/−) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 4th | Indira Gandhi | 6 | 5 / 6 (83%) |
50.52 | 4,25,668 | Government | ||
| 1971 | 5th | 6 | 5 / 6 (83%) |
54.06 | 6,30,690 | Government | |||
| 1977 | 6th | 3 | 3 / 6 (50%) |
16.37 | 2,33,144 | Opposition | |||
| 1980 | 7th | 1 | 1 / 6 (17%) |
18.68 | 2,49,760 | Government | |||
| 1984 | 8th | Rajiv Gandhi | 4 | 3 / 6 (50%) |
30.23 | 6,61,435 | Government | ||
| 1989 | 9th | 3 | 2 / 6 (33%) |
38.95 | 4,07,474 | Opposition | |||
| 1991 | 10th | P. V. Narasimha Rao | Elections Not Held | Government | |||||
| 1996 | 11th | 6 | 4 / 6 (67%) |
27.46 | 5,69,942 | Opposition | |||
| 1998 | 12th | Sitaram Kesri | 6 | 1 / 6 (17%) |
19.24 | 4,15,354 | Opposition | ||
| 1999 | 13th | Sonia Gandhi | 5 | 0 / 6 (0%) |
17.83 | 2,80,065 | Opposition | ||
| 2004 | 14th | 3 | 2 / 6 (33%) |
27.83 | 6,23,182 | Government | |||
| 2009 | 15th | Manmohan Singh | 3 | 2 / 6 (33%) |
24.67 | 6,43,175 | Government | ||
| 2014 | 16th | Rahul Gandhi | 3 | 0 / 6 (0%) |
22.85 | 8,15,510 | Opposition | ||
| 2019 | 17th | 5 | 0 / 6 (0%) |
28.47 | 10,11,527 | Opposition | |||
| 2024 | 18th | Mallikarjun Kharge | 2 | 0 / 5 (0%) |
19.38 | 9,90,182 | Opposition | ||
List of chief ministers
| #[a] | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Tenure | Assembly | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | To | Days in office | ||||||
| 1 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Tankipora | 30 March 1965 | 21 February 1967 | 6 years, 257 days | 3rd | [5] | |
| Amira Kadal | 21 February 1967 | 12 December 1971 | 4th | |||||
| 2 | Syed Mir Qasim | Verinag | 12 December 1971 | 17 June 1972 | 3 years, 75 days | [6] | ||
| 17 June 1972 | 25 February 1975 | 5th | ||||||
| 3 | Ghulam Nabi Azad | Bhaderwah | 2 November 2005 | 11 July 2008 | 2 years, 252 days | 10th (2002 election) |
[7] | |
List of deputy chief ministers
| Sr. no. | Photo | Name | Took office | Left office | Duration | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mangat Ram Sharma | 2 November 2002 | 2 November 2005 | 3 years, 0 days | [8][9] | |
| 2 | Tara Chand | 5 January 2009 | 24 December 2014 | 5 years, 353 days | [10] |
See also
Notes
- A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.