Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India.[7] The PDP was headed and founded by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His daughter, Mehbooba Mufti, succeeded him as party leader and as chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir following his death in January 2016. The party was a member of the People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration electoral alliance. The party was also a member of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance from its founding on 18 June 2023 till 2024[8]
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
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| Abbreviation | JKPDP |
| President | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Chairperson | Waheed Para |
| General Secretary | Abdul Haq Khan, Mohd Khurshid Alam |
| Founder | Mufti Mohammed Sayeed |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | 2, Circuit House, Emporium Lane, Residency Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India[1] |
| Student wing | Peoples Democratic Student Union[2] |
| Youth wing | PDP Youth Wing |
| Ideology | Kashmiriyat Jammu and Kashmir statehood[3] Regionalism Islamic democracy[4] |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| ECI Status | State Party[5] |
| Alliance | Former Alliances
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 543 |
| Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | 4 / 90 |
| Seats in District Development Council | 27 / 280 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| jkpdp | |
Currently Mehbooba Mufti[9] remains as the president of the party, with Waheed Para serving as the legislative party leader in the J&K Assembly, Fayaz Ahmad Mir as whip [10] and Mirza Mehboob Beg as the Chief Spokesperson for the party.
History
The PDP was founded in 1999 by the former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.[11][12][13] It captured power in Jammu and Kashmir in October 2002 Assembly elections. In 2004, it had one member each in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha. It was a member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance until the 2009 general election.[14]
Sayeed headed the PDP-Indian National Congress coalition government between October 2002 and November 2005, and the PDP- BJP government between March 2015 and January 2016 and he was the party's patron until his death on 7 January 2016.[15] The PDP is now headed by Mehbooba Mufti, Sayeed's daughter.[16]
The PDP operates on the ideology of self-rule, as distinctly different from the issues of autonomy. It believes that self-rule as a political philosophy, as opposed to autonomy, ensures the empowerment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, while further engaging in debates over new political territoriality of the Jammu and Kashmir.[17]
In 2019 Indian general election and 2024 Indian general election, it failed to win any Lok Sabha seat.
In the 2014 general election, three of its members were elected to the Lok Sabha, and its strength in the Legislative Assembly was 28.[18] The party ran a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with the Bharatiya Janata Party[6] until the BJP abandoned the coalition on June 19, 2018, due to concerns about terrorism and radicalization in Kashmir.[19]
The party won just 3 seats in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. It was also its worst election performance in Jammu and Kashmir since its formation.
Election results
Lok Sabha
| Election Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | Overall votes | (%) of votes | (±) in seats | Vote swing | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lok Sabha | |||||||||
| 2004 | 14th | 3 | 1 / 6 |
2,67,457 | 11.94% |  1 |
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| 2009 | 15th | 6 | 0 / 6 |
5,22,760 | 20.06% |  1 |
8.12 | ||
| 2014 | 16th | 5 | 3 / 6 |
7,32,644 | 20.54% | 3 |
0.48 | ||
| 2019 | 17th | 3 | 0 / 6 |
1,20,754 | 3.38% | 3 |
17.16 | ||
| 2024 | 18th | 3 | 0 / 5 |
4,33,049 | 8.48% | |
5.10 | ||
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| Election Year | Assembly | Seats contested | Seats won | Overall votes | (%) of votes | (±) in seats | Vote swing | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |||||||||
| 2002 | 10th | 59 | 16 / 87 |
2,46,480 | 9.28% | 16 |
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Government | |
| 2008 | 11th | 78 | 21 / 87 |
6,10,502 | 15.39% | 5 |
6.11 |
Opposition | |
| 2014 | 12th | 84 | 28 / 87 |
10,92,203 | 22.67% | 7 |
7.28 |
Government | |
| 2024 | 13th | 81 | 3 / 90 |
5,11,434 | 8.97% | 25 |
13.70 |
Opposition | |
List of Chief Ministers
Chief Ministers
| No | Name | Image | Constituency | Term of office | Tenure length | Party | Governor | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed |  |
Pahalgam | 2 November 2002 | 2 November 2005 | 3 years, 0 days | People's Democratic Party | Girish Chandra Saxena | |
| 2 | Mufti Mohammad Sayeed | |
Anantnag | 1 March 2015 | 7 January 2016 | 312 days | People's Democratic Party | N. N. Vohra | |
| 3 | Mehbooba Mufti |  |
Anantnag | 4 April 2016 | 20 June 2018 | 2 years, 77 days | People's Democratic Party | N. N. Vohra | |
Deputy chief
| No | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Tenure length | 5,years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muzaffar Hussain Baig | Pahalgam | 2 November 2006 | 11 July 2008 | 1 year, 252 days | 10th |
