13th Jammu and Kashmir Assembly explained

13th Jammu and Kashmir Assembly
Before:12th Jammu and Kashmir Assembly (state)
Body:Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Election:2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
Government:Second Omar Abdullah ministry
Term Start:October 2024
Term End:Present
Chamber2 Image Size:350px
Membership2:90 elected + 5 appointed
Control2:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference[1]
Chamber2 Leader1 Type:Speaker
Chamber2 Leader1:Abdul Rahim Rather
Chamber2 Leader2 Type:Deputy Speaker
Chamber2 Leader3 Type:Chief Minister
Chamber2 Leader3:Omar Abdullah
Chamber2 Leader4 Type:Deputy Chief Minister
Chamber2 Leader4:Surinder Kumar Choudhary
Chamber2 Leader5 Type:Leader of the Opposition
Chamber2 Leader5:Sunil Kumar Sharma

The Thirteenth Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was convened following the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election held in September and October 2024.

Office bearers

Office HolderSince
Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather4 November 2024
Leader of the House
(Chief Minister)
Omar Abdullah[2] 16 October 2024
Deputy Leader of the House
(Deputy Chief Minister)
Surinder Kumar Choudhary16 October 2024
Leader of the OppositionSunil Kumar Sharma3 November 2024

Membership by party

The membership of the assembly by party is as follows:[3]

Party MLAs
41
28
6
3
1
1
1
7
5
2
Total 95

Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA)

The membership of the assembly is as follows:[4]

DistrictConstituencyNameParty Alliance Remarks
No.Name
Kupwara1KarnahJavaid Ahmad Mirchal
2TrehgamSaifullah Mir
3KupwaraMir Mohammad FayazNone
4LolabQaysar Jamshaid Lone
5HandwaraSajad Gani LoneNone
6LangateKhursheed Ahmed SheikhNone
Baramulla7SoporeIrshad Rasool Kar
8RafiabadJavid Ahmad DarCabinet Minister
9UriSajjad Safi
10BaramullaJavid Hassan Baig
11GulmargPirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah
12Wagoora–KreeriIrfan Hafiz Lone
13PattanJavaid Riyaz
Bandipora14SonawariHilal Akbar Lone
15BandiporaNizam Uddin Bhat
16Gurez (ST)Nazir Ahmed Khan
Ganderbal17Kangan (ST) Mian Mehar Ali
18GanderbalOmar AbdullahChief Minister
Srinagar19HazratbalSalman Sagar
20KhanyarAli Mohammad Sagar
21Habba KadalShamim Firdous
22Lal ChowkSheikh Ahsan Ahmed
23ChanaporaMushtaq Guroo
24ZadibalTanvir Sadiq
25EidgahMubarik Gul
26Central ShaltengTariq Hameed Karra
Budgam27BudgamOmar AbdullahResigned on 21 October 2024[5]
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28BeerwahShafi Ahmad Wani
29Khan SahibSaif Ud Din Bhat
30Charari ShariefAbdul Rahim RatherSpeaker
31ChadooraAli Mohammad Dar
Pulwama32PamporeHasnain Masoodi
33TralRafiq Ahmad NaikNone
34PulwamaWaheed Ur Rehman ParaNone
35RajporaGhulam Mohit Uddin Mir
Shopian36ZainaporaShowkat Hussain
37ShopianShabir Ahmad Kullay
Kulgam38DH PoraSakina ItooCabinet Minister
39KulgamMohammad Yusuf Tarigami
40DevsarPeerzada Feroze Ahamad
41DooruGulam Ahmad Mir
42Kokernag (ST) Zafar Ali Khatana
43Anantnag WestAbdul Majeed Bhat
44AnantnagPeerzada Mohammad Syed
45Srigufwara–BijbeharaBashir Ahmed Shah Veeri
46Shangus–Anantnag EastReyaz Ahmad Khan
47PahalgamAltaf Ahmad Wani
Kishtawar48InderwalPayare Lal SharmaSupports JKNC[6]
49KishtwarShagun Parihar
50Padder–NagseniSunil Kumar SharmaLeader of Opposition
51BhadarwahDaleep Singh
52DodaMehraj Malik
53Doda WestShakti Raj
Ramban54RambanArjun Singh Raju
55BanihalSajad Shaheen
Reasi56Gulabgarh (ST)Khurshied Ahmed
57ReasiKuldeep Raj Dubey
58Shri Mata Vaishno DeviBaldev Raj Sharma
59Udhampur WestPawan Kumar Gupta
60Udhampur EastRanbir Singh Pathania
61ChenaniBalwant Singh Mankotia
62Ramnagar (SC)Sunil Bhardwaj
Kathua63BaniRameshwar SinghSupports JKNC
64BillawarSatish Kumar Sharma
65BasohliDarshan Kumar
66JasrotaRajiv Jasrotia
67Kathua (SC)Bharat Bhushan
68HiranagarVijay Kumar
69Ramgarh (SC)Devinder Kumar Manyal
70SambaSurjeet Singh Slathia
71VijaypurChander Prakash Ganga
72Bishnah (SC) Rajeev Kumar
73Suchetgarh (SC)Gharu Ram Bhagat
74RS Pora–Jammu SouthNarinder Singh Raina
75BahuVikram Randhawa
76Jammu EastYudhvir Sethi
77NagrotaDevender Singh RanaDied on 31 October 2024[7]
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78Jammu WestArvind Gupta
79Jammu NorthSham Lal Sharma
80Marh (SC)Surinder Kumar
81Akhnoor (SC) Mohan Lal
82ChhambSatish SharmaCabinet Minister
Rajouri83Kalakote–SunderbaniRandhir Singh
84NowsheraSurinder ChoudharyDeputy Chief Minister
85Rajouri (ST)Iftkar Ahmed
86Budhal (ST)Javaid Iqbal
87Thanamandi (ST)Muzaffar Iqbal KhanSupports JKNC[8]
Poonch88Surankote (ST)Choudhary Mohammed AkramSupports JKNC
89Poonch HaveliAjaz Ahmed Jan
90Mendhar (ST)Javed Ahmed RanaCabinet Minister
Nominated91Nominated by
Lieutenant Governor
on advice of
Central Government
NOM
92
93
94
95

Notes and References

  1. News: Jammu and Kashmir Election Results 2024 Highlights: Results for all 90 seats declared . The Hindu .
  2. News: Adnal . Madhuri . October 11, 2024 . NC Legislators Thumbs Up Omar Abdullah for J&K Chief Minister . November 26, 2024 . Oneindia.
  3. Web site: October 2024 . Jammu & Kashmir . Election Commission of India.
  4. Web site: October 2024 . Status Known For 90 out of 90 Constituencies . Election Commission of India.
  5. News: 2024-10-21 . Omar Abdullah Steps Down From Budgam Seat, Retains Ganderbal In Assembly. 2024-10-21 . NDTV.
  6. Web site: Omar Abdullah's NC touches majority mark without Congress after 4 J-K independent MLAs extend support. India TV. 10 October 2024 . 12 October 2024.
  7. Web site: J&K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away. Hindustan Times. 31 October 2024.
  8. Web site: Agencies . 2024-10-11 . NC-Cong alliance stakes claim to form govt in J&K: Omar . 2024-10-13 . thefederal.com . en.