| Party Name: | Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference |
| Abbreviation: | JKANC |
| Founder: | Ghulam Mohammad Shah |
| Chairman: | Khalida begum (President) Muzaffar Ahmad Shah (Vice President) |
| Alliance: | People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (2020–2024) |
| State2 Seats Name: | District Development Council |
| State Seats Name: | Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
| Foundation: | (as National Conference (Khalida))[1] |
| Split: | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
The Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference was founded by former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohammad Shah after his split with the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.[2] It is currently headed by his wife Khalida Begum,[3] with his son as[4] vice president.[5] It was part of the Gupkar Alliance.[6] Candidates from the group ran in District Development Council elections. The party was founded in the year 1984, as "National Conference (Khalida)". It is a break-away faction of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), which allied itself with Indian National Congress to form a government under the leadership of Ghulam Mohammad Shah as the chief minister.