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Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over September–October 1996.[2] Farooq Abdullah became Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir after the elections.The 1996 Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections in the state were possible due to efforts of counter-insurgents like Kuka Parray,(head of Ikhwan-ul-Muslemoon).[3][4][5]
Background
The N.C., which had boycotted the Indian general election, 1996, agreed to participate in the 1996 Assembly elections only after the then Prime Minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, promised "maximum autonomy" for Jammu and Kashmir [6]
Results
In the 1996 assembly elections, 14 women contested, 10 of whom lost their deposits, while 2 were elected.[7] National Conference won 57 out of 86 seats.[8][9] BSP contested first time on 29 seats in the state and won 4 seats.[10] BJP rose from 2 seats in 1987 to 8 seats in 1996.[11]
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ K&K 1996 Assembly elections
- ↑ 2002 interview
- ↑ Kukka Parray: A profile
- ↑ 1996 Lok Sabha elections in J&K
- ↑ Towards greater autonomy
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Key challenges: Harsh winter, boycott calls Night temperature likely to hover around freezing point during elections; fragile security situation may impact voting
- ↑ Question of Simple Majority
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ J&K Assembly poll: Rise of BJP changes political landscape of State
