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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name       = Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference 
|abbreviation     = JKANC
|founder          =  [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]]
|logo             = J&K ANC.jpg
|flag             = 
|colorcode        = {{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference}}
|chairman         =  
[[Khalida begum]] (President)<br>[[Muzaffar Ahmad Shah]] (Vice President)
|alliance         = [[People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration]] (2020–2024)
|state2_seats_name = [[District Development Council]]
|state2_seats      =
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|state_seats_name   = [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
|state_seats        = {{Composition bar|0|90|{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference}}}}
|eci=|foundation={{Start date and years ago|df=yes|p=y|1984}} (as National Conference (Khalida))<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chronicle of Important events/date in J&K's political history |url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/basicfacts/politics/political_history.html |access-date=12 July 2022 |website=www.jammu-kashmir.com}}</ref>|split=[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
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The '''Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference''' was founded by former chief minister of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] [[Ghulam Mohammad Shah]] after his split with the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=JK Awami National Conference to contest assembly polls|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newswire/amp/jk-awami-national-conference-to-contest-assembly-polls/571128|access-date=2020-12-25|website=outlookindia.com|language=en}}</ref> It is currently headed by his wife Khalida Begum,<ref>{{Cite web|title=KHALIDA BEGUM(JKANC):Constituency- Srinagar(JAMMU & KASHMIR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate|url=http://myneta.info/ls2009/candidate.php?candidate_id=6764|access-date=2020-12-26|website=myneta.info}}</ref> with his son as<ref>{{Cite web|title=Outlook India Photo Gallery|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/single/32859|access-date=2021-01-07|website=outlookindia.com}}</ref> vice president.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jammu and kashmir awami national conference {{!}} Latest News on Jammu-and-kashmir-awami-national-conference {{!}} Breaking Stories and Opinion Articles|url=https://www.firstpost.com/tag/jammu-and-kashmir-awami-national-conference|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Firstpost}}</ref> It was part of the [[People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration|Gupkar Alliance]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=WHAT IS GUPKAR DECLARATION?|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/about/what-is-gupkar-declaration|access-date=2020-12-25}}</ref> 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 [[List of chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir|chief minister]].

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[[Category:Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Political parties established in 1984]]