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{{Short description|Election in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2023}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{For|Vidhan Sabha elections|2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election}}
{{Infobox election
| country = India
| type = Parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 2019 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir
| previous_year = 2019
| next_election = 2029 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir
| next_year = 2029
| election_date = 19 April - 25 May 2024
| seats_for_election = All 5 Jammu and Kashmir seats in the [[Lok Sabha]]
| turnout = 58.46% ({{increase}}18.10%)
| outgoing_members = List of members of the 17th Lok Sabha#Jammu and Kashmir
| elected_members = List of members of the 18th Lok Sabha#Jammu and Kashmir
| opinion_polls = 2024 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir#Opinion polls
| image_size = 120px

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Shri Jitendra Singh Minister of for Personnel, Public Grievances_&_Pensions_(cropped).jpg|bSize=180|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=40|oTop=0}}
| party1 = Bharatiya Janata Party
| leader1 = [[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
| alliance1 = National Democratic Alliance
| leaders_seat1 = [[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]] (Won)
| leader_since1 = 2014
| last_election1 = 2
| seats1 = ''' 2'''
| seat_change1 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote1 =
| percentage1 = '''24.36%'''
| swing1 = {{decrease}}2.01%

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Omar Abdullah Gupkar.jpg|bSize=350|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=150|oTop=65}}
| party2 = Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
| leader2 = [[Omar Abdullah]]
| alliance2 = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
| leaders_seat2 = [[Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency|Baramulla]] (Lost)
| leader_since2 = 2009
| last_election2 = 3
| seats2 = '''2'''
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}1
| popular_vote2 =
| percentage2 = 22.30%
| swing2 = {{increase}}14.43%

| image4 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Raman_Bhalla.jpg|bSize=200|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=60|oTop=20}}
| party4 = Indian National Congress
| leader4 = [[Raman Bhalla]]
| alliance4 = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
| leaders_seat4 = [[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]] (Lost)
| leader_since4 = 2022
| last_election4 = 0
| seats4 = 0
| seat_change4 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote4 =
| percentage4 = 19.38%
| swing4 = {{decrease}}9.92%

| image5 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Mehbooba Mufti addressing a press conference in Srinagar.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=100|cHeight=120|oLeft=0|oTop=0}}
| party5 = Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
| leader5 = [[Mehbooba Mufti]]
| alliance5 = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]{{efn|Was part of INDIA bloc but did not contest under it.}}
| leaders_seat5 = [[Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag–Rajouri]] (Lost)
| leader_since5 = 2009
| last_election5 = 0
| seats5 = 0
| seat_change5 = {{steady}}
| popular_vote5 =
| percentage5 = 8.48%
| swing5 = {{increase}}4.91%
| map_image = {{Switcher|[[File:2024 Lok Sabha Jammu and Kashmir Result Map.svg|300px]]|Partywise result|[[File:2024 Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Election Alliance Wise Result Map.svg|300px]]|Alliance wise result}}
| map_size = 300px
| map_caption =
| title = [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]]
| posttitle = Prime Minister after election
| before_election = [[Narendra Modi]]
| before_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| after_election = [[Narendra Modi]]
| after_party = Bharatiya Janata Party
}}

The [[2024 Indian general election]] was held in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] in 5 phases from 19 April to 20 May 2024 to elect 5 members of the [[18th Lok Sabha]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=With local body polls not in sight, J&K parties gear up for Lok Sabha 2024|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/chandigarh-news/with-local-body-polls-not-in-sight-j-k-parties-gear-up-for-lok-sabha-2024-101699980586072.html|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|date=14 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=J&K elections likely to held along with Lok Sabha polls next year|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/jk-elections-likely-to-be-held-along-with-lok-sabha-polls-next-year/articleshow/102116153.cms|website=The Economic Times|language=en| date=26 July 2023}}</ref> The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) and [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]] (JKNC) won 2 seats each, with BJP winning the single largest share of the popular vote at 24.36% and JKNC coming second at 22.30%. One seat was won by an independent candidate.

== Election schedule ==
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;margin:auto;font-size:90%;
! rowspan=2|Poll event
! colspan="5" |Phase
|-
|bgcolor=#FFFACD|I
|bgcolor=#87CEFA|II
|bgcolor=#7B68EE|III
|bgcolor=#E9967A|IV
|bgcolor=#DB7093|V
|-
!Notification date
|20 March
|28 March
|12 April
|18 April
|26 April
|-
!Last date for filing nomination
|27 March
|4 April
|19 April
|25 April
|3 May
|-
!Scrutiny of nomination
|28 March
|5 April
|20 April
|26 April
|4 May
|-
!Last Date for withdrawal of nomination
|30 March
|8 April
|22 April
|29 April
|6 May
|-
!Date of poll
|'''19 April'''
|'''26 April'''
|'''25 May'''{{Efn|name="Anantnag-Rajouri"|group="schedule"|Polling in [[Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag-Rajouri]] constituency in J&K was rescheduled from 7 May 2024 (Phase 3) to 25 May 2024 (Phase 6) due to weather conditions.}}
|'''13 May'''
|'''20 May'''
|-
!Date of counting of votes/Result
| colspan="5" |'''4 June 2024'''
|-
!'''''No. of constituencies'''''
|1
|1
|1
|1
|1
|}

==Parties and alliances==

===Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance===

{{legend2|{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]]}}
[[File:2024 Lok Sabha Election Jammu and Kashmir INDI Alliance Seat Sharing Map.svg|thumb|right|200px|2024 Lok Sabha Election Jammu and Kashmir INDIA Seat Sharing Map]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
|[[File:Flag of Jammu and Kashmir (1936-1953).svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Plough.png|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Farooq Abdullah]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress]]
|[[File:Indian National Congress Flag.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[File:Hand INC.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Raman Bhalla]]
|2
|-
!
! Colspan=4|Total
!5
|}

=== National Democratic Alliance ===

{{legend2|{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}|[[National Democratic Alliance]]}}
[[File:2024 Lok Sabha NDA Jammu and Kashmir Map.svg|alt=2024 Lok Sabha NDA Jammu and Kashmir Map|thumb|right|200px|2024 Lok Sabha Election Jammu and Kashmir NDA seat distribution]]
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
| {{party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|[[File:BJP flag.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
|2
|-
!
! Colspan=4|Total
!2
|}

===Others===
{|class="wikitable " width="60%" style="text-align:center"
|+Recognised parties
!colspan="2"|Party
!Flag
!Symbol
!Leader
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party]]
|
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Ink Pot and Pen.png|50x50px|centre]]
|[[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party]]
|
|
|[[Harsh Dev Singh]]
|5
|-
|{{party color cell|Bahujan Samaj Party}}
|[[Bahujan Samaj Party]]
|[[File:Elephant Bahujan Samaj Party.svg|50px]]
|[[File:Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png|50px]]
|
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|All India Forward Bloc}}
|[[All India Forward Bloc]]
|
|
|
|2
|-
!
! Colspan=4|Total
!12
|}
{|class="wikitable " width="60%" style="text-align:center"
|+Unrecognised parties
!colspan="2"|Party
!Symbol
!Seats contested
|-
|{{party color cell|Other}}
|Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People's Front
|
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|National Loktantrik Party}}
|[[National Loktantrik Party]]
|
|3
|-
|{{party color cell|Democratic Azad Party}}
|[[Democratic Progressive Azad Party]]
|[[File:Democratic Progressive Azad Party Election Symbol.png|50px]]
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Ikkjutt Jammu}}
|[[Ekam Sanatan Bharat Dal]]
|
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party]]
|
|2
|-
|{{party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]]
|
|2
|-
|rowspan=2 {{party color cell|Other}}
|National Awami United Party
|
|2
|-
|Bharat Jodo Party
|
|1
|-
|{{party color cell|Gana Suraksha Party}}
|[[Gana Suraksha Party]]
|
|1
|-
|rowspan=4 {{party color cell|Other}}
|Garib Democratic Party
|
|1
|-
|Hindustan Shakti Sena
|
|1
|-
|National Youth Party
|
|1
|-
|Rashtriya Jankranti Party
|
|1
|-
!
! colspan="2" |Total
!22
|}

==Candidates==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2" |Constituency
|colspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}"|
|colspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|National Democratic Alliance}}"|
|-
!colspan="6"|[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
!colspan="3"|[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|-
! 1
| [[Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency|Baramulla]]
|rowspan="3" {{Party colour cell|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|[[Omar Abdullah]]<ref name="Kashmir election 2024: Omar Abdullah, Mehboba Mufti concede defeat in Jammu and Kashmir">{{cite news |last1=The Hindu |first1= |title=Kashmir election 2024: Omar Abdullah, Mehboba Mufti concede defeat in Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/election-results-2024-baramulla-and-anantnag-rajouri-lok-sabha-constituencies/article68250043.ece |access-date=4 June 2024 |date=4 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240604163403/https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha/election-results-2024-baramulla-and-anantnag-rajouri-lok-sabha-constituencies/article68250043.ece |archive-date=4 June 2024 |language=en-IN}}</ref>
|rowspan="3" {{Party colour cell|Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
| [[Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP]]
| [[Fayaz Ahmad Mir]]
!colspan=3 rowspan=3|DNC
|-
! 2
|[[Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Srinagar]]
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|[[Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi]]
|[[Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP ]]
|Waheed Parra
|-
! 3
| [[Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag–Rajouri]]
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |JKNC]]
|[[Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi]]
|[[Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP ]]
|[[Mehbooba Mufti]]<ref name="Kashmir election 2024: Omar Abdullah, Mehboba Mufti concede defeat in Jammu and Kashmir" />
|-
! 4
|[[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]
|rowspan="2" {{Party colour cell|Indian National Congress}}
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Chaudhary Lal Singh]]
!colspan=3 rowspan=2|DNC
|rowspan="2" {{Party colour cell|Bharatiya Janta Party}}
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[ Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
|-
!5
|[[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]
| [[Indian National Congress|INC]]
| [[Raman Bhalla]]
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|[[Jugal Kishore Sharma]]
|-
|}

==Surveys and polls==
===Opinion polls===
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Jammu and Kashmir (5)}}

===Exit polls===
{{#section-h:Opinion polling for the 2024 Indian general election|Jammu and Kashmir}}

==Voter turnout==
===Constituencies in phases===
{|class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;margin:auto;
! colspan="2" |Constituency
!Poll date
!Turnout
!Swing
|-
|1
|[[Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency|Baramulla]]
| bgcolor="#DB7093" |20 May 2024
|59.10%
|{{increase}} 24.60
|-
|2
|[[Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Srinagar]]
| bgcolor="#E9967A" |13 May 2024
|38.49%
|{{increase}} 24.06
|-
|3
|[[Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag–Rajouri]]
| style="background: #6495ED" |25 May 2024
|55.40%
|''New''
|-
|4
|[[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]
|bgcolor=#FFFACD|19 April 2024
|68.27%
| {{Decrease}} 2.74
|-
|5
|[[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]
|bgcolor=#87CEFA|26 April 2024
|72.22%
| {{Decrease}} 0.28
|-
! colspan="3" |Total
|58.58%
|{{increase}} 18.1
|}

==Results==
===Results by alliance or party===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="4" rowspan="2"|Alliance/ Party
!colspan="3"|Popular vote
!colspan="3"|Seats
|-
!Votes
!%
!±[[Percentage point|pp]]
!Contested
!Won
!'''+/−'''
|-
|rowspan="4" {{Party color cell|Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance}}
! rowspan="4" style="background:#E5F8FF" |[[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|INDIA]]
|{{Party color cell|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}
|[[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|JKNC]]
|{{formatnum:1139084}}
|22.30
|{{increase}}14.09
|3
|2
|{{Decrease}} 1
|-
|{{Party color cell|Indian National Congress}}
|[[Indian National Congress|INC]]
|{{formatnum:990182}}
|19.38
|{{Decrease}} 9.92
|2
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|colspan="2"style="background:#E5F8FF"|'''Total'''
|style="background:#E5F8FF"|'''{{formatnum:2129266}}'''
|style="background:#E5F8FF"|41.68
|style="background:#E5F8FF"|{{increase}} 4.17
|style="background:#E5F8FF"|5
|style="background:#E5F8FF"|2
|style="background:#E5F8FF"|{{Decrease}} 1
|-
|{{Party color cell|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|[[Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|JKPDP]]
|{{formatnum:433049}}
|8.48
|{{increase}} 4.91
|3{{efn|Was part of INDIA bloc but did not contest under it.}}
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|National Democratic Alliance}}
! style="background:#fef3e8" |[[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|{{Party color cell|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|[[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
|{{formatnum:1244404}}
|24.36
|{{Decrease}} 2.01
|2
|2
|{{No change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Other}}
| colspan="3" |[[2024 Indian general election in Jammu and Kashmir#Others|Others]]
|
|
|
|31
|0
|{{No change}}
|-
|{{Party color cell|Independent (politician)}}
| colspan="3" |[[Independent (politician)|IND]]
|
|
|
|59
|1
|{{increase}} 1
|-
|bgcolor="Black"|
|colspan="3"|[[None of the above (India)|NOTA]]
|{{formatnum:34249}}
|0.67
|{{No change}}
!colspan="3" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
!
!100
! -
! 100
! 5
! -
|-
|}

===Results by constituency===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
!colspan="2" rowspan="2"|Constituency
! rowspan="2" |Turnout
! colspan="5" |Winner
! colspan="5" |Runner-up
! colspan="2" |Margin
|-
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
!Candidate
! colspan="2" |Party
!Votes
!%
!Votes
!%
|-
!1
|[[Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency|Baramulla]]
|59.10%{{increase}}
|[[Engineer Rashid|Abdul Rashid Sheikh]]
|{{party name with color|Independent|shortname=IND}}
|4,72,481
|45.70%
|[[Omar Abdullah]]
|{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
|2,68,339
|25.95%
|style="background:{{party color|Independent}} ; color:black;"|2,04,142
|style="background:{{party color|Independent}} ; color:black;"|19.75%
|-
! 2
|[[Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency|Srinagar]]
|38.49%{{increase}}
|[[Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi]]
|{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
|3,56,866
|52.85%
|[[Waheed Para]]
|{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|1,68,450
|24.95%
|style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|1,88,416
|style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|27.90%
|-
!3
|[[Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag–Rajouri]]
|55.40% {{increase}}
|[[Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi]]
|{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
|5,21,836
|50.85%
|[[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}
|2,40,042
|23.39%
|style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|2,81,794
|style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}} ; color:white;"|27.46%
|-
!4
|[[Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Udhampur]]
|68.27%{{Decrease}}
|[[Jitendra Singh (politician, born 1956)|Jitendra Singh]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|5,71,076
|51.28%
|[[Chaudhary Lal Singh]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|4,46,703
|40.11%
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|1,24,373
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|11.17%
|-
!5
|[[Jammu Lok Sabha constituency|Jammu]]
|72.22%{{Decrease}}
|[[Jugal Kishore Sharma]]
|{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
|6,87,588
|52.80%
|[[Raman Bhalla]]
|{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}
|5,52,090
|42.40%
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|1,35,498
|style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} ; color:white;"|10.40%
|}

=== Strike-rate ===
Strike rate is determined by calculating the number of seats won by a party of the number of seats it contested. BJP had a 100% strike rate (It won both the seats it contested). JKNC had a 66.67% strike rate (it won 2 out of 3 seats it contested). Congress and JKPDP had a strike rate of 0% (they lost all the seats they contested.

== Assembly segments wise lead of Parties ==
Map needed
{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=2|Party
!Assembly segments
!Position in Assembly (as of 2024 election)
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|
! [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
|36
|42
|-

|bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|29
|29
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
! [[Indian National Congress]]
|7
|6
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party}}"|
! [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]]
|5
|3
|-
|bgcolor="{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference}}"|
! [[Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference]]
|1
|1
|-
|bgcolor=#FAF8FA|
! Others
|12
|9
|-
!colspan=2|Total
!colspan=2|90
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

{{Jammu and Kashmir elections}}{{Indian general election, 2024}}
[[Category:2024 Indian general election by state or union territory|Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Indian general elections in Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:2020s in Jammu and Kashmir]]

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