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{{Infobox Indian Political Party
|colorcode = {{party color|Indian National Congress}}
| party_name = Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee
|native_name =
| party_logo =[[File:Indian National Congress hand logo.svg|180px]]
|president= '''[[Tariq Hameed Karra]]'''
|headquarters =Shaheedi Chowk, [[Jammu]]-180001, [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| alliance = [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance]]
| ideology = {{ubl|[[Populism]]|[[Social liberalism]]|[[Democratic socialism]]|[[Social democracy]]|[[Secularism]]}}
|youth = Jammu kashmir Youth Congress
|women = Jammu kashmir Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee
| chairman=[[Ghulam Ahmad Mir]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|5|hex=#00BFFF}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|4|hex=#00BFFF}}
| state_seats_name = [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats= {{Composition bar|6|90|hex=#00BFFF}}
|state2_seats_name = [[District Development Council]]
|state2_seats =
{{Composition bar|26|280|hex=#00BFFF}}
| publication =
|eci= An Union Territorial Unit of [[Indian National Congress]]
| website =
|symbol =[[File:Hand INC.svg|150px]]
|abbreviation=JKPCC}}

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The '''Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee''' ('''JKPCC''') is a state unit of the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC) in the union territory of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is responsible for organizing and coordinating the party's activities and campaigns within the region, as well as selecting candidates for local, state, and national elections in the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The JKPCC is currently headed by [[Tariq Hameed Karra]].

==Structure and composition ==
{| class="sortable" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="70%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1"
|- style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white"
! S.No. !! Name !! Designation !! Incharge
|-
| 01 || [[Tariq Hameed Karra]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-08-16 |title=Congress appoints Tariq Hameed Karra as Jammu-Kashmir Congress chief ahead of assembly elections |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/congress-appoints-tariq-hameed-karra-as-jammu-kashmir-congress-chief-ahead-of-assembly-elections/articleshow/112573994.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2025-12-18 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Congress appoints Tariq Hameed Karra as Jammu-Kashmir Congress chief ahead of assembly elections |url=https://firstindia.co.in/news/india/congress-appoints-tariq-hameed-karra-as-jammu-kashmir-congress-chief-ahead-of-assembly-elections |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=firstindia.co.in |language=en}}</ref>
|'''President'''
| Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|-
| 02 || [[Raman Bhalla]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Raman Bhalla appointed JKPCC working president |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/todays-paper/front-page/raman-bhalla-appointed-jkpcc-working-president |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en}}</ref>||'''Working President'''<br />|| Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|-
| 03 || [[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]]
|'''Working President'''
| Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|-
| 04 || M. K. Bhardwaj
|'''Interim-Working President'''
| Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|-
| 05 || Bhanu Mahajan
|'''Interim-Working President'''
| Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|-
|06
| Iftkhar Ahmed<ref>{{Cite web |last=SERVICE |first=GK NEWS |date=2023-10-20 |title=Iftkhar Ahmed appointed as PCC general secretary |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/kashmir/iftkhar-ahmed-appointed-as-pcc-general-secretary/ |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=Greater Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref>
|'''General Sectetary'''
|Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|-
| 07
| Ravinder Sharma
| '''Chief Spokesperson'''
| Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
|}

==List of presidents==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | S.no
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | President
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Portrait
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" colspan=2 | Term
|-
!1.
|[[Mohammad Shafi Qureshi]]
|[[File:Mohammad Shafi Qureshi, Governor of Madhya Pradesh (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|2000
|2002
|-
!2.
|[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
|[[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad at Healthcare Skill Summit 2013 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|2002
|2004
|-
!3.
|[[Peerzada Mohammad Syed]]
|
|2004
|2008
|-
!4.
|[[Saifuddin Soz]]
|[[File:The Karnataka Minister for Water Resources, Shri Basavaraj Bommai called on the Union Minister for Water Resources, Prof. Saifuddin Soz, in New Delhi on October 17, 2008 (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|2008
|2015
|-
!5.
|[[Ghulam Ahmad Mir]]
|
|2015
|16 August 2022
|-
!6.
|[[Vikar Rasool Wani]]
|
|16 August 2022
|16 August 2024
|-
!7.
|[[Tariq Hameed Karra]]
|
|16 August 2024
|'''Incumbent'''
|-
|}

== Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Year
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Party leader
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Seats won
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Change<br/>in seats
! Style="background-color:#00BFFF; color:white" | Outcome
|-
|[[1951 Jammu and Kashmir Constituent Assembly election|1951]]
|rowspan="1" |___
|{{Composition bar|0|75|hex=#00BFFF}}
|New
|Didn't Contest
|-
|[[1957 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| ___
|{{Composition bar|0|75|hex=#00BFFF}}
|__
|Didn't Contest
|-
|[[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
|__
|{{Composition bar|0|75|hex=#00BFFF}}
|__
|Didn't Contest
|-
|[[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]]
|{{Composition bar|61|75|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{Increase}} 61
|{{Yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| rowspan='1" |[[Syed Mir Qasim]]
|{{Composition bar|58|75|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{Decrease}} 3
|{{Yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Bhim Singh (politician)|Bhim Singh]]
|{{Composition bar|11|76|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{Decrease}} 46
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Iftikhar Hussain Ansari]]
|{{Composition bar|26|75|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{Increase}} 15
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| rowspan="1" |'''Om Parkash'''
|{{Composition bar|26|76|hex=#00BFFF}}
|__
|{{yes2|Government NC+INC}}
|-
|[[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Mehbooba Mufti]]
|{{Composition bar|7|87|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{decrease}} 19
|{{no2|Opposition }}
|-
|[[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
|{{Composition bar|20|87|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{increase}} 13
|{{yes2|Government PDP+INC}}
|-
|[[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|{{Composition bar|17|87|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{Decrease}} 3
|{{yes2|Government NC+INC}}
|-
|[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|{{Composition bar|12|87|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{decrease}} 5
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| rowspan="1" |[[Tariq Hameed Karra]]
|{{Composition bar|6|90|hex=#00BFFF}}
|{{decrease}} 6
|{{partial|Outside support to NC government}}
|}
==Performance in Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|+[[File:Lok Sabha.svg{{!}}class=skin-invert|100px]] [[Lok Sabha]] Elections
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Year
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Lok Sabha
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Party Leader
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Seats contested
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Seats won
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|(+/−) in seats
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|% of votes
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Vote swing
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Popular vote
!style="background-color:#00BFFF;color:white"|Outcome
|-
|[[1967 Indian general election|1967]]
|[[4th Lok Sabha|4th]]
|rowspan="4"|[[Indira Gandhi]]
|6
|{{Composition bar|5|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{new}} 5
|50.52
|{{new}}
|4,25,668
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1971 Indian general election|1971]]
|[[5th Lok Sabha|5th]]
|6
|{{Composition bar|5|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{Steady}}
|54.06
|{{increase}} 3.54
|6,30,690
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1977 Indian general election|1977]]
|[[6th Lok Sabha|6th]]
|3
|{{Composition bar|3|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|16.37
|{{decrease}} 37.69
|2,33,144
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]
|[[7th Lok Sabha|7th]]
|1
|{{Composition bar|1|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|18.68
|{{increase}} 2.31
|2,49,760
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|[[8th Lok Sabha|8th]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|4
|{{Composition bar|3|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 2
|30.23
|{{increase}} 11.55
|6,61,435
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|[[9th Lok Sabha|9th]]
|3
|{{Composition bar|2|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|38.95
|{{increase}} 8.72
|4,07,474
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|[[10th Lok Sabha|10th]]
|rowspan="2"|[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
!colspan="6"|Elections Not Held
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|[[11th Lok Sabha|11th]]
|6
|{{Composition bar|4|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 2
|27.46
|{{decrease}} 11.49
|5,69,942
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|[[12th Lok Sabha|12th]]
|[[Sitaram Kesri]]
|6
|{{Composition bar|1|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{decrease}} 3
|19.24
|{{decrease}} 8.22
|4,15,354
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|[[13th Lok Sabha|13th]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Sonia Gandhi]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|17.83
|{{decrease}} 1.41
|2,80,065
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|[[14th Lok Sabha|14th]]
|3
|{{Composition bar|2|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{increase}} 2
|27.83
|{{increase}} 10.00
|6,23,182
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|[[15th Lok Sabha|15th]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]
|3
|{{Composition bar|2|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{Steady}}
|24.67
|{{decrease}} 3.16
|6,43,175
|{{yes2|Government}}
|-
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|[[16th Lok Sabha|16th]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Rahul Gandhi]]
|3
|{{Composition bar|0|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{decrease}} 2
|22.85
|{{decrease}} 1.82
|8,15,510
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|[[17th Lok Sabha|17th]]
|5
|{{Composition bar|0|6|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{Steady}}
|28.47
|{{increase}} 5.62
|10,11,527
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|-
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|[[18th Lok Sabha|18th]]
|[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
|2
|{{Composition bar|0|5|{{party color|Indian National Congress}}|background-color=|border border-color=darkgray|width=|per=1}}
|{{Steady}}
|19.38
|{{decrease}} 9.09
|9,90,182
|{{no2|Opposition}}
|}

== List of chief ministers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan="2" |#{{efn|A parenthetical number indicates that the incumbent has previously held office.}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan="2" |Name
! rowspan="2" |[[List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="3" |Tenure
! rowspan="2" |Assembly
! rowspan="2" |Ref
|-
!From
!To
!Days in office
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Gulam Mohammad Sadiq.png|100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq]]
| [[Tankipora Assembly constituency|Tankipora]]
| 30 March 1965
| 21 February 1967
| rowspan="2" | {{Ayd|30 march 1965|12 december 1971}}
|3rd
{{small|([[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962 election]])}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite news |title=My faith in India still strong: Kin of last J&K PM |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/my-faith-in-india-still-strong-kin-of-last-jammu-and-kashmir-pm-ghulam-mohammad-sadiq/cid/1702408 |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241215065657/https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/my-faith-in-india-still-strong-kin-of-last-jammu-and-kashmir-pm-ghulam-mohammad-sadiq/cid/1702408 |archive-date=2024-12-15 |access-date=2025-12-18 |language=en}}</ref>
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| [[Amira Kadal Assembly constituency|Amira Kadal]]
| 21 February 1967
| 12 December 1971
| rowspan="2" |4th
{{small|([[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967 election]])}}
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Blank.svg|100px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Syed Mir Qasim]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Verinag Assembly constituency|Verinag]]
| 12 December 1971
| 17 June 1972
| rowspan="2" | {{Ayd|12 december 1971|25 february 1975}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Milli Gazette |url=https://www.milligazette.com/Archives/15102001/12.htm |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=www.milligazette.com}}</ref>
|- align="center" style="height: 60px;"
| 17 June 1972
| 25 February 1975
|5th
{{small|([[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972 election]])}}
|-
| 3
| [[File:Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|100px]]
| [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]]
| [[Bhaderwah Assembly constituency|Bhaderwah]]
| 2 November 2005
| 11 July 2008
| {{age in years and days|2005|11|2|2008|7|11}}
|10th<br />{{small|[[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|(2002 election)]]}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ghulam Nabi Azad to be J&K CM on Nov 2 |url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2005/oct/27azad.htm |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=Rediff |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== List of deputy chief ministers ==
{| class ="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Sr. no.
!Photo
!Name
!Took office
!Left office
!Duration
!Ref
|-
| 1
| [[File:Blank.svg|90px]]
| [[Mangat Ram Sharma]]
| 2 November 2002
| 2 November 2005
! '''{{ayd|2002|11|2|2005|11|2}}'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=BHAN |first=ASHOK |date=2022-11-16 |title=Remembering Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma |url=https://risingkashmir.com/remembering-pandit-mangat-ram-sharma/ |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=Rising Kashmir |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=rediff.com: Mangat Ram Sharma is the third deputy chief minister of J&K |url=https://m.rediff.com/election/2002/nov/02jk4.htm |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=m.rediff.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| [[File:Tara Chand.jpg|90px]]
| [[Tara Chand (Jammu-Kashmir politician)|Tara Chand]]
| 5 January 2009
| 24 December 2014
! '''{{ayd|2009|1|5|2014|12|24}}'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santoshi |first=Neeraj |date=2009-01-06 |title=From Speaker to likely Deputy CM: Tara Chand steers Cong ship in J038;K |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/from-speaker-to-likely-deputy-cm-tara-chand-steers-cong-ship-in-jk/ |access-date=2025-12-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
* [[Indian National Congress]]
* [[Congress Working Committee]]
* [[All India Congress Committee]]
* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee - Revision history

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