Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee

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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. 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

S.No. Name Designation Incharge
01 Tariq Hameed Karra[1][2] President Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
02 Raman Bhalla[3] Working President
 Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
03 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[4] General Sectetary Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress
07 Ravinder Sharma Chief Spokesperson Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress

List of presidents

S.no President Portrait Term
1. Mohammad Shafi Qureshi 2000 2002
2. Ghulam Nabi Azad 2002 2004
3. Peerzada Mohammad Syed 2004 2008
4. Saifuddin Soz 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

Year Party leader Seats won Change
in seats 		Outcome
1951 ___ Template:Composition bar New Didn't Contest
1957 ___ Template:Composition bar __ Didn't Contest
1962 __ Template:Composition bar __ Didn't Contest
1967 Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 61 Template:Yes2
1972 Syed Mir Qasim Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 3 Template:Yes2
1977 Bhim Singh Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 46 Template:No2
1983 Iftikhar Hussain Ansari Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 15 Template:No2
1987 Om Parkash Template:Composition bar __ Template:Yes2
1996 Mehbooba Mufti Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 19 Template:No2
2002 Ghulam Nabi Azad Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 13 Template:Yes2
2008 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 3 Template:Yes2
2014 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 5 Template:No2
2024 Tariq Hameed Karra Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 6 Template:Partial

Performance in Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha Elections

Lok Sabha Elections
Year Lok Sabha Party Leader Seats contested Seats won (+/−) in seats % of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
1967 4th Indira Gandhi 6 Template:Composition bar Template:New 5 50.52 Template:New 4,25,668 Template:Yes2
1971 5th 6 Template:Composition bar Template:Steady 54.06 Template:Increase 3.54 6,30,690 Template:Yes2
1977 6th 3 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 2 16.37 Template:Decrease 37.69 2,33,144 Template:No2
1980 7th 1 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 2 18.68 Template:Increase 2.31 2,49,760 Template:Yes2
1984 8th Rajiv Gandhi 4 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 2 30.23 Template:Increase 11.55 6,61,435 Template:Yes2
1989 9th 3 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 1 38.95 Template:Increase 8.72 4,07,474 Template:No2
1991 10th P. V. Narasimha Rao Elections Not Held Template:Yes2
1996 11th 6 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 2 27.46 Template:Decrease 11.49 5,69,942 Template:No2
1998 12th Sitaram Kesri 6 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 3 19.24 Template:Decrease 8.22 4,15,354 Template:No2
1999 13th Sonia Gandhi 5 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 1 17.83 Template:Decrease 1.41 2,80,065 Template:No2
2004 14th 3 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase 2 27.83 Template:Increase 10.00 6,23,182 Template:Yes2
2009 15th Manmohan Singh 3 Template:Composition bar Template:Steady 24.67 Template:Decrease 3.16 6,43,175 Template:Yes2
2014 16th Rahul Gandhi 3 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease 2 22.85 Template:Decrease 1.82 8,15,510 Template:No2
2019 17th 5 Template:Composition bar Template:Steady 28.47 Template:Increase 5.62 10,11,527 Template:No2
2024 18th Mallikarjun Kharge 2 Template:Composition bar Template:Steady 19.38 Template:Decrease 9.09 9,90,182 Template:No2

List of chief ministers

#Template:Efn Portrait Name Constituency Tenure Assembly Ref
From To Days in office
1 Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq Tankipora 30 March 1965 21 February 1967 Template:Ayd 3rd

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Amira Kadal 21 February 1967 12 December 1971 4th

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2 Syed Mir Qasim Verinag 12 December 1971 17 June 1972 Template:Ayd [6]
17 June 1972 25 February 1975 5th

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3 Ghulam Nabi Azad Bhaderwah 2 November 2005 11 July 2008 Template:Age in years and days 10th
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List of deputy chief ministers

Sr. no. Photo Name Took office Left office Duration Ref
1 Mangat Ram Sharma 2 November 2002 2 November 2005 Template:Ayd [8][9]
2 Tara Chand 5 January 2009 24 December 2014 Template:Ayd [10]

See also

Notes

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References

  1. ↑ Congress appoints Tariq Hameed Karra as Jammu-Kashmir Congress chief ahead of assembly elections. The Economic Times(2024-08-16). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  2. ↑ Congress appoints Tariq Hameed Karra as Jammu-Kashmir Congress chief ahead of assembly elections. firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  3. ↑ Raman Bhalla appointed JKPCC working president. Greater Kashmir. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  4. ↑ Iftkhar Ahmed appointed as PCC general secretary, SERVICE, GK NEWS. Greater Kashmir(2023-10-20). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  5. ↑ My faith in India still strong: Kin of last J&K PM. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  6. ↑ The Milli Gazette. www.milligazette.com. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  7. ↑ Ghulam Nabi Azad to be J&K CM on Nov 2. Rediff. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  8. ↑ Remembering Pandit Mangat Ram Sharma, BHAN, ASHOK. Rising Kashmir(2022-11-16). Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  9. ↑ rediff.com: Mangat Ram Sharma is the third deputy chief minister of J&K. m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  10. ↑ From Speaker to likely Deputy CM: Tara Chand steers Cong ship in J038;K, Santoshi, Neeraj. The Indian Express(2009-01-06). Retrieved 2025-12-18.

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