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Gulab Singh has been called as the founder of the polity of Jammu and Kashmir. [1] Following the 1860s, interaction with British India resulted in the region becoming a part of the geopolitical game between Russia and Britain. [2]
The INC won 6 seats, Jammu and Kashmir People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) won 3 seats, while CPI(M), Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference and Aam Aadmi Party won one seat each. 7 seats were won by independent candidates. [11] After BJP's 25.64% largest share of the popular vote, JKNC won the second largest share at 23.43%.
The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, also known as the Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha, is the legislature of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.. Prior to 2019, the State of Jammu and Kashmir had a bicameral legislature with a legislative assembly (lower house) and a legislative council (upper house).
Jammu and Kashmir is India's only Muslim-majority territory and has been at the centre of a dispute with neighbouring Pakistan since 1947.
Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (which was initially applied to Puducherry and is now also applicable to the union territory as per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019) of the Constitution of India. Jammu and Kashmir has executive, legislative and judicial branches of government.
The union territory of Jammu and Kashmir elects 5 members and they are directly elected by the electorates of Jammu and Kashmir. Members are elected for five years. The number of seats, allocated to the state/union territory are determined by the population of the state/union territory. Constituencies of the Lok Sabha in Jammu and Kashmir ...
The act will reorganize the current state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories; Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh with effect from October 31, 2019. The new union territory of Jammu and Kashmir will elect a unicameral Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Council of Jammu and Kashmir was formally abolished on 16 October 2019. [1] [2]
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in 5 phases from 19 April to 20 May 2024 to elect 5 members of the 18th Lok Sabha. [1] [2] 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%.