Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party جموں و کشمیر پیوپل ڈیموکریٹک پارٹی | |
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| Abbreviation | JKPDP |
| Leader | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Chairperson | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Secretary-General | Nizamu Din Bhat |
| Rajya Sabha leader | Nazir Ahmad Laway |
| Founder | Mufti Mohammed Sayeed |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Headquarters | 2, Circuit House, Emporium Lane, Residency Road, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.[1] |
| Student wing | Peoples Democratic Student Union[2] |
| Ideology | Self-rule in Jammu & Kashmir[3] |
| ECI Status | State Party[4] |
| Alliance |
NDA (2015—present) UPA (2002—2008) |
| National convener | Mehbooba Mufti |
| Seats in Lok Sabha |
1 / 545 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha |
2 / 245 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
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The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP or PDP) is a state political party in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The PDP was headed and founded by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. His daughter, Mehbooba Mufti serves as the Current Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir form the party.
History
The PDP was founded in 1998 by the former Union Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.[6][7] It captured power in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in October 2002 Assembly elections. In 2004 it had one member each in the Lok Sabha and in the Rajya Sabha. It was a member of the ruling United Progressive Alliance until the 2009 general election.[8]
The PDP is now headed by Mehbooba Mufti, Sayeed's daughter.[9] Sayeed headed the PDP-Indian National Congress Coalition Government between October 2002 and November 2005, and he was the party's Patron until his death on 7 January 2016.[10]
The PDP operates on the ideology of self-rule, as distinctly different from the issues of autonomy. It believes that self-rule as a political philosophy, as opposed to autonomy, ensures the empowerment of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, while further engaging in debates over new political territoriality of Jammu and Kashmir.[3]
In the 2014 general election, three of its members were elected to the Lok Sabha. Its strength in the Legislative Assembly is 28 and in the Rajya Sabha is two.[11] The party is currently running a Coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir with the Bharatiya Janata Party.[12]
Election results
| Year | Election | Seats Won | Change in Seat | % of votes | votes swing | Ref. |
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| 2002 Legislative Assembly election | 8th Assembly | 16 | ||||
| Indian general election, 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 0 | ||||
| Indian general election, 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 0 | 22.02 |  2 |
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| 2008 Legislative Assembly election | 9th Assembly | 21 | 5 | 5 |
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| Indian general election, 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 0 |  2 |
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| Indian general election, 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 3 | 3 | 20.50 | [13] | |
| 2014 Legislative Assembly election | 10th Assembly | 28 | 5 | 22.7 | 7 |
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List of Chief Ministers
- Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
- First term (9 January 1983 – 16 August 1984).
- Second term (March 1, 2015 – January 7, 2016).
- Mehbooba Mufti (April 4, 2016 – present)
See also
References
- ↑ "JKPDP Srinagar Office". JKPDP.org.
- ↑ "PDSU- students' wing of PDP formulated". Greater Kashmir.
- 1 2 "Self Rule Framework". JKPDP.org.
- ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ http://164.100.47.192/Loksabha/Members/PartywiseList.aspx
- ↑ Mukhtar, Ahmad (28 July 1999). "Mufti floats new regional party in Kashmir". Rediff.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ↑ "JKPDP History". JKPDP.org.
- ↑ "United Progressive Alliance: Partners in governance". Times of India.
- ↑ "JKPDP Office Bearers". JKPDP.org.
- ↑ "JKPDP Patron". JKPDP.org.
- ↑ "Rajya Sabha Polls in Jammu and Kashmir: PDP Wins Two".
- ↑ http://www.cp24.com/world/hindu-nationalist-party-forms-coalition-government-in-kashmir-1.2258773
- ↑ Election Commission 2014.
External links
- Official Website
- Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party at Elections.in
