2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

2008 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections
← 2002 17 November 2008 to 24 December 2008 2014 →
all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority
Registered6,461,757
Turnout61.16% (Increase17.46%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Omar Abdullah Mehbooba Mufti
Party JKNC JKPDP INC
Last election 28 16 20
Seats won 28 21 17
Seat change Steady Increase 5 Decrease 3
Percentage 23.07% 15.39% 17.71%
Swing Decrease 5.17% Increase 6.11% Decrease 6.53%
  Fourth party Fifth party
 
Leader Bhim Singh
Party BJP JKNPP
Last election 1 4
Seats won 11 3
Seat change Increase 10 Decrease 1
Percentage 12.45% 3.33%
Swing Increase 3.88% Decrease 0.5%
Chief Minister before election

Ghulam Nabi Azad
INC

Elected Chief Minister

Omar Abdullah
JKNC

Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over seven days in November and December 2008. The previous government led by the Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) in coalition with the Indian National Congress (INC) collapsed when the PDP withdrew. Following the election, the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC) agreed on a coalition with Congress and their leader, Omar Abdullah became the state's youngest-ever Chief Minister at 38.