2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election
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.
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all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly 44 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 6,461,757 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 61.16% (17.46%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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