16 September 2002 to 8 October 2002 2008 → 57 7 28 20 Start date 2002 | Turnout 45% 7 - 29 13 | |
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Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases. Mufti Mohammad Sayeed became Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir after the elections. In 2005 under a coalition agreement INC's Ghulam Nabi Azad became Chief Minister. He was the first Indian National Congress party Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. In reaction terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammad had conducted a suicide car bomb attack in Srinagar killing six people just hours before Azad's swearing-in. Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh becoming the party's first cabinet minister.
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Electronic Voting Machines were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002. The international community also appreciated the credibility of the elections and the results that followed it. The elections was seen as a victory of the ballot over the bullet. United States lauded 2002 elections of the state. There were 1.7 million voters in the state for 2002 elections.
Voting
The first phase voting took place on 16 September 2002. There was a polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar. BJP contested on 52 seats while Jammu State Morcha contested on 12 seats. National Conference president Omar Abdullah contested from Ganderbal seat. Separatists had varied views on the elections ranging from voting to boycott of elections.
Results
The four stages of the elections were held as follows: