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Who is Mehbooba Mufti?

Mehbooba Mufti is a former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the president of the People's Democratic Party (PDP). She is the daughter of PDP founder and former J&K CM Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. She earned her law degree from the University of Kashmir.

Political career
Mehbooba Mufti became the CM after her father died and held the office from 4 April 2016 to 19 June 2018. She resigned after alliance partner BJP withdrew its support to the coalition government in the state. She was the first woman CM of the state and the second Muslim woman to hold the CM's office.
 
She began her political career by winning the 1996 Assembly elections in J&K on a Congress ticket from the Bijbehara constituency. Subsequently, she lost the seat to Omar Abdullah in 1999. The same year, she followed her father as he left the Indian National Congress to set up the PDP and became the vice-president of the party.
 
Mehbooba Mufti won the Pahalgam constituency in the 2002 Assembly election. She won the Anantnag seat in the 2004 general elections. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, she retained the Anantnag seat by defeating National Conference’s Mirza Mehboob Beg by a margin of 44,735 votes.
 
In 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Mufti again contested from the Anantnag seat, but got defeated by Hasnain Masoodi of the National Conference. 

Latest Updates on Mehbooba Mufti

PDP said in Jammu and Kashmir, winning an election might be the simplest part of the political journey

Updated On: 09 Dec 2024 | 10:44 AM IST

Raina assured that all religious communities in India are safe, urging legal action against Mufti for her remarks

Updated On: 02 Dec 2024 | 7:02 AM IST

Mehbooba said the Baridar community, which managed the shrine's affairs before formation of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, were not happy with their ouster and were continuously protesting

Updated On: 30 Nov 2024 | 5:26 PM IST

During her visit to the PDP headquarters in Jammu on Friday, Mufti alleged that the nation's secular foundation was being undermined, claiming that Hindus were being pitted against Muslims

Updated On: 30 Nov 2024 | 10:00 AM IST

The violence in Sambhal, where four people died, is a painful reminder of this harsh reality, she said

Updated On: 26 Nov 2024 | 2:20 PM IST

The PDP chief also claimed that the victims were severely injured and unable to walk. They had to be carried to a hospital

Updated On: 22 Nov 2024 | 12:57 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah contended that the resolution was introduced merely for show and lacked genuine intent

Updated On: 04 Nov 2024 | 1:37 PM IST

New office bearers, along with various wings and bodies, will be formed after discussions with senior leaders

Updated On: 26 Oct 2024 | 9:11 AM IST

"The people of J&K are stuck in the animosity between the two countries. Their lives and their property are getting destroyed because the two countries are fighting each other

Updated On: 23 Oct 2024 | 7:20 PM IST

The former chief minister said the leaving of workers will create more difficulties and send a negative message to the country

Updated On: 22 Oct 2024 | 12:47 PM IST

The terrorists opened indiscriminate fire on workers from a private company at the under-construction Z-Morh tunnel in J&K's Gund area, which connects Gagangeer to Sonamarg in central Kashmir

Updated On: 21 Oct 2024 | 9:51 AM IST

Former chief minister of the erstwhile state of J&K also expressed hope that the government will find ways to resolve issues of unemployment, drug addiction, electricity and others

Updated On: 16 Oct 2024 | 2:48 PM IST

J&K Assembly elections: Congress-NC alliance secures 48 seats in elections, set to form government; BJP leads in vote share with 25.5%, Independents surpass PDP by winning more seats

Updated On: 09 Oct 2024 | 10:11 AM IST

J&K Assembly polls: The Congress-NC alliance surpasses the majority mark with 49 seats in J&K, while the PDP faces a significant decline, leading in just three seats as vote counting continues

Updated On: 08 Oct 2024 | 5:03 PM IST

As J&K election results near, focus shifts to PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi, Omar Abdullah, and Iltija Mufti, with analysts eyeing its impact on the 2024 general elections

Updated On: 08 Oct 2024 | 3:56 PM IST

Farooq Abdullah dismissed any possibility of claiming the Chief Minister's position if his alliance emerges victorious in the J&K Assembly elections

Updated On: 08 Oct 2024 | 12:43 PM IST

National Conference (NC) candidate Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri was leading with over 3,700 votes as of 11:45 am, following seven rounds of vote counting

Updated On: 08 Oct 2024 | 12:19 PM IST

Jammu and Kashmir elections: The elections were held in three phases on September 18, September 25, and October 1, with results expected to shape the region's political landscape for years to come

Updated On: 08 Oct 2024 | 9:48 AM IST

Asked about BJP criticism of her tweet terming slain Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah a martyr, Mufti said the saffron party should look at the outpouring in the country against the killing

Updated On: 30 Sep 2024 | 2:54 PM IST

The BJP leader's remarks came after Mehbooba announced that she was going to cancel her poll campaign

Updated On: 29 Sep 2024 | 2:38 PM IST