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Biography
Mehbooba Mufti made her debut in politics by winning the assembly elections in 1996. She served two consecutive terms as MLA of Kashmir before she was elected to the lower house of Parliament from Anantnag constituency in 2004. She was re-elected in 2014 as the MP of Anantnag, the position she retained until she tendered in her resignation in 2016, to assume the position of Chief Minister of Kashmir. She took her oath and became the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir in 2016 with the support of BJP. She served in office for two years and tendered in her resignation following the withdrawal of BJP's support and the untimely collapse of the coalition government in Kashmir.
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Personal Life
Full Name
Mehbooba Mufti
Date of Birth
22 May 1969 (Age 50)
Place of Birth
Akhran Nowpora, Distt. Anantnag (Jammu & Kashmir)
Party name
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
On 4 April 2016, Mufti took the oath and became the first woman Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. She resigned on June 19, 2018, after BJP withdrew support from the coalition government in Kashmir.
Political Timeline
2014
She was re-elected from Anantnag in 16th Lok Sabha elections as a PDP candidate where she defeated Mirza Mehboob Beg of JKN.
2004
Mufti contested and won 14th Lok Sabha elections from Anantnag as a JKPDP candidate and defeated of JKN by a margin of 39,938 votes.
2002
She was re-elected to serve as the MLA of Pahalgam as a PDP candidate where she defeated Rafi Ah. Mir of JKN by a low margin of 2139 votes.
1999
She contested and lost in the parliamentary elections from Srinagar to Omar Abdullah by a margin of 35,000 votes.
1996
She was elected as the Member of Legislative Assembly from Bihbehara in Jammu and Kashmir as an INC candidate where she defeated Abdul Gani Shah of JKN by a margin of 2271 votes.
Net Worth₹52 LAKHS
ASSETS₹52 LAKHS
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