Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference | |
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| Abbreviation | JKANC |
| Chairman | Khalida begum (President) Muzaffar Ahmad Shah (Vice President) |
| Founder | Ghulam Mohammad Shah |
| Founded | 1984 (40 years ago) (1984) [as National Conference (Khalida)][1] |
| Split from | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| Alliance | People's Alliance for Gupkar Declaration |
| Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly |
0 / 90
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| Seats in District Development Council |
0 / 280
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The Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference was founded by former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Ghulam Mohammad Shah after his split with the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference.[2] It is currently headed by his wife Khalida Begum,[3] with his son as[4] vice president.[5] It is part of the Gupkar Alliance.[6] Candidates from the group ran in DDC elections. The party was founded in the year 1984, as "National Conference (Khalida)". It was a break-away faction of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), which allied with Indian National Congress to form a government under the leadership of G. M. Shah as the chief minister.
