Mushtaq Ahmad Lone

Mushtaq Ahmad Lone (c. 1958 – 11 September 2002^[1]) was an Indian politician who served as the minister of Law in the government of Jammu and Kashmir under Farooq Abdullah in 1987.^[2][3] He was a member of the National Conference (NC), a pro-India political party in the 20th century.^[4]

Mushtaq Ahmad Lone
Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office 1987–1990
Governor	Jagmohan
Chief Minister	Farooq Abdullah
Constituency	Kupwara
Personal details
Born	c. 1958
Died	11 September 2002 (aged 43–44) Kupwara, India
Political party	National Conference
Profession	Politician

Electoral performance

Election	Constituency	Party		Result	Votes %	Opposition Candidate	Opposition Party		Opposition vote %	Ref
1987	Kupwara		JKNC	Won	37.06%	Abdul Haq Khan		JKNC	31.83%	[5]

Career and death

Lone was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the 1987 elections, where he represented the Kupwara constituency.^[3] The 1987 elections were reportedly manipulated, which led to significant accusations of electoral fraud.^[6]

On 11 September 2002, Lone, the minister of Law in the Jammu and Kashmir government, was assassinated by suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba, then a guerrilla organisation,^[7][8] during an election rally in Kupwara.^[9][10] The attack, which occurred as Lone addressed the gathering in a school building, was part of a broader wave of insurgent activity reportedly aimed at disrupting the 2002 state elections. Militants opened fire from a nearby paddy field, assassinating Lone along with his five security officers, and a civilian.^[11] Lone was the second candidate to be killed during the campaign.^[12]