Omar Abdullah Marries Nidhi Razdan Under Special Marriage Act

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and journalist Nidhi Razdan announced their marriage on Saturday, October 31, 2026, sharing photographs in wedding attire on social media alongside ring emojis. The couple formalized their relationship following a ceremony held on Friday, which was attended by family members and close relatives from both sides.

The wedding festivities took place across Srinagar and New Delhi, according to reporting by The Times of India. Attendees included the Chief Minister’s parents, Farooq Abdullah and Mollie, alongside his three sisters. Nidhi Razdan’s parents, veteran journalist MK Razdan and Sarla Razdan, also joined the celebrations.

Social Media Announcements and Ceremony Details

Taking to Instagram and X, Omar Abdullah posted a picture with his new wife and wrote, A new journey began yesterday while tagging her account. Nidhi Razdan shared the same set of photographs on her social media channels, adding the caption, It’s done bro alongside a ring emoji.

Sources told news agency PTI that the marriage was solemnised under the Special Marriage Act. For the 49-year-old journalist, this marks her second marriage, following a previous union with a well-known Delhi-based Bollywood lyricist and journalist.

Legal Resolution of Prior Matrimonial Dispute

This new chapter arrives just three months after the Supreme Court agreed to grant Omar Abdullah a divorce from his estranged wife, Payal Abdullah, on July 31, 2026. Both parties informed the apex court that they had mutually agreed to end their relationship, settle all pending disputes, and withdraw all cases filed against each other.

The case reached the highest court after Omar Abdullah challenged a Delhi High Court decision. That December 12, 2023 judgment had disputed his claim that Payal Nath had deserted him and that such actions constituted mental cruelty for obtaining a divorce. The Delhi High Court had previously upheld an August 2016 trial court ruling that found his allegations of cruelty to be vague, while accepting the defense that Payal Nath remained in Delhi due to security concerns in Kashmir and the schooling of their two sons, Zahir and Zamir.

During the final Supreme Court proceedings, senior advocate Kapil Sibal appeared for the couple to inform the justices that an amicable settlement had been reached. The pair had originally married in September 1994 after meeting while working at The Oberoi hotel in Delhi. They lived separately starting in 2009, with Omar Abdullah announcing the separation publicly in 2011 before pursuing formal dissolution through the legal system.