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2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

{{Short description|State assembly election in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2002 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections

| country = Jammu and Kashmir (state)

| type = parliamentary

| previous_election = 1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

| previous_year = 1996

| election_date = 16 September 2002 to 8 October 2002

| next_election = 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

| next_year = 2008

| seats_for_election= all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly

| majority_seats = 44

| opinion_polls =

| registered = {{formatnum:6165285}}

| turnout = 43.70% ({{decrease}} 10.22%)

| image1 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Omar Abdullah (portrait).jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=07}}

| leader1 = Omar Abdullah

| party1 = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

| leader_since1 =

| leaders_seat1 =

| last_election1 = 57

| seats1 = 28

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}} 29

| percentage1 = 28.24%

| swing1 = {{decrease}} 6.54%

| title = Chief Minister

| before_election = Farooq Abdullah

| before_party = Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

| after_election = Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

| after_party = PDP
(in coalition with the INC and JKNPP)

| previous_mps =

| image2 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=05}}

| leader2 =Ghulam Nabi Azad

| party2 = Indian National Congress

| leader_since2 =

| leaders_seat2 =

| last_election2 = 7

| seats2 = 20

| seat_change2 = {{increase}} 13

| percentage2 = 24.24%

| swing2 = {{increase}} 4.24%

| image3 = {{CSS image crop|Image=Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg|bSize=100|cWidth=80|cHeight=100|oLeft=10|oTop=03}}

| leader3 = Mufti Mohammad Sayeed

| party3 = Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

| leader_since3 =

| leaders_seat3 =

| last_election3 = -

| seats3 = 16

| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 16

| percentage3 = 9.28%

| swing3 = {{increase}} 9.28%

| image5 = File:Lotus flower symbol.svg

| leader5 =

| party5 = Bharatiya Janata Party

| leader_since5 =

| leaders_seat5 =

| last_election5 = 8

| seats5 = 1

| seat_change5 = {{decrease}} 7

| percentage5 = 8.57%

| swing5 = {{decrease}} 3.56%

| image4 =100x90px

| leader4 = Bhim Singh

| party4 = Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party

| leader_since4 =

| leaders_seat4 =

| last_election4 = 1

| seats4 = 4

| seat_change4 = {{increase}} 3

| percentage4 = 3.83%

| swing4 = {{increase}} 1.58%

}}

Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/aug/02jk.htm|title=rediff.com: J&K election in four phases on Sep 16, 24, Oct 1, 8|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/1996-election-results.html|title=Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election Results in 2002|website=www.elections.in}}

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Indian National Congress (Congress) formed a coalition government with PDP's Mufti Mohammad Sayeed serving as the Chief Minister for the first three years and Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad for the next three years. The election saw a major boycott at the appeal of Tehreek -e-Hurriyat.Kashmir division had a voting percentage of 3.5% while Jammu division had a voting percentage of 16.5%.Rajouri district recorded the least voting percentage at 2.7%{{Cite web|url=http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html|title=Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2002: Ending National Conference's Reign|website=www.jammu-kashmir.com|access-date=22 December 2014|archive-date=12 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512201629/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/ghulam-nabi-azad-becomes-first-congress-cm-of-jammu-and-kashmir-in-30-years/1/192618.html|title=Ghulam Nabi Azad becomes first Congress CM of Jammu & Kashmir in 30 years|last=Hussain|first=Aijaz|date=14 November 2005|work=India Today|access-date=2016-11-12}} The Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh as the party's first cabinet minister.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/2002/nov/02jk3.htm|title=Sayeed sworn-in as J&K chief minister|date=2 November 2002|website=Rediff|access-date=2016-11-12}}

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/sep/04jk9.htm|title=rediff.com: Polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar constituency|website=www.rediff.com}} The international community also appreciated the credibility of the elections and the results that followed it. The elections was seen as a victory of the ballot over the bullet.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/17jk7.htm|title=rediff.com: 47.2% polling recorded in first phase of J&K poll|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/16jk4.htm|title=rediff.com: 44 per cent turnout in 1st phase of J&K polls|website=www.rediff.com}} United States lauded 2002 elections of the state.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/19jk6.htm|title=rediff.com: Infiltration across LoC has increased: US|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/election/jk2002.htm|title=rediff.com: Jammu and Kashmir Elections 2002: Headlines|website=www.rediff.com}} There were 1.7 million voters in the state for 2002 elections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/15jk7.htm|title=rediff.com: J&K electoral rolls not '100 per cent accurate'|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/19jk3.htm|title=rediff.com: Sonia calls for a final solution to Kashmir problem|website=www.rediff.com}}

Voting

File:Jammu Kashmir state elections, 2008 stages.svg

The first phase voting took place on 16 September 2002.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/19jk5.htm|title=rediff.com: Militants attack school in Udhampur, 2 killed|website=www.rediff.com}} There was a polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar. BJP contested on 52 seats while Jammu State Morcha contested on 12 seats.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/sep/04jk8.htm|title=rediff.com: BJP to contest 52 seats in J&K|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/18jk6.htm|title=rediff.com: Discuss J&K problem only with elected representatives: BJP|website=www.rediff.com}} National Conference president Omar Abdullah contested from Ganderbal seat.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/sep/04jk10.htm|title=rediff.com: Omar Abdullah files nomination papers from Ganderbal|website=www.rediff.com}} Separatists had varied views on the elections ranging from voting to boycott of elections.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/18jk3.htm|title=rediff.com: Hurriyat has told supporters to vote against National Conference|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2002/aug/30jk2.htm|title=rediff.com: Shabir Shah makes a U-turn; now says no to polls|website=www.rediff.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2002/sep/18jk.htm|title=rediff.com: J&K polling figure rises by over 3 per cent|website=www.rediff.com}}

The four stages of the elections were held as follows:

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! !! Date !! Seats !! Turnout

style="background-color:#800080" |

| Monday 16 September

| 23

| 47.28%

style="background-color:blue"|

| Sunday 24 November

| 28

| 42%

style="background-color:#00FF00"|

| Sunday 1 October

| 5

| 41%

style="background-color:#FFFF00"|

| Sunday 8 October

| 18

| 46%

Total8745%
colspan=4| Source:[http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html "7-phase poll in J&K from November 17"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130512201629/http://www.jammu-kashmir.com/insights/insight20021030.html |date=12 May 2013 }}, Rediff India, 2008-10-19, accessed on 2008-12-30

Results

{{election table|title=Summary of the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly election results}}

!colspan=10|File:India Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 2002.svg

|-

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Seats

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Previously

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |+/–

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Vote %

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9;text-align:center;" |Vote Share

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |National Conference

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 28

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 57

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | {{decrease}}29

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 28.24%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7,49,825

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Indian National Congress

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 20

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 7

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | {{increase}}13

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 24.24%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 6,43,751

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |People's Democratic Party

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | -

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | {{increase}}16

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 9.28%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2,46,480

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | {{increase}}3

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 3.83%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1,01,830

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Communist Party of India (Marxist)

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.88%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 23493

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Bharatiya Janata Party

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 8

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | {{decrease}}7

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 8.57%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 2,27,633

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Bahujan Samaj Party

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | {{decrease}}3

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4.50%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1,19,492

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Democratic Movement

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.62%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16,366

|-

| style="text-align:left;" |Jammu and Kashmir Awami League

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 1

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 0.91%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 24,121

|-

| style="text-align:left;" | Independents

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 13

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" |

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 16.50%

| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top;" | 4,38,287

|-

| style="text-align:left;background-color:#E9E9E9" |Total (turnout 43.70%)

! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 87

! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| 87

! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"|

! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| -

! style="text-align:right;background-color:#E9E9E9"| -

|-

! colspan="9" |

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Valid votes

| align="right" |26,55,570

| align="right" |99.90

| colspan="4" rowspan="5" style="background-color:#E9E9E9" |

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Invalid votes

| align="right" |584

| align="right" |0.10

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Votes cast / turnout

| align="right" |26,56,627

| align="right" |43.70

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Abstentions

| align="right" | 24,94,170

| align="right" | 56.30%

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan="2" |Registered voters

| align="right" | 60,78,570

|colspan="1" style="background-color:#E9E9E9"|

|-

|-

| style="text-align:left;" colspan=12 |Source:Election Commission of India{{Cite web|title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/|access-date=2021-09-12|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}

|}

JKNC became the single largest party with 28 seats. Congress became the second largest party with 25 seats.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218160549/http://eciresults.nic.in/|archive-date=18 December 2014|title=2014 Assembly Election Results of Jammu & Kasmir / Jharkhand|publisher=Election Commission of India|access-date=2014-12-23|url=http://eciresults.nic.in|url-status=dead}}

Farooq Abdullah resigned as a chief minister on 24 December 2002.{{cite web|title=Omar Abdullah resigns as J&K CM, says onus of govt formation on PDP, BJP|website=The Times of India|date=24 December 2014|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/specials/2014-assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir-news/Omar-Abdullah-resigns-as-JK-CM-says-onus-of-govt-formation-on-PDP-BJP/articleshow/45627940.cms|access-date=25 December 2014}}

Results by constituency

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|+ Results by constituency |

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}

! colspan="2" |Assembly Constituency

!Turnout

! colspan="5" |Winner

! colspan="5" |Runner Up

! rowspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Margin

#k

! Names

!%

! Candidate

! colspan="2" | Party

! data-sort-type=number | Votes

!%

! Candidate

! colspan="2" | Party

! data-sort-type=number | Votes

!%

1Karnah65.37%Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}8,70746.02%Mohammed Sikander Khan{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}6,71935.51%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,988
2Kupwara55.23%Saifullah Mir{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}19,23343.24%Ghulam Qadir Mir{{party name with color|Independent politician}}19,10142.94%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|132
3Lolab46.89%Qaysar Jamshaid Lone{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}14,40842.26%Abdul Haq Khan{{party name with color|Independent politician}}12,41236.41%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,996
4Handwara51.48%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi{{party name with color|Independent politician}}15,38946.67%Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}12,39237.58%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|2,997
5Langate53.97%Sharifuddin Shariq{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}8,05830.16%M. Sultan Pandithpori{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}5,65821.18%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,400
6Uri66.49%Taj Mohiuddin{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}20,46048.51%Mohammad Shafi{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}20,27648.08%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|184
7Rafiabad52.55%Mohammad Dilawar Mir{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}11,57635.%Abdul Gani Vakil{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}10,94433.09%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|632
8Sopore8.09%Abdul Rashid Dar{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}2,06233.19%Abdul Ahad Vakil{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}1,51524.39%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|547
9Gurez76.5%Nazir Ahmad Khan{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}5,78253.45%Faqir Mohammed Khan{{party name with color|Independent politician}}4,53241.9%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,250
10Bandipora31.27%Usman Abdul Majid{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami League}}5,72225.8%Habibullah Bhat{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}5,46924.66%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami League}}"|253
11Sonawari56.51%Mohammad Akbar Lone{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}25,68758.05%Mohammed Yousuf Parray{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami League}}12,92929.22%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|12,758
12Sangrama22.11%Ghulam Nabi Lone{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}3,69735.91%Mohammed Yousuf{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}2,63825.63%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|1,059
13Baramulla24.15%Muzaffar Hussain Baig{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}6,83338.62%Ghulam Nabi Kachru{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,98422.52%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|2,849
14Gulmarg50.52%Ghulam Hassan Mir{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}27,73778.16%Sheikh Mustafa Kamal{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}7,74921.84%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|19,988
15Pattan41.56%Iftikhar Hussain Ansari{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}15,26852.63%Dr.Abdul Ahad Yatoo{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}13,08445.1%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,184
16Kangan52.03%Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}16,98764.71%Ghulam Mohammed Dar{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}5,94822.66%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|11,039
17Ganderbal35.21%Qazi Mohammad Afzal{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}11,62248.26%Omar Abdullah{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}8,75236.34%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|2,870
18Hazratbal7.12%Mohammed Syed Akhoon{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,04249.79%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Akhoon{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}1,63926.82%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,403
19Zadibal4.78%Shahjahan Dar{{party name with color|Independent politician}}1,51446.67%Khawja Sadiq Ali{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}1,22037.61%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|294
20Eidgah4.75%Mubarak Ahmed Gul{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}2,02660.62%Mohammed Ashraf Bakashi{{party name with color|Independent politician}}74722.35%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,279
21Khanyar4.22%Ali Mohammad Sagar{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}2,86893.85%Mushtaq Ahmad{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}1274.16%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,741
22Habba Kadal3.21%Raman Mattoo{{party name with color|Independent politician}}58728.47%Hira Lal Chatta{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}41620.17%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|171
23Amira Kadal3.06%Mohammed Shafi Bhat{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}1,16351.01%Ghulam Nabi Mir{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}67229.47%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|491
24Sonawar9.96%Mohammed Yaseen Shah{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,44554.66%Ghulam Hussain Wani{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}1,74027.61%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,705
25Batmaloo4.%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shah{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}2,06549.51%Tariq Hameed Karra{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}1,22329.32%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|842
26Chadoora52.45%Javaid Mustafa Mir{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}15,92358.03%Ali Mohammad Dar{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}7,87628.7%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|8,047
27Budgam33.41%Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}11,39850.59%Aga Syed Mahmood Almosvi{{party name with color|Independent politician}}4,75321.1%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|6,645
28Beerwah35.06%Mohammed Sarfraz Khan{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}16,88666.%Mohammed Amin Banday{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}4,96619.41%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|11,920
29Khan Sahib49.51%Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah{{party name with color|Independent politician}}20,18667.22%Abdul Gani Naseem{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}4,39314.63%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|15,793
30Charari Sharief63.71%Abdul Rahim Rather{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}20,27551.29%Ghulam Nabi Lone{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}16,52041.79%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|3,755
31Tral11.55%Ghulam Nabi Bhat{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,25347.3%Surinder Singh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}2,94442.8%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|309
32Pampore19.17%Abdul Aziz Mir{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}3,81138.46%Mohammed Anwar Bhat{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}3,10631.35%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|705
33Pulwama18.13%Mohamad Khalil Band{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}5,20953.09%Bashir Ahmad Nengroo{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}2,78228.36%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|2,427
34Rajpora36.71%Syed Bashir Ahmad{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}13,94658.6%Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}5,86024.62%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|8,086
35Wachi28.29%Khalil Naik{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}4,13329.19%Ghulam Hassan Bhat{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}4,05328.62%style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|80
36Shopian26.91%Ghulam Hassan Khan{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}4,08327.2%Sheikh Mohammed Rafi{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,36322.4%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|720
37Noorabad23.41%Abdul Aziz Zargar{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}3,61629.74%Sakeena Akhtar{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,30127.15%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|315
38Kulgam24.4%Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}8,34651.72%Ghulam Nabi Dar{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,46121.45%style="background:{{party color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}"|4,885
39Hom Shali Bugh22.93%Abdul Gafar Sofi{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}6,80358.59%Mohammed Amin Dar{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}2,32720.04%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|4,476
40Anantnag7.16%Dr. Mehboob Beigh{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,51370.23%Liyakat Ali Khan{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami League}}65213.03%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,861
41Devsar35.56%Mohammed Sartaj Madni{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}8,72138.52%Mohammed Yaqub{{party name with color|Communist Party of India (Marxist)}}5,69525.16%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|3,026
42Dooru40.48%Ghulam Ahmad Mir{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}14,46166.19%Syed Manzoor Ahmad{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}3,11914.28%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|11,342
43Kokernag15.27%Peerzada Mohammad Syed{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}3,35638.06%Ghulam Rasool Malik{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}2,92033.12%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|436
44Shangus–Anantnag East25.4%Peer Mohammed Hussain{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}5,11537.07%Gulzar Ahmad Wani{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}4,77434.6%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|341
45Srigufwara–Bijbehara16.67%Abdul Rehman Bhat{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}5,96158.32%Abdul Gani Shah{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}2,08420.39%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|3,877
46Pahalgam33.02%Mehbooba Mufti{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}8,54445.11%Rafi Ahmed Mir{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}6,40533.82%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party}}"|2,139
47Kargil74.83%Haji Nissar Ali{{party name with color|Independent politician}}27,38456.61%Qamar Ali Akhoon{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}20,98843.39%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|6,396
48Zanskar78.97%Mohammed Abass{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}8,58047.67%Tsering Chhosphel{{party name with color|Independent politician}}5,39329.96%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|3,187
49Kishtwar54.82%Sajjad Hussain{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}16,72541.32%Ghulam Haider Sheikh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}15,06237.21%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,663
50Inderwal56.61%Ghulam Mohammad Saroori{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}24,55164.75%Jalal-Ud-Din{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}5,66714.95%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|18,884
51Doda55.54%Abdul Majid Wani{{party name with color|Independent politician}}13,79935.29%Khalid Najib Soharawardy{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}13,19233.74%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|607
52Bhaderwah54.25%Mohammed Sharief{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}16,96234.18%Mohammed Aslam{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}10,13520.42%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|6,827
53Ramban57.71%Dr. Chaman Lal{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}15,22036.12%Ashok Kumar{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}12,68130.1%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,539
54Banihal40.55%Molvi Abdul Rashid{{party name with color|Independent politician}}11,39347.51%Mohammed Farooq Mir{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}4,71919.68%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|6,674
55Gulabgarh55.99%Abdul Ghani Malik{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}12,47635.15%Ajaz Ahmad Khan{{party name with color|Independent politician}}9,54626.9%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,930
56Reasi62.2%Jugal Kishore{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}23,04536.97%Baldev Raj{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}20,98933.67%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|2,056
57Gool Arnas60.08%Ajaz Ahmed Khan{{party name with color|Independent politician}}10,88133.36%Kabala Singh{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}5,89518.08%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|4,986
58Udhampur58.39%Balwant Singh Mankotia{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}24,67940.39%Pawan Kumar Gupta{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}14,72724.1%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}"|9,952
59Chenani61.54%Faquir Nath{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}17,11837.42%Krishan Chander{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}15,35333.56%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}"|1,765
60Ramnagar60.72%Harsh Dev Singh{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}29,91450.4%Khalil Allaha Qazi{{party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}13,43022.63%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}"|16,484
61Bani67.63%Prem Sagar{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}10,39542.68%Ghulam Haider Malik{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}6,70827.54%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|3,687
62Basohli63.15%Chaudhary Lal Singh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}18,91643.61%Jagdish Raj Sapolia{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}15,24835.15%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|3,668
63Kathua57.%Jatinder Singh{{party name with color|Democratic Movement (India)}}16,36625.56%Sagar Chand{{party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}13,30720.79%style="background:{{party color|Democratic Movement (India)}}"|3,059
64Billawar63.9%Manohar Lal Sharma{{party name with color|Independent politician}}24,73647.77%Balbir Singh{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}10,17519.65%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|14,561
65Hiranagar60.12%Girdhari Lal{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}31,40254.88%Gopal Dass{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}13,19023.05%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|18,212
66Samba58.47%Yash Paul Kundal{{party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}11,07925.31%Swarn Lata{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}10,33323.6%style="background:{{party color|Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party}}"|746
67Vijaypur64.19%Manjit Singh{{party name with color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}25,40639.21%Surjeet Singh Slathia{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}20,32931.37%style="background:{{party color|Bahujan Samaj Party}}"|5,077
68Nagrota63.85%Jugal Kishore Sharma{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}10,65326.82%Ajatshatru Singh{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}10,58626.65%style="background:{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|67
69Gandhinagar48.46%Raman Bhalla{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}37,01049.81%Harbans Singh{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}26,51735.69%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|10,493
70Jammu East38.67%Yogesh Kumar Sawhney{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}11,78434.91%Ashok Kumar{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}8,44825.03%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|3,336
71Jammu West38.69%Mangat Ram Sharma{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}25,62740.47%Virander Kumar Gupta{{party name with color|Independent politician}}17,70427.96%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|7,923
72Bishnah67.43%Ashwani Kumar Sharma{{party name with color|Independent politician}}17,96132.72%Kamal Verma{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}13,29824.22%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|4,663
73Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South61.4%Suman Lata Bhagat{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}19,66941.4%Romesh Lal Mottan{{party name with color|Nationalist Congress Party}}16,48534.7%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|3,184
74Suchetgarh69.81%Gharu Ram Bhagat{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}11,34427.45%Rajinder Singh Chib{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}11,20727.11%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|137
75Marh68.83%Ajay Sadhotra{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}14,95931.87%Sukh Nandan Kumar{{party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}13,79229.39%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,167
76Raipur Domana61.05%Mulla Ram{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}20,53843.49%Bharat Bhushan{{party name with color|Independent politician}}8,85218.74%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|11,686
77Akhnoor71.27%Madan Lal Sharma{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}17,10229.36%Govind Ram Sharma{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}16,03727.54%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|1,065
78Chhamb70.47%Tara Chand{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}20,63046.3%Chhaju Ram Lamba{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}10,29623.1%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|10,334
79Nowshera57.86%Romesh Chander Sharma{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}20,51140.25%Radhey Sham Sharma{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}16,03731.47%style="background:{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|4,474
80Darhal46.61%Thakur Puran Singh{{party name with color|Independent politician}}11,83228.09%Chowdhary Liaqat Ali{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}11,61527.58%style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|217
81Rajouri27.05%Mohammed Aslam{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}11,93340.%Qamar Hussain{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}9,25531.02%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|2,678
82Kalakote48.66%Rachpal Singh{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}19,32446.61%Ashok Kumar Sharma{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}18,12443.71%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,200
83Surankote40.01%Mushtaq Ahmad Shah{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}15,24345.84%Mohammed Aslam{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}13,27139.91%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|1,972
84Mendhar60.29%Javed Ahmed Rana{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}24,53051.39%Rafiq Hussain Khan{{party name with color|Independent politician}}16,66534.92%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|7,865
85Poonch Haveli60.73%Ghulam Mohammed Jan{{party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}27,36447.41%Yeshpal Sharma{{party name with color|Indian National Congress}}26,71846.3%style="background:{{party color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}"|646
86Nubra|
|Sonam Wangchuk Narboo{{party name with color|Independent politician}}colspan=8 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Elected Unopposed
87Leh|
|Sh. Nawang Rigzin{{party name with color|Independent politician}}colspan=8 style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Elected Unopposed

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