Devsar, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituency

{{Short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Devsar

| mla = Peerzada Feroze Ahamad

| party = JKNC

| latest_election_year = 2024

| state = Jammu and Kashmir

| district = Kulgam

| loksabha_cons = Anantnag-Rajouri

| established = 1962

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 40

}}

Devsar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a Union Territory of northern India. Devsar is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Parliamentary Constituency.{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12211-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-assamarunachal-pradesh-manipur-and-nagaland-notification-dated-06032020/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India |newspaper=eci.gov.in |access-date=2021-06-27}}{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13193-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-notification-dated-03032021/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders |website=Election Commission of India |date= 3 March 2021 |access-date= 2021-06-27}}{{Cite web|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Devsar Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/devsar.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Election

!Member

!colspan=2|Party

1962

| Abdul Aziz Zargar

| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}

1967

| Manohar Nath Kaul

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

1972

| Ghulam Hassan Parry

| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}

1977

| Ghulam Nabi Kochak

| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=4}}

1983

| Ghulam Ahmad Shah

1987

| rowspan=2|Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad

1996
2002

| rowspan=2|Mohmad Sartaj Madni

| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|rowspan=2}}

2008
2014

| Mohammad Amin Bhat

| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}

2024{{cite news |last1=Election Commission of India |date=8 October 2024 |title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Devsar |url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0840.htm |access-date=14 October 2024}}

| Peerzada Feroze Ahamad

| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}

Election results

=Assembly Election 2024 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerzada Feroze Ahamad |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,230 |percentage=27.91% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sartaj Madni |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=17,390 |percentage=26.63% |change={{decrease}}5.83 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Amin Bhat |party=Democratic Progressive Azad Party |votes=6,959 |percentage=10.66% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmad Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=5,838 |percentage=8.94% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suhil Ahmad Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=5,506 |percentage=8.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aman Ullah Mantoo |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,746 |percentage=7.27% |change={{decrease}}27.81 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Reyaz Ahmad Bhat |party=Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |votes=2,855 |percentage=4.37% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rouf Naik |party=Independent politician |votes=1,852 |percentage=2.84% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,410 |percentage=2.16% |change={{increase}}0.73 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Fida Hussain |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=524 |percentage=0.80% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=840 |percentage=1.29% |change= {{decrease}}1.34 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=65,310 |percentage=58.11% |change= {{decrease}}6.47 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,12,381 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.28 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.17 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2014 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Amin Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,162 |percentage=35.08% |change={{increase}}24.78 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sartaj Madni |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=18,651 |percentage=32.45% |change={{increase}}5.66 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=11,585 |percentage=20.16% |change={{increase}}0.93 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fayaz Ahmed Bhat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,892 |percentage=6.77% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mudasir Rashid Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=933 |percentage=1.62% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=822 |percentage=1.43% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nisar Ahmad Hajam |party=Independent politician |votes=614 |percentage=1.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=514 |percentage=0.89% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,511 |percentage=2.63% |change= {{decrease}}4.93 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=57,472 |percentage=64.58% |change= {{decrease}}3.78 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 88,991 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.97 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{increase}}8.29 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2008 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sartaj Madni |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=14,175 |percentage=26.79% |change={{decrease}}11.73 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,174 |percentage=19.23% |change={{decrease}}5.12 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Rafiq Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=7,778 |percentage=14.70% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Amin Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,450 |percentage=10.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yaqub Ganai |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=4,941 |percentage=9.34% |change={{decrease}}15.82 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Rafiq Wani |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=2,169 |percentage=4.10% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Manzoor Hussain Parray |party=Independent politician |votes=1,761 |percentage=3.33% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fayaz Ahmed Bhat |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,268 |percentage=2.40% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Rafiq Bhat |party=Samata Party |votes=1,093 |percentage=2.07% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rehman Tantray |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference |votes=991 |percentage=1.87% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vijay Kumar Kaul |party=Independent politician |votes=620 |percentage=1.17% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,001 |percentage=7.56% |change= {{decrease}}5.80 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=52,914 |percentage=68.36% |change= {{increase}}32.80 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 77,406 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.58 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{decrease}}11.73 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 2002 =

{{Election box begin|title= 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{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}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sartaj Madni |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=8,721 |percentage=38.52% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yaqub |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=5,695 |percentage=25.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,513 |percentage=24.35% |change={{decrease}}10.91 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Qadir Kully |party=Independent politician |votes=1,025 |percentage=4.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fayaz Ahmed Bhat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=946 |percentage=4.18% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tribhawan Kishan |party=Independent politician |votes=440 |percentage=1.94% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Khalida Mushtaq |party=Nationalist Congress Party |votes=299 |percentage=1.32% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,026 |percentage=13.37% |change= {{increase}}5.37 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=22,639 |percentage=35.56% |change= {{decrease}}12.85 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 63,667 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.03 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}3.26 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1996 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,763 |percentage=35.26% |change={{decrease}}15.23 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,777 |percentage=27.27% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Hamid Rather |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=5,507 |percentage=22.16% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Shah |party=Janata Dal |votes=3,803 |percentage=15.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,986 |percentage=7.99% |change= {{increase}}0.29 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=24,850 |percentage=51.56% |change= {{decrease}}27.36 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,332 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.39 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}15.23 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1987 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=17,169 |percentage=50.49% |change={{decrease}}3.19 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hamid Ulla Rangrez |party=Independent politician |votes=14,550 |percentage=42.79% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mahender Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=1,254 |percentage=3.69% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Abdul Hamid |party=Independent politician |votes=519 |percentage=1.53% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shafi |party=Independent politician |votes=279 |percentage=0.82% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rehman Tantray |party=Independent politician |votes=231 |percentage=0.68% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,619 |percentage=7.70% |change= {{decrease}}12.26 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=34,002 |percentage=77.85% |change= {{decrease}}2.65 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 44,873 |ref = |change= {{increase}}21.61 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}3.19 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1983 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Ahmad Shah |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,534 |percentage=53.68% |change={{decrease}}6.27 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manohar Nath Kaul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,757 |percentage=33.72% |change={{increase}}15.14 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rohman |party=Independent politician |votes=2,680 |percentage=9.26% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi |party=Independent politician |votes=966 |percentage=3.34% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,777 |percentage=19.96% |change= {{decrease}}21.41 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=28,937 |percentage=81.06% |change= {{increase}}1.18 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,900 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.53 }}

{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}6.27 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1977 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Kochak |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=14,921 |percentage=59.95% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manohar Nath Kaul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,623 |percentage=18.58% |change={{decrease}}24.19 }}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yosuf Mantoo |party=Janata Party |votes=3,286 |percentage=13.20% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peerazada Mohammedd Amin |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=2,058 |percentage=8.27% |change={{increase}}0.97 }}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,298 |percentage=41.38% |change= {{increase}}34.20 }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=24,888 |percentage=79.38% |change= {{increase}}14.15 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,220 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.93 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}10.02 }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1972 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Parry |party=Independent politician |votes=9,406 |percentage=49.94% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manohar Nath Kaul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,055 |percentage=42.76% |change= New}}

{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohmad Afzal Malik |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=1,375 |percentage=7.30% |change= New}}

{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,351 |percentage=7.17% |change= }}

{{Election box turnout |votes=18,836 |percentage=66.78% |change= {{increase}}63.09 }}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,854 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.93 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1967 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Manohar Nath Kaul |party=Indian National Congress |votes=27,407 |percentage= |change= New}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,407 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.05 }}

{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

=Assembly Election 1962 =

{{Election box begin|title= 1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Devsar{{cite web|publisher=Election Commission of India|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Abdul Aziz Zargar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=24,243 |percentage= |change= New}}

{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,243 |ref = |change= }}

{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}

{{Election box end}}

See also

References