| Rajouri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| LS constituency | Anantnag-Rajouri |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Iftkar Ahmed | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Rajouri Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Rajouri is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Abdul Aziz Shawal | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Abdul Rashid | ||
| 1972 | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | Mirsa Abdul Rashid | ||
| 1996 | Mohammad Sharief Tariq | ||
| 2002 | Mohammad Aslam | ||
| 2008 | Shabbir Ahmed Khan | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Qamar Hussain | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| 2024 | Iftkar Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Iftkar Ahmed | 28,923 | 45.04 |  17.43
| |
| BJP | Vibodh Kumar Gupta | 27,519 | 42.85 | 15.05
| |
| Independent | Mian Mohd Mehfooz | 4,052 | 6.31 | N/A | |
| JKAP | Manzoor Hussain Shah | 1,766 | 2.75 | New | |
| JKPDP | Tasadiq Hussain | 727 | 1.13 |  29.50
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 538 | 0.84 | 0.14
| |
| ASP(KR) | Rafaqat Ajaz | 353 | 0.55 | New | |
| Independent | Hemkant Sharma | 180 | 0.28 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mohd Arif | 162 | 0.25 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,404 | 2.19 | 0.64
| ||
| Turnout | 64,220 | 72.07 | 4.02
| ||
| INC gain from JKPDP | Swing | ||||
2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Qamar Hussain | 26,954 | 30.63 | 17.45
| |
| BJP | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 24,464 | 27.8 | 15.94
| |
| INC | Shabir Ahmed Khan | 24,296 | 27.61 | 13.98
| |
| JKNC | Mirza Abdul Rashid | 4,888 | 5.56 | 4.93
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 864 | 0.98 | ||
| Majority | 2,490 | 2.83 | 2.38
| ||
| Turnout | 87,992 | 76.09 | 5.99
| ||
| JKPDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Sitting and previous MLAs from Rajouri Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- "Jammu & Kashmir 1996". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Jammu & Kashmir 2002". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- "Jammu & Kashmir 2008". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
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