Pahalgam Assembly constituency

Pahalgam
Pahalgam
Constituency No. 47 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Lok Sabha constituency	Anantnag-Rajouri
Established	1967
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Pahalgam Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Pahalgam is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1967	Makhan Lal Fotedar	Indian National Congress
1972	Makhan Lal Fotedar	Indian National Congress
1977	Piyare Lal Handoo	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Piyare Lal Handoo
1987	Rafi Ahmed Mir
1996	Abdul Kabir Bhat
2002	Mehbooba Mufti	Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2004 By-election	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2008	Rafi Ahmad Mir
2014	Altaf Ahmad Wani	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2024	Altaf Ahmad Wani	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Altaf Ahmad Wani	26,210	52.25%	*New*
	JKAP	Rafi Ahmed Mir	12,454	24.83%	New
	JKPDP	Shabir Ahmad Sediqui	8,051	16.05%	27.02
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,502	2.99%	1.12
	Independent	Showket Ahmad Bhat	950	1.89%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Maqbool Khan	602	1.20%	New
	JKANC	Shabir Ahmad Padder	394	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			13,756	27.42%	25.82
Turnout			50,163	71.98%	2.22
Registered electors			69,693		13.94

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Altaf Ahmad Wani	25,232	44.67%	17.52
	JKPDP	Rafi Ahmad Mir	24,328	43.07%	6.22
	INC	Irfan Abid	2,148	3.80%	2.23
	BJP	Sofi Yousuf	1,943	3.44%	2.04
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,056	1.87%	New
	Independent	Farooq Ahmad Rather	788	1.39%	New
	BSP	Shabir Ahmad Shah	503	0.89%	0.00
	JKPC	Anwar Jaan	492	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			904	1.60%	20.54
Turnout			56,490	69.75%	0.49
Registered electors			80,985		15.32
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	4.62

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Rafi Ahmad Mir	24,316	49.29%	15.98
	JKNC	Altaf Ahmad Wani	13,394	27.15%	0.83
	Independent	Irfan Ahmad Bhat	3,861	7.83%	New
	BJP	Mohammad Yousuf Sofi	2,702	5.48%	New
	LJP	Majid Ashraf Mir	1,093	2.22%	New
	INC	Abdul Gani Bhat	778	1.58%	New
	JKANC	Shabir Ahmad Padder	759	1.54%	New
	Independent	Khadim Hussain Mirza	699	1.42%	New
	JD(U)	Ghulam Doyee	517	1.05%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Khalil Bhat	468	0.95%	New
	BSP	Fayaz Ahmad Wani	438	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			10,922	22.14%	15.15
Turnout			49,334	70.25%	48.61
Registered electors			70,229		9.53
	JKPDP hold		Swing	15.98

Assembly By-election 2004

2004 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Pahalgam^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	9,056	65.27%	20.16
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmad Mir	3,882	27.98%	5.84
	Independent	Bashir Ahmad	521	3.75%	New
	Samata Party	Mohammad Yousaf	416	3.00%	New
Margin of victory			5,174	37.29%	26.00
Turnout			13,875	21.64%	11.38
Registered electors			64,121		11.78
	JKPDP hold		Swing	20.16

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Mehbooba Mufti	8,544	45.11%	*New*
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmed Mir	6,405	33.82%	28.00
	CPI(M)	Ghulam Nabi	1,788	9.44%	New
	INC	Mohammed Yousuf	920	4.86%	13.48
	JKNPP	Vinod Kumar	501	2.65%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Yousuf Malik	401	2.12%	0.45
	Independent	Nazir Ahmed Khan	381	2.01%	New
Margin of victory			2,139	11.29%	32.19
Turnout			18,940	33.02%	14.64
Registered electors			57,363		22.92
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing	16.70

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Kabir Bhat	13,749	61.81%	8.92
	INC	Gulshan Akhter	4,078	18.33%	New
	JD	Muzaffar Khalid	2,468	11.10%	New
	JKAL	Abdul Rashid Misger	1,578	7.09%	New
	BJP	Rakesh Koul	370	1.66%	New
Margin of victory			9,671	43.48%	34.43
Turnout			22,243	49.51%	27.73
Registered electors			46,668		14.46
	JKNC hold		Swing	8.92

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmad Mir	16,257	52.89%	3.88
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Hagroo	13,476	43.84%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Vaid	580	1.89%	New
	Independent	Mukhtar Abbas Khan	345	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			2,781	9.05%	11.48
Turnout			30,737	77.70%	1.44
Registered electors			40,771		13.61
	JKNC hold		Swing	3.88

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Piyare Lal Handoo	15,654	56.77%	12.00
	INC	Mohammed Tahir	9,995	36.25%	24.98
	JKNC	Manzoor Ahmad Gaina	1,402	5.08%	63.69
	Independent	Ghulam Hassan Inqalibi	521	1.89%	New
Margin of victory			5,659	20.52%	28.30
Turnout			27,572	80.11%	4.89
Registered electors			35,886		20.27
	JKNC hold		Swing	12.00

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Piyare Lal Handoo	14,764	68.78%	*New*
	JP	Ghulam Rasool Kochah	4,283	19.95%	New
	INC	Mohammed Tahir	2,420	11.27%	67.35
Margin of victory			10,481	48.82%	8.43
Turnout			21,467	77.13%	6.51
Registered electors			29,839		10.69
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Makhan Lal Fotedar	16,628	78.63%	*New*
	Independent	Hami Ullah	4,520	21.37%	New
Margin of victory			12,108	57.25%
Turnout			21,148	80.47%	78.45
Registered electors			26,957		6.79
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	INC	Makhan Lal Fotedar	Unopposed
Registered electors			25,244
	INC win (new seat)

References

^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Pahalgam Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^ "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
^ "Election Statistics - Bye Elections - October 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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[1] "Sitting and previous MLAs from Pahalgam Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

[2] "DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008" (PDF). Election commission of India. Retrieved 26 October 2017.

[3] Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[4] "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[6] "Election Statistics - Bye Elections - October 2004". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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