Darhal Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Darhal was a legislative constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Darhal Malkan was also part of Jammu Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Darhal Malkan | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| Established | 1967 |
| Abolished | 2018 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mohammed Iqbal Mirza | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Abdul Rashid Mirza | ||
| 1977 | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1983 | Bashir Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
| 1987 | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1996 | |||
| 2002 | Thakur Puran Singh | Independent politician | |
| 2008 | Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
| 2014 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali | 24,381 | 31.58% |  3.03 | |
| JKNC | Chowdhary Liaqat Ali | 19,313 | 25.01% | 3.66 | |
| INC | Mohammed Iqbal Malik | 18,605 | 24.10% | 5.69 | |
| BJP | Thakur Puran Singh | 11,940 | 15.46% | 13.89 | |
| Independent | Nazir Hussain | 656 | 0.85% | New | |
| Independent | Manir Hussain | 645 | 0.84% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 475 | 0.62% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,068 | 6.56% |  0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 77,213 | 82.45% | 5.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 93,646 | 6.62 | |||
| JKPDP hold | Swing | 3.03 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali | 19,399 | 28.55% | 16.33 | |
| Independent | Mohammed Iqbal Malik | 14,858 | 21.87% | New | |
| JKNC | Chowdhary Liaqat Ali | 14,510 | 21.35% | 6.23 | |
| INC | Thakur Puran Singh | 12,506 | 18.40% | 12.98 | |
| Independent | Masood Ahmed Chowdhary | 1,753 | 2.58% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Hamid | 1,532 | 2.25% | New | |
| JKNPP | Mohammed Farooq | 1,140 | 1.68% | 1.13 | |
| BJP | Dev Raj Sharma | 1,072 | 1.58% | 0.59 | |
| Margin of victory | 4,541 | 6.68% | 6.17 | ||
| Turnout | 67,952 | 77.37% | 30.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 87,831 | 2.79 | |||
| JKPDP gain from Independent | Swing | 0.45 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Thakur Puran Singh | 11,832 | 28.09% | New | |
| JKNC | Chowdhary Liaqat Ali | 11,615 | 27.58% | 13.33 | |
| Independent | Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali | 7,870 | 18.69% | New | |
| JKPDP | Tasadiqe Hussain | 5,146 | 12.22% | New | |
| INC | Ahssain Ullah Pervaize Malik | 2,285 | 5.43% | 16.76 | |
| JKNPP | Mushtaq Hussain | 1,181 | 2.80% | New | |
| BJP | Dev Raj Sharma | 911 | 2.16% | 5.99 | |
| BSP | Zulifkar Hussain | 805 | 1.91% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Khaliq | 470 | 1.12% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 217 | 0.52% | 13.60 | ||
| Turnout | 42,115 | 46.61% | 8.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 90,353 | 34.85 | |||
| Independent gain from JKNC | Swing | 12.81 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | 14,969 | 40.91% | 23.43 | |
| Independent | Abdul Rashid Mirza | 9,803 | 26.79% | New | |
| INC | Tassdiq Hussain | 8,119 | 22.19% | New | |
| BJP | Dev Raj Sharma | 2,982 | 8.15% | 2.83 | |
| JD | Ghulam Abbas | 506 | 1.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,166 | 14.12% | 19.97 | ||
| Turnout | 36,593 | 55.41% | 20.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,002 | 12.48 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 23.43 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | 28,707 | 64.34% | 31.02 | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sadiq Malik | 13,496 | 30.25% | New | |
| BJP | Kuldeep Raj Gupta | 2,375 | 5.32% | 2.34 | |
| Margin of victory | 15,211 | 34.09% | 27.08 | ||
| Turnout | 44,620 | 75.78% | 7.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 59,568 | 20.87 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Bashir Ahmed | 13,435 | 40.33% | 16.42 | |
| JKNC | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | 11,100 | 33.32% | 24.62 | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sadiq Malik | 7,345 | 22.05% | New | |
| BJP | Kuldeep Raj Gupta | 993 | 2.98% | New | |
| Independent | Chooni Lal | 288 | 0.86% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,335 | 7.01% | 27.03 | ||
| Turnout | 33,313 | 68.84% | 21.69 | ||
| Registered electors | 49,284 | 14.66 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 17.61 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | 11,433 | 57.94% | New | |
| INC | Abdul Rashid Mirza | 4,717 | 23.91% | 40.18 | |
| JP | Nulzar Ahmad | 2,629 | 13.32% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sadiq Malik | 953 | 4.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,716 | 34.04% | 0.66 | ||
| Turnout | 19,732 | 46.90% | 19.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 42,982 | 6.84 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 6.14 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abdul Rashid Mirza | 16,848 | 64.08% | 6.94 | |
| Independent | Gulzar Ahmed | 8,073 | 30.71% | New | |
| ABJS | Kuldeep Raj Gupta | 1,237 | 4.71% | 11.90 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,775 | 33.38% | 21.05 | ||
| Turnout | 26,291 | 66.66% | 8.45 | ||
| Registered electors | 40,231 | 24.40 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Chowdhary Mohmmad Hussain | 13,071 | 71.03% | New | |
| ABJS | R. Lal | 3,055 | 16.60% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | G. R. Dar | 2,277 | 12.37% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 10,016 | 54.43% | 12.39 | ||
| Turnout | 18,403 | 59.75% | 25.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,341 | 39.59 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Iqbal Mirza | 13,601 | 71.02% | New | |
| PSP | Adbul Rehman | 5,550 | 28.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,051 | 42.04% | |||
| Turnout | 19,151 | 84.32% | |||
| Registered electors | 23,168 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||