Gurez Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Gurez Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Gurez is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Gurez | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 17 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Bandipora |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baramulla |
| Established | 1996 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Fakir Mohammad Khan | Independent politician[4] | |
| 2002 | Nazir Ahmad Khan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference[5] | |
| 2008[6] | |||
| 2014[7] | |||
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Nazir Ahmad Khan | 8,378 | 46.64% |  2.49 | |
| BJP | Faqir Mohammed Khan | 7,246 | 40.34% | New | |
| DPAP | Nisar Ahmad Lone | 1,966 | 10.95% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 150 | 0.84% |  0.36 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Rasool | 113 | 0.63% | New | |
| JKPC | Mohammad Hamza Lone | 109 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,132 | 6.30% | 5.28 | ||
| Turnout | 17,962 | 81.16% | 2.85 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,131 | 25.57 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 1.64 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Nazir Ahmad Khan | 6,664 | 48.29% | 2.78 | |
| INC | Faqir Mohammed Khan | 6,523 | 47.26% | 2.63 | |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Ismail Lone | 448 | 3.25% | 1.75 | |
| Independent | Ghulam Rasool Bhat | 100 | 0.72% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 66 | 0.48% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 141 | 1.02% | 5.40 | ||
| Turnout | 13,801 | 78.31% | 4.29 | ||
| Registered electors | 17,624 | 14.52 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 2.78 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Nazir Ahmad Khan | 5,817 | 51.06% | 2.39 | |
| INC | Faqeer Ahmad Khan | 5,085 | 44.64% | 43.43 | |
| JKPDP | Nazir Ahmad Bhat | 170 | 1.49% | New | |
| AIFB | Mohammed Iqbal Lone | 132 | 1.16% | New | |
| BSP | Riyaz Ahmed Wani | 114 | 1.00% | New | |
| Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist | Abdul Aziz Wani | 74 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 732 | 6.43% | 5.13 | ||
| Turnout | 11,392 | 74.02% | 2.48 | ||
| Registered electors | 15,390 | 8.84 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 2.39 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Nazir Ahmad Khan | 5,782 | 53.45% | 34.35 | |
| Independent | Faqir Mohammed Khan | 4,532 | 41.90% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Yasin Lone | 210 | 1.94% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Nabi | 163 | 1.51% | New | |
| INC | Hamidullah Mir | 130 | 1.20% | 16.13 | |
| Margin of victory | 1,250 | 11.56% | 0.94 | ||
| Turnout | 10,817 | 76.50% | 2.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,140 | 42.83 | |||
| JKNC gain from Independent | Swing | 23.73 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Faqir Mohammed Khan | 2,175 | 29.72% | New | |
| JKNC | Mohammed Anwar | 1,398 | 19.10% | New | |
| JD | Nazir Ahmad Khan | 1,340 | 18.31% | New | |
| INC | Hamidulla Mir | 1,268 | 17.33% | New | |
| JKAL | Mohammed Anwar Sheikh | 548 | 7.49% | New | |
| Independent | Habibullah Mir | 415 | 5.67% | New | |
| JKNPP | Shabir Ahmad Khan | 174 | 2.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 777 | 10.62% | |||
| Turnout | 7,318 | 76.14% | |||
| Registered electors | 9,900 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||