Mendhar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Mendhar Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Mendhar is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri constituency.[1][2][3]
| Mendhar | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 90 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Poonch |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Anantnag-Rajouri |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | JKNC |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Pir Jamat Ali Shah | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | Chaudhary Mohammad Aslam | ||
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan | Independent | |
| 1983 | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | ||
| 1987 | Nisar Ahamed Khan | ||
| 1996[4] | |||
| 2002 | Javed Ahmed Rana[5] | ||
| 2008 | Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan[6] | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| 2014 | Javed Ahmed Rana[7] | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Javed Ahmed Rana | 32,176 | 38.89% | New | |
| BJP | Murtaza Ahmed Khan | 17,270 | 20.87% | ||
| Independent | Mohammed Ashfaq | 13,750 | 16.62% | New | |
| Independent | Shazad Ahmed Malik | 10,675 | 12.90% | New | |
| JKPDP | Nadeem Ahmed Khan | 7,135 | 8.62% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 490 | 0.59% | ||
| Margin of victory | 14,906 | 18.02% | |||
| Turnout | 82,734 | 75.57% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,09,474 | ||||
| JKNC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Javed Ahmed Rana | 31,186 | 47.75% | ||
| JKPDP | Mohammed Mahroof Khan | 22,161 | 33.93% | ||
| INC | Murtaza Ahmed Khan | 7,255 | 11.11% | ||
| BJP | Zulfqar Hussain Khan | 1,472 | 2.25% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sharief Khan | 830 | 1.27% | New | |
| Independent | Nisar Ahmed Khan | 534 | 0.82% | New | |
| Independent | Nisar Hussain Shah | 495 | 0.76% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 351 | 0.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,025 | 13.82% | |||
| Turnout | 65,317 | 80.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 81,554 | ||||
| JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan | 29,036 | 47.63% | New | |
| JKNC | Javed Ahmed Rana | 28,294 | 46.42% | ||
| INC | Majid Ahmed Khan | 1,559 | 2.56% | ||
| SP | Mughal Hussain Khan | 438 | 0.72% | New | |
| JKANC | Shamim Ahmed | 374 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 742 | 1.22% | |||
| Turnout | 60,958 | 77.85% | |||
| Registered electors | 78,302 | ||||
| JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Javed Ahmed Rana | 24,530 | 51.39% | ||
| Independent | Rafiq Hussain Khan | 16,665 | 34.92% | New | |
| INC | Mohammed Zaffar-Ullah | 4,299 | 9.01% | ||
| Independent | Majid Ahmad Khan | 1,212 | 2.54% | New | |
| Independent | Mumtaz Ahmad Khan | 1,023 | 2.14% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,865 | 16.48% | |||
| Turnout | 47,729 | 60.29% | |||
| Registered electors | 79,826 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Nisar Ahmed Khan | 16,716 | 37.47% | ||
| Independent | Javed Ahmed Rana | 14,256 | 31.95% | New | |
| JD | Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan | 5,645 | 12.65% | New | |
| INC | Ch. Lal Mohammed Sabir | 4,946 | 11.09% | New | |
| BJP | Ch. Mohammed Sadeeq Naz | 2,507 | 5.62% | New | |
| BSP | Mohammed Rashid | 401 | 0.90% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,460 | 5.51% | |||
| Turnout | 44,613 | 68.59% | |||
| Registered electors | 65,888 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Nisar Ahamed Khan | 19,820 | 52.46% | ||
| Independent | Lal Mohammed Sabir | 16,049 | 42.48% | New | |
| Independent | Sardar Rafiq Hussain | 1,442 | 3.82% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Rashid | 289 | 0.76% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,771 | 9.98% | |||
| Turnout | 37,782 | 80.64% | |||
| Registered electors | 47,412 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ragfiq Hussain Khan | 17,445 | 54.76% | ||
| INC | Mohammed Sadiq | 13,926 | 43.71% | ||
| JKNC | Majid Ahmed Khan | 489 | 1.53% | ||
| Margin of victory | 3,519 | 11.05% | |||
| Turnout | 31,860 | 77.51% | |||
| Registered electors | 41,607 | ||||
| JKNC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Rafiq Hissain Khan | 6,556 | 30.96% | New | |
| JKNC | Mohammed Sadiq | 6,479 | 30.59% | New | |
| INC | Shah Mohammed | 6,148 | 29.03% | ||
| JP | Majid Ahmed Khan | 1,994 | 9.42% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 77 | 0.36% | |||
| Turnout | 21,177 | 65.23% | |||
| Registered electors | 33,070 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Choudhry Mohammed Aslam | 22,094 | 67.47% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sayeed Beig | 10,654 | 32.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,440 | 34.93% | |||
| Turnout | 32,748 | 66.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 50,008 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | M. Aslam | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 39,954 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Pir Jamat Ali Shah | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 43,930 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||