Rafiabad Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India
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Rafiabad Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Rafiabad is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.[1]
| Rafiabad | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 8 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Baramulla |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baramulla |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent Javaid Ahmad Dar | |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Javid Ahmad Dar | 28,783 | 40.42% | New | |
| JKAP | Yawar Ahmad Mir | 19,581 | 27.50% | New | |
| Independent | Muzafar Ahmad Dar | 8,473 | 11.90% | New | |
| JKPC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 6,370 | 8.95% |  3.39 | |
| Independent | Nazir Ahmad Mir | 1,627 | 2.29% | New | |
| DPAP | Sajad Ahmad Dar | 1,456 | 2.04% | New | |
| JKPDP | Altaf Hussain Malik | 1,400 | 1.97% |  30.35 | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,193 | 1.68% | 0.67 | |
| Margin of victory | 9,202 | 12.92% | 8.71 | ||
| Turnout | 71,203 | 55.16% | 14.01 | ||
| Registered electors | 1,29,092 | 61.03 | |||
| JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 8.11 |
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Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Yawar Ahmad Mir | 17,918 | 32.31% | 2.99 | |
| INC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 15,584 | 28.10% | 7.67 | |
| JKNC | Javid Ahmad Dar | 14,980 | 27.01% | 8.88 | |
| JKPC | Khursheed Ahmad Khan | 3,080 | 5.55% | New | |
| Independent | Fayaz Ahmad Malik | 776 | 1.40% | New | |
| BJP | Desh Kumar Nehru | 634 | 1.14% | New | |
| JKNPP | Abdul Majeed Dar | 483 | 0.87% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 556 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,334 | 4.21% | 3.62 | ||
| Turnout | 55,451 | 69.17% | 17.31 | ||
| Registered electors | 80,165 | 13.07 | |||
| JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 3.58 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Javid Ahmad Dar | 13,198 | 35.89% | New | |
| JKPDP | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 12,982 | 35.30% | 20.28 | |
| INC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 7,513 | 20.43% | New | |
| Independent | Harbajan Singh | 840 | 2.28% | New | |
| JKANC | Ghulam Ahmad Dar | 671 | 1.82% | New | |
| Independent | Farooq Ahmad Yatoo | 461 | 1.25% | New | |
| BSP | Sona Ullah Lone | 438 | 1.19% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 216 | 0.59% | 16.52 | ||
| Turnout | 36,772 | 51.86% | 23.66 | ||
| Registered electors | 70,900 | 5.78 | |||
| JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 19.69 |
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Assembly By-election 2006
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 28,138 | 55.59% | 32.80 | |
| JKNC | Mohammed Maqbool Mir | 19,479 | 38.48% | New | |
| BJP | Mohammed Maqbool War | 1,760 | 3.48% | 0.97 | |
| JKNPP | Abdul Khaliq Sheikh | 1,244 | 2.46% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,659 | 17.11% | 15.19 | ||
| Turnout | 50,621 | 75.52% | 22.98 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,026 | 6.49 | |||
| JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 20.58 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 11,576 | 35.00% | 7.43 | |
| INC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 10,944 | 33.09% | 24.35 | |
| JKPDP | Javid Ahmad Dar | 7,535 | 22.78% | New | |
| Independent | Harbajan Singh Datta | 1,106 | 3.34% | New | |
| BJP | Mohamad Maqbool War | 829 | 2.51% | 2.43 | |
| Independent | Ranjeet Singh | 574 | 1.74% | New | |
| JD(U) | Haji Khaliq Sheikh | 508 | 1.54% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 632 | 1.91% | 14.72 | ||
| Turnout | 33,072 | 52.55% | 11.67 | ||
| Registered electors | 62,942 | 25.19 | |||
| JKNC gain from JD | Swing | 9.20 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 9,084 | 44.20% | New | |
| JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Khan | 5,666 | 27.57% | 12.42 | |
| INC | Mohammed Yousaf Dar | 1,796 | 8.74% | New | |
| BJP | Mohammad Maqbool War | 1,014 | 4.93% | New | |
| Independent | Kartar Singh | 855 | 4.16% | New | |
| JKNPP | Gaini Sanant Singh | 832 | 4.05% | New | |
| Independent | Harbachan Singh | 472 | 2.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,418 | 16.63% | 0.53 | ||
| Turnout | 20,550 | 43.97% | 34.06 | ||
| Registered electors | 50,276 | 21.70 | |||
| JD gain from JKNC | Swing | 4.22 |
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Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Khan | 12,378 | 39.99% | 9.88 | |
| Independent | Abdul Majid Bhat | 7,066 | 22.83% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 6,268 | 20.25% | New | |
| JKNC | Shiekh Bashir Ali | 4,630 | 14.96% | 34.91 | |
| Independent | Habib Ulla Ahang | 613 | 1.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,312 | 17.16% | 17.34 | ||
| Turnout | 30,955 | 77.31% | 3.27 | ||
| Registered electors | 41,312 | 13.78 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 9.88 |
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Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 12,976 | 49.87% | 18.65 | |
| JKNC | Sheikh Bashir Ali Vakil | 4,000 | 15.37% | 53.15 | |
| INC | Abdul Ghani Ganai | 3,850 | 14.80% | 1.60 | |
| JI | Abdul Majjid Bhat | 2,785 | 10.70% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Maqbool | 1,276 | 4.90% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Ahmed | 772 | 2.97% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Rasool Bhat | 361 | 1.39% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 8,976 | 34.50% | 17.63 | ||
| Turnout | 26,020 | 76.88% | 2.91 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,308 | 16.40 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 18.65 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 14,696 | 68.52% | New | |
| INC | Ghulam Rasool Kar | 3,517 | 16.40% | 45.22 | |
| JP | Ghulam Mustafa | 2,881 | 13.43% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Ahad Sheikh | 353 | 1.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,179 | 52.12% | 28.88 | ||
| Turnout | 21,447 | 72.21% | 4.09 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,192 | 4.17 | |||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 6.90 |
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Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammed Yosuf Dar | 12,971 | 61.62% | 3.77 | |
| Independent | Abdul Ahmad Mir | 8,079 | 38.38% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,892 | 23.24% | 7.53 | ||
| Turnout | 21,050 | 66.45% | 7.77 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,550 | 19.71 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 3.77 |
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Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ghulam Rasool Kar | 8,951 | 57.85% | New | |
| JKNC | J. Singh | 6,521 | 42.15% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,430 | 15.71% | |||
| Turnout | 15,472 | 59.06% | 56.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 27,190 | 2.75 | |||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Rasool Kar | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 26,461 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||