Rajouri Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Rajouri Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Rajouri is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Rajouri | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 85 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Rajouri |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Anantnag-Rajouri |
| Established | 1962 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Abdul Aziz Shawal | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Abdul Rashid | ||
| 1972 | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | ||
| 1977 | |||
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | Mirza Abdul Rashid | ||
| 1996 | Mohammad Sharief Tariq[4] | ||
| 2002 | Mohammad Aslam[5] | ||
| 2008 | Shabbir Ahmed Khan[6] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Qamar Hussain[7] | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | |
| 2024 | Iftkar Ahmed | Indian National Congress | |
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Iftkar Ahmed | 28,923 | 45.04% | ||
| BJP | Vibod Kumar | 27,519 | 42.85% | ||
| Independent | Mian Mohammed Mehfooz | 4,052 | 6.31% | New | |
| JKAP | Manzoor Hussain Shah | 1,766 | 2.75% | New | |
| JKPDP | Tasadiq Hussain | 727 | 1.13% | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 538 | 0.84% | ||
| Margin of victory | 1,404 | 2.19% | |||
| Turnout | 64,220 | 56.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,12,904 | ||||
| INC gain from JKPDP | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Qamar Hussain | 26,954 | 30.63% | ||
| BJP | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 24,464 | 27.80% | ||
| INC | Shabir Ahmed Khan | 24,296 | 27.61% | ||
| JKNC | Mirza Abdul Rashid | 4,888 | 5.56% | ||
| Independent | Yog Raj | 1,744 | 1.98% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Farooq | 1,733 | 1.97% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Mustafa | 587 | 0.67% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 864 | 0.98% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,490 | 2.83% | |||
| Turnout | 87,992 | 76.09% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,15,647 | ||||
| JKPDP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Shabir Ahmed Khan | 10,013 | 13.63% | ||
| JKPDP | Tasadiq Hussain | 9,680 | 13.18% | New | |
| Independent | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 8,763 | 11.93% | New | |
| BJP | Vibodh Gupta | 8,712 | 11.86% | ||
| JKNC | Mohammed Aslam Khan | 7,706 | 10.49% | ||
| Independent | Qamar Hussain | 7,035 | 9.58% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sharief Tariq | 5,299 | 7.21% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 333 | 0.45% | |||
| Turnout | 73,469 | 70.12% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,04,783 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Aslam | 11,933 | 40.00% | ||
| INC | Qamar Hussain | 9,255 | 31.02% | ||
| BJP | Yog Raj | 6,120 | 20.51% | ||
| Independent | Qamer Robbani | 656 | 2.20% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Maroof Khan | 419 | 1.40% | New | |
| Independent | Shafaqat Wani | 280 | 0.94% | New | |
| Independent | Babu Ram Sharma | 240 | 0.80% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,678 | 8.98% | |||
| Turnout | 29,836 | 27.05% | |||
| Registered electors | 1,10,458 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Sharief Tariq | 25,934 | 50.73% | New | |
| INC | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 18,048 | 35.31% | ||
| BJP | Vibod Kumar Gupta | 6,103 | 11.94% | New | |
| JD | Qamer Robbani | 580 | 1.13% | New | |
| JKNPP | Natter Singh | 380 | 0.74% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,886 | 15.43% | |||
| Turnout | 51,120 | 65.45% | |||
| Registered electors | 79,073 | ||||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1987
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mirsa Abdul Rashid | 33,443 | 72.02% | ||
| Independent | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 10,648 | 22.93% | New | |
| Independent | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 1,348 | 2.90% | New | |
| Independent | Khadam Hussain | 349 | 0.75% | New | |
| Independent | Saire Begum | 285 | 0.61% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 22,795 | 49.09% | |||
| Turnout | 46,438 | 82.74% | |||
| Registered electors | 57,187 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1983
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Talib Hussain | 17,683 | 49.95% | ||
| INC | Mirza Abdul Rashid | 15,488 | 43.75% | ||
| JKNC | Nazir Ahmed Mir | 1,145 | 3.23% | ||
| BJP | Roop Lal | 883 | 2.49% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,195 | 6.20% | |||
| Turnout | 35,403 | 70.64% | |||
| Registered electors | 51,109 | ||||
| JKNC gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Talib Hussain | 9,390 | 39.98% | ||
| JKNC | Mohammed Sharif | 7,365 | 31.36% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Aslam | 4,969 | 21.15% | New | |
| JP | Ghulam Qadir Mir | 1,638 | 6.97% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,025 | 8.62% | |||
| Turnout | 23,489 | 59.62% | |||
| Registered electors | 40,291 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Talid Hussain | 14,159 | 84.99% | ||
| ABJS | Roop Lal | 1,835 | 11.02% | ||
| Independent | Gulzar Ahmed | 457 | 2.74% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Sharif | 208 | 1.25% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,324 | 73.98% | |||
| Turnout | 16,659 | 53.88% | |||
| Registered electors | 31,759 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | A. Rashid | 7,653 | 56.54% | New | |
| ABJS | P. Ram | 2,823 | 20.86% | New | |
| JKNC | L. Hussain | 2,193 | 16.20% | ||
| Democratic National Conference | Dev Raj | 867 | 6.41% | ||
| Margin of victory | 4,830 | 35.68% | |||
| Turnout | 13,536 | 67.38% | |||
| Registered electors | 20,925 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1962
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Abdul Aziz Shawal | 14,192 | 76.76% | New | |
| Democratic National Conference | Dev Raj | 4,297 | 23.24% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 9,895 | 53.52% | |||
| Turnout | 18,489 | 81.60% | |||
| Registered electors | 27,795 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||