1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

State assembly election in India April 2018 April 2018 1996 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections Jammu and Kashmir (state) parliamentary 1987 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections 1987 17 September 1996 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election 2002 all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly 44 53.92%(20.98%) 100px Farooq Abdullah with Greg Barker (cropped).jpg Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 40 57 17 34.78% Lotus flower symbol.svg Bharatiya Janata Party 2 8 6 12.13% File:Mehbooba Mufti addressing a press conference in Srinagar.jpg Mehbooba Mufti Indian National Congress 1996 Bijbehara 26 7 19 20.00% Janata Dal symbol.svg Janata Dal - 5 5 10.87% Indian Election Symbol Elephant.png Not announced Bahujan Samaj Party - 4Statistical report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu & Kashmir http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf 4 6.43% Chief Minister President's rule Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Elections for the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held over September–October 1996.K&K 1996 Assembly elections Farooq Abdullah became Chief Minister of Jammu Kashmir after the elections. The 1996 Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections in the state were possible due to efforts of counter-insurgents like Kuka Parray, (head of Ikhwan-ul-Muslemoon).2002 interviewKukka Parray: A profile1996 Lok Sabha elections in J&K Background The National Conference, which had boycotted the 1996 Indian general election, agreed to participate in the 1996 Assembly elections only after Prime Minister, H. D. Deve Gowda, promised "maximum autonomy" for Jammu and Kashmir.Towards greater autonomy Parties Party NameFlagElectoral SymbolLeaderSeats contested Jammu and Kashmir National Conference50px50pxFarooq Abdullah81 Bharatiya Janata Party50px50pxVaid Vishnu Dutt53 Indian National Congress50px50pxMehbooba Mufti84 Results File:India Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly 1996.svg Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 863612 57 17 Indian National Congress 496628 7 19 Bharatiya Janata Party 301238 8 6 Janata Dal 269984 5 New Bahujan Samaj Party 159690 4 New Jammu and Kashmir Awami League 60437 1 New Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party 55885 1 1 Communist Party of India (Marxist) 23774 1 1 All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) 17473 1 New Others 3090 0 0 Independents 231111 2 6 11 83734 4761095 ECIhttps://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3794-jammu-kashmir-1996/ Jammu & Kashmir 1996 Election Commission of India 13 November 2021 In the 1996 assembly elections, 14 women contested, 10 of whom lost their deposits, while 2 were elected.https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ThLJaAlCSB4bZmCKExFFIO/Kudos-to-Mehbooba-Mufti-but-where-are-Kashmirs-female-poli.html Kudos to Mehbooba Mufti, but where are Kashmir's female politicians? National Conference won 57 out of 86 seats.Key challenges: Harsh winter, boycott calls Night temperature likely to hover around freezing point during elections; fragile security situation may impact votingQuestion of Simple Majority BSP contested first time on 29 seats in the state and won 4 seats. BJP rose from two seats in 1987 to 8 seats in 1996.http://www.niticentral.com/2014/08/20/jk-assembly-poll-rise-of-bjp-changes-political-landscape-of-state-236255.html J&K Assembly poll: Rise of BJP changes political landscape of State 22 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141221005713/http://www.niticentral.com/2014/08/20/jk-assembly-poll-rise-of-bjp-changes-political-landscape-of-state-236255.html 21 December 2014 dead dmy-all Results by constituency Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituencyElection Commission of India Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf 17 January 2012 15 February 2024 pdfAssembly ConstituencyTurnout WinnerRunner UpMargin #k Names% Candidate Party Votes% Candidate Party Votes%1Karnah66.07%Kafil-ur-RehmanJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,73962.19%Abdul Rahman BadanaJanata Dal4,31124.96%6,4282Kupwara25.97%Saifullah MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,76637.9%Chowdhary Salam-U-DinIndian National Congress4,75531.26%1,0113Lolab43.82%Mushtaq Ahmad LoneJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,55437.26%Abdul Rahim WaniJanata Dal7,36728.73%2,1874Handwara34.82%Mohammed Ramzan ChowdryJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,93766.71%Ali Mohammed DarIndian National Congress3,01718.4%7,9205Langate42.67%Abdul Ahad WaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,73461.61%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din WarIndian National Congress2,88618.27%6,8486Uri70.69%Mohammad ShafiJammu & Kashmir National Conference18,11753.67%Taj MohiuddinIndian National Congress9,73128.83%8,3867Rafiabad43.97%Mohammad Dilawar MirJanata Dal9,08444.2%Ghulam Mohammed KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,66627.57%3,4188Sopore38.02%Abdul Ahad VakilJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,44164.47%Ghulam Nabi MirchaIndian National Congress2,84212.69%11,5999Gurez76.14%Faqir Mohammed KhanIndependent politician2,17529.72%Mohammed AnwarJammu & Kashmir National Conference1,39819.1%77710Bandipora50.57%Ghulam Rasool MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,62538.3%Usman Abdul MajidJammu and Kashmir Awami League5,65222.49%3,97311Sonawari60.94%Mohammad Yusuf ParrayJammu and Kashmir Awami League15,60141.15%Mohammad Akbar LoneJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,87539.24%72612Sangrama60.21%Mohammed MaqboolJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,77948.86%Shiekh Mohammed SadiqIndian National Congress5,16025.78%4,61913Baramulla37.47%Mujahid Mohammed AbdullahJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,64941.28%Mohammed Sareer KhanIndian National Congress2,47413.35%5,17514Gulmarg65.16%Sheikh Mustafa KamalJammu & Kashmir National Conference18,57549.23%Ghulam Hassan MirIndian National Congress16,82244.59%1,75315Pattan71.34%Iftikhar Hussain AnsariIndian National Congress18,86845.94%Abdul Rashid ShaheenJanata Dal10,54025.66%8,32816Kangan63.29%Mian Altaf Ahmed LarviJammu & Kashmir National Conference21,55390.23%Qazi Mohammed AfzalIndian National Congress9543.99%20,59917Ganderbal50.62%Farooq AbdullahJammu & Kashmir National Conference16,44070.25%Qazi Mohammad AfzalIndian National Congress3,61715.46%12,82318Hazratbal23.6%Mohmmad Syed AkhoonJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,10965.08%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-DinBahujan Samaj Party3,85524.82%6,25419Zadibal12.68%Sadiq AliJammu & Kashmir National Conference2,94849.08%Abdul Hassan BhatJanata Dal1,45124.16%1,49720Eidgah20.01%Mubarak Ahmed GulJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,20678.12%Farooq AhmadJanata Dal1,0359.85%7,17121Khanyar12.66%Ali Mohammad SagarJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,19487.52%Nazir AhmedJanata Dal6078.58%5,58722Habba Kadal5.37%Piyare Lal HandooJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,98459.83%Sarla TaplooBharatiya Janata Party1,96919.69%4,01523Amira Kadal11.51%Mohammad Shafi BhatJammu & Kashmir National Conference4,25663.86%Mohammed Altaf DarJanata Dal96814.52%3,28824Sonawar34.5%Ghulam Mohammed BawanJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,87358.92%Bashir Ahmad KuthooJanata Dal3,13718.72%6,73625Batmaloo19.44%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din ShahJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,58369.03%Ghulam Mohammed SheikhIndian National Congress1,57611.35%8,00726Chadoora61.69%Ali Mohammad DarJammu & Kashmir National Conference11,23044.78%Ghulam Nabi MirIndian National Congress6,13424.46%5,09627Budgam67.27%Syed Ghulam Hussain GeelaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference15,36041.51%Aga Syed MahmoodIndian National Congress13,76637.21%1,59428Beerwah70.72%Aga Syed Mahmood AlmosviJammu & Kashmir National Conference19,45644.68%Sarfarz KhanJanata Dal17,79840.87%1,65829Khan Sahib63.55%Abdul Gani NaseemJammu & Kashmir National Conference12,78540.65%Nazir Ahmad KhanJanata Dal6,25419.89%6,53130Charari Sharief64.13%Abdul Rahim RatherJammu & Kashmir National Conference19,59060.31%Ghulam Hassan WaniJanata Dal6,39519.69%13,19531Tral58.3%Ali Muhammad NaikJammu & Kashmir National Conference22,73277.92%Krishan SinghJammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party2,1277.29%20,60532Pampore61.01%Mushtaq AhmadJammu & Kashmir National Conference18,11269.83%Mohammed AnwarIndian National Congress6,16223.76%11,95033Pulwama51.31%Bashir Ahmad NengrooJammu & Kashmir National Conference12,03052.46%Syed Bashir AhmadJanata Dal7,39832.26%4,63234Rajpora51.63%Ghulam Mohi Uddin MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference15,45561.2%Naba MirJanata Dal6,08324.09%9,37235Wachi50.93%Mohammed Jabar MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference12,16955.85%Ghulam Hassan KhanIndian National Congress3,11314.29%9,05636Shopian48.06%Shiekh Mohammed RafiJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,34049.1%Ghulam Nabi ShahJanata Dal7,04033.43%3,30037Noorabad58.7%Sakeena AkhtarJammu & Kashmir National Conference12,55353.12%Gulzar DarJanata Dal7,69432.56%4,85938Kulgam59.65%Mohamad Yousuf TarigamiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)21,83769.65%Habibullah LawayJanata Dal5,67118.09%16,16639Hom Shali Bugh46.58%Gul Mohammed RafiquiJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,86332.2%Mohammed SikanderJammu and Kashmir Awami League3,94821.68%1,91540Anantnag34.18%Safdar Ali BegJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,06631.5%Bashir Ahmad DadaJammu and Kashmir Awami League5,44828.29%61841Devsar51.56%Peerzada Ghulam AhmadJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,76335.26%Mohammed YousufIndian National Congress6,77727.27%1,98642Dooru49.49%Ghulam Hassan WaniJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,07646.05%Ghulam Ahmad MirIndian National Congress5,17523.65%4,90143Kokernag39.03%Syed Abdul RashidJammu & Kashmir National Conference11,43649.88%Abdul Rashid RatherJammu and Kashmir Awami League4,14518.08%7,29144Shangus–Anantnag East52.35%Abdul Majeed MirJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,70344.55%Gowhar MaqboolJanata Dal9,71040.42%99345Srigufwara–Bijbehara36.26%Mehbooba MuftiIndian National Congress10,05145.28%Abdul Gani ShahJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,78035.05%2,27146Pahalgam49.51%Abdul Kabir BhatJammu & Kashmir National Conference13,74961.81%Gulshan AkhterIndian National Congress4,07818.33%9,67147Nubra64.46%Tsetan NamgyalJammu & Kashmir National Conference3,17650.66%Stanzin TundupIndian National Congress3,09349.34%8348Leh57.28%Chering DorjayIndian National Congress16,71251.52%Sonam Wangchuk NarbooJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,22531.52%6,48749Kargil80.54%Qamar Ali AkhoonJammu & Kashmir National Conference24,18357.62%Hassan KhanIndian National Congress12,10428.84%12,07950Zanskar79.92%Mohammed AbassJammu & Kashmir National Conference6,85546.9%Kachoo Mohammed Ali KhanIndian National Congress5,55938.03%1,29651Kishtwar68.49%Bashir Ahmed KichlooJammu & Kashmir National Conference17,88950.61%Rajinder SinghBharatiya Janata Party10,90030.84%6,98952Inderwal61.27%Qazi Jalal-Ud-DinJammu & Kashmir National Conference11,09737.87%Ghulam Mohammad SarooriIndependent politician10,00234.13%1,09553Doda64.5%Maulana Attaullah SuharwardyJammu & Kashmir National Conference13,23043.74%Ghulam Qadir WaniJanata Dal8,06526.66%5,16554Bhaderwah66.73%Sheikh Abdul RehmanBahujan Samaj Party21,61551.23%Daya Krishan KotwalBharatiya Janata Party17,26040.91%4,35555Ramban (SC)61.26%Bali BhagatBharatiya Janata Party12,35946.78%Suram ChandJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,12338.32%2,23656Banihal52.26%Mohammed Farooq MirIndependent politician10,92546.69%Molvi Abdul RashidJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,77833.24%3,14757Gulabgarh67.01%Abdul Ghani MalikJanata Dal11,64440.87%Ajaz AhmadJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,68837.52%95658Reasi61.24%Jagjiven LalJanata Dal11,97427.97%Baldev RajBharatiya Janata Party7,07216.52%4,90259Gool Arnas58.29%Abdul Wahid ShanJammu & Kashmir National Conference9,78344.89%Mohammed Ayub KhanIndian National Congress5,66926.01%4,11460Udhampur56.14%Shiv Charan GuptaBharatiya Janata Party22,92857.83%Balak RamIndian National Congress7,46318.82%15,46561Chenani (SC)47.88%Prithvi ChandBharatiya Janata Party10,49343.08%Krishan ChanderIndian National Congress7,58931.15%2,90462Ramnagar53.75%Harsh Dev SinghJammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party9,04924.56%Khalil-AllahBahujan Samaj Party8,44822.93%60163Bani63.94%Ghulam Haider MalikJammu & Kashmir National Conference5,81034.%Lal ChandJanata Dal3,44620.17%2,36464Basohli63.6%Chaudhary Lal SinghAll India Indira Congress (Tiwari)12,14038.44%Jagdish Raj S/O Tula RamIndian National Congress7,91225.05%4,22865Kathua64.73%Sagar ChandBahujan Samaj Party12,13025.26%Lal Chand SharmaIndependent politician11,00122.91%1,12966Billawar62.45%Balbir SinghIndian National Congress13,35436.25%Rajinder SinghJammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party12,72234.54%63267Hiranagar (SC)60.75%Prem LalBharatiya Janata Party15,92235.95%Girdhari LalIndian National Congress13,63030.77%2,29268Samba (SC)56.31%Som NathBahujan Samaj Party14,10742.08%Swaran LataIndian National Congress8,09024.13%6,01769Vijaypur67.49%Surjeet Singh SlathiaJammu & Kashmir National Conference17,52935.75%Manjit SinghBahujan Samaj Party17,31135.3%21870Nagrota64.56%Ajatshatru SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference7,84928.32%Dhan Raj BargotraJanata Dal5,73120.68%2,11871Gandhinagar50.55%Choudhary Piara SinghBharatiya Janata Party19,77937.6%Harbans SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference17,14232.59%2,63772Jammu East47.14%Vaid Vishno DuttBharatiya Janata Party19,04758.67%Raman BhallaIndian National Congress6,54620.16%12,50173Jammu West43.31%Hans RajBharatiya Janata Party22,50645.67%Yogesh SawhneyIndian National Congress10,06820.43%12,43874Bishnah69.8%Jagdish Raj DubeyJanata Dal10,94126.43%Hari ChandBahujan Samaj Party9,05721.88%1,88475Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South (SC)67.95%Ram ChandBahujan Samaj Party13,37938.07%Romesh LalIndian National Congress11,85033.72%1,52976Suchetgarh71.59%Chuni LalBharatiya Janata Party7,92526.28%Gharu Ram BhagatIndian National Congress7,78925.83%13677Marh70.68%Ajay SadhotraJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,07229.75%Sukh Nandan KumarBharatiya Janata Party9,25927.35%81378Raipur Domana (SC)61.69%Sat PaulJanata Dal9,07627.85%Bansi Lal BhartiBharatiya Janata Party6,34619.47%2,73079Akhnoor72.71%Govind Ram SharmaJammu & Kashmir National Conference8,85521.02%Ram SaroopBharatiya Janata Party8,58320.38%27280Chhamb (SC)72.07%Tara ChandIndian National Congress12,66335.15%Tej RamBharatiya Janata Party12,00133.31%66281Nowshera62.63%Radhay Sham SharmaIndian National Congress20,23850.7%Rattan SinghJammu & Kashmir National Conference10,70226.81%9,53682Darhal55.41%Chowdhary Mohmmad HussainJammu & Kashmir National Conference14,96940.91%Abdul Rashid MirzaIndependent politician9,80326.79%5,16683Rajouri65.45%Mohammed Sharief TariqJammu & Kashmir National Conference25,93450.73%Chowdhary Talib HussainIndian National Congress18,04835.31%7,88684Kalakote54.96%Ashok Kumar SharmaIndian National Congress14,16945.51%Puran Singh ThakurJammu & Kashmir National Conference4,19413.47%9,97585Surankote74.26%Mushtaq Ahmed ShahJammu & Kashmir National Conference27,27557.78%Aslam Chowdhary MohammadIndian National Congress18,74339.71%8,53286Mendhar68.59%Nisar Ahmed KhanJammu & Kashmir National Conference16,71637.47%Javed Ahmed RanaIndependent politician14,25631.95%2,46087Poonch Haveli66.94%Ghulam Mohammed JanJammu & Kashmir National Conference16,15033.81%Yeshpal SharmaJanata Dal10,72222.45%5,428 References Jammu and Kashmir 1996 1996 Category:1996 in Indian politics