Banihal Assembly constituency

Banihal Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Banihal is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]

Banihal
Constituency No. 55 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictRamban
LS constituencyUdhampur
Established1967
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1967 Mohammad Akthar Nizami Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1972 Hajra Begum Indian National Congress
1977 Molvi Abdul Rashid Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987
1996 Mohammad Farooq Mir Independent
2002 Molvi Abdul Rashid
2008 Vikar Rasool Wani Indian National Congress
2014
2024 Sajad Shaheen Jammu & Kashmir National Conference

Election results

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2024

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2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Banihal
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Sajad Shaheen 33,128 36.37
JKPDP Imtiaz Ahmad Shan 27,018 29.66
INC Vikar Rasool Wani 20,458 22.46
BJP Salim Bhat 6,285 6.90
Independent Munazar Ahmed Malik 1,071 1.18
Independent Bashir Ahmed Shan 837 0.92
AAP Mudassir Azmat 654 0.72
NOTA None of the Above 1,631 1.79
Majority 6,110 6.71
Turnout 91,082 71.28
JKNC gain from INC Swing

2014

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2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Banihal[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Vikar Rasool Wani 17,671 30.65
JKPDP Bashir Ahmed Runyal 13,322 23.1
JKNC Sajad Shaheen 13,002 22.55
BJP Showkat Javed Daing 9,874 17.12
NOTA None of the Above 2,405 4.17
JKNPP Sewa Singh Bali 733 1.27
BSP Mohammad Ali 656 1.14
Majority 4,349 7.55
Turnout 57,663 73.37
Registered electors 78,588
INC hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Banihal Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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