Surankote is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Surankote is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Surankote | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 88 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Poonch |
| LS constituency | Anantnag Rajouri |
| Established | 1977 |
| Reservation | ST |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Independent |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Members of Legislative Assembly
edit| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad | Indian National Congress | |
| 1983 | |||
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2014 | Choudhary Mohammad Akram | ||
| 2024 | Independent politician | ||
Election results
edit2024
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Choudhary Mohammad Akram | 34,201 | 39.37 | New | |
| INC | Mohammad Shahnawaz Choudhary | 25,350 | 29.18 |  17.27
| |
| BJP | Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari | 23,773 | 27.37 |  24.15
| |
| JKPDP | Javaid Iqbal | 1,325 | 1.53 | 11.06
| |
| Independent | Qazi Mohd Irshad | 689 | 0.79 | N/A | |
| Independent | Mohd Akram | 480 | 0.55 | N/A | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 378 | 0.44 | 0.13
| |
| AIFB | Javaid Ahmed | 376 | 0.43 | N/A | |
| Independent | Faiz Hussain | 299 | 0.34 | N/A | |
| Majority | 8,851 | 10.19 | 2.06
| ||
| Turnout | 86,871 | 76.65 | 0.16
| ||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2014
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Choudhary Mohammad Akram | 30,584 | 46.45 | ||
| JKNC | Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari | 22,520 | 34.20 | ||
| JKPDP | Iqbal Hussain Shah | 8,290 | 12.59 | ||
| BJP | Mohammad Taj Khan | 2,123 | 3.22 | ||
| JKNPP | Ashfaq Rana | 429 | 0.65 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 375 | 0.57 | ||
| Majority | 8,064 | 12.25 | |||
| Turnout | 65,845 | 76.49 | |||
| Registered electors | 86,084 | ||||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Surankote Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.