Bandipora Assembly constituency

Bandipora
Bandipora
Constituency No. 15 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipora
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1967
Member of Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Nizam Uddin Bhat
Party	Indian National Congress
Elected year	2024

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

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Election	Member
1962	Abdul Kabir Khan	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	M. A. Khan	Indian National Congress
1972	M. A. Khan	Indian National Congress
1977	Mohammad Khalil Naik	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Mohammad Khalil Naik
1987	Ghulam Rasool Mir
1996	Ghulam Rasool Mir
2002	Usman Abdul Majid	Jammu and Kashmir Awami League
2008	Nizam Uddin Bhat	Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2014	Usman Abdul Majid	Indian National Congress
2024	Nizam Uddin Bhat	Indian National Congress

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Nizam Uddin Bhat	20,391	27.45%	10.24
	Independent	Usman Abdul Majid	19,580	26.35%	New
	Independent	Prince Parvez	8,138	10.95%	New
	JKAP	Syed Shafat Qazmi	6,650	8.95%	New
	Independent	Balkees Akhter	2,920	3.93%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Sikandar Malik	2,411	3.25%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Ismail Bhat	1,785	2.40%	New
	JKPDP	Syed Tajamul Islam	1,769	2.38%	29.68
	JKPC	Mudasir Ahmad Bhat	1,762	2.37%	New
	BJP	Naseer Ahmed Lone	1,196	1.61%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	501	0.67%	1.79
Margin of victory			811	1.09%	4.53
Turnout			74,296	64.06%	3.37
Registered electors			1,15,972		17.50
	INC hold		Swing	10.24

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Usman Abdul Majid	25,084	37.69%	*New*
	JKPDP	Nizam Uddin Bhat	21,341	32.06%	5.96
	JKNC	Abdullah Wani	6,754	10.15%	3.03
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad Malik	4,200	6.31%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,641	2.47%	New
	Jammu and Kashmir People Conference	Mohammad Ismail Bhat	1,580	2.37%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Shafi Khan	1,137	1.71%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Shafi Mir	1,123	1.69%	New
	BSP	Javid Ahmad Shah	816	1.23%	New
	Independent	Sheikh Waseem Bari	796	1.20%	New
	Independent	Gh Ahmad Bhat	691	1.04%	New
Margin of victory			3,743	5.62%	3.98
Turnout			66,560	67.44%	10.36
Registered electors			98,701		12.68
	INC gain from JKPDP		Swing	11.58

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Nizam Uddin Bhat	13,051	26.10%	*New*
	Independent	Usman Abdul Majid	12,231	24.46%	New
	People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir)	Mohammad Abdullah Wani	5,356	10.71%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Ismail Bhat	3,907	7.81%	New
	JKNC	Ghulam Rasool Mir	3,559	7.12%	17.26
	Independent	Habibullah Bhat	1,533	3.07%	New
	JKNPP	Mohammed Iqbal Jan	1,524	3.05%	New
	RSP	Mohammed Qasim Mir	1,296	2.59%	New
	LJP	Mohammed Anwar Wani	991	1.98%	New
	Independent	Habib Ullah Pahloo	883	1.77%	New
	Independent	Noor Mohammad Sheergojri	869	1.74%	New
Margin of victory			820	1.64%	0.50
Turnout			49,997	57.08%	25.82
Registered electors			87,596		23.44
	JKPDP gain from JKAL		Swing	0.30

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKAL	Usman Abdul Majid	5,722	25.80%	3.31
	INC	Habibullah Bhat	5,469	24.66%	7.04
	JKNC	Javeed Hussain Shah	5,407	24.38%	13.92
	JKPDP	Mohammad Abdullah Wani	3,706	16.71%	New
	Independent	Abdul Majid Mir	1,148	5.18%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Amin Khan	727	3.28%	New
Margin of victory			253	1.14%	14.67
Turnout			22,179	31.27%	16.48
Registered electors			70,963		34.80
	JKAL gain from JKNC		Swing	12.50

Members of the Legislative Assembly

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bandipora^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ghulam Rosool Mir	17,894	46.25%	7.06
	JKNC	Nizam-Ud-Din	14,668	37.91%	15.40
	Independent	Abdulla Malik	4,843	12.52%	New
	Independent	Hayatullah	965	2.49%	New
	Independent	Nazir Ahmed	321	0.83%	New
Margin of victory			3,226	8.34%	23.42
Turnout			38,691	76.66%	0.22
Registered electors			51,932		13.33
	JKNC hold		Swing	7.06

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bandipora^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Khalil Naik	18,253	53.31%	17.63
	JKNC	Nizam Uddin Bhat	7,380	21.55%	49.38
	INC	Habibullah Bhat	5,245	15.32%	6.27
	JI	Ghulam Qadir Wani	2,829	8.26%	0.56
	Independent	Manzoor Ahmad Khan	532	1.55%	New
Margin of victory			10,873	31.76%	30.14
Turnout			34,239	78.95%	10.59
Registered electors			45,824		15.61
	JKNC hold		Swing	17.63

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bandipora^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Khalil Naik	18,032	70.94%	*New*
	INC	Mohammed Anwar Khan	2,299	9.04%	51.42
	JP	Nizam-Ud-Din	2,240	8.81%	New
	JI	Mohammed Sultan Shah	1,957	7.70%	21.25
	Independent	Mohmad Maqsood	656	2.58%	New
	Independent	Attaullah Bhat	235	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			15,733	61.89%	30.38
Turnout			25,419	68.45%	0.39
Registered electors			39,637		7.97
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	10.48

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Bandipora^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	M. A. Khan	14,148	60.46%	3.07
	JI	Mohammed Sultan Shah	6,774	28.95%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohiudin Mir	2,310	9.87%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Moqbool Parray	168	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			7,374	31.51%	11.48
Turnout			23,400	65.64%	4.42
Registered electors			36,711		12.80
	INC hold		Swing	3.07