Srigufwara–Bijbehara Assembly constituency

Srigufwara–Bijbehara Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, located in the northern state of India. Srigufwara–Bijbehara is also a part of the Anantnag–Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Srigufwara–Bijbehara
Constituency No. 45 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Lok Sabha constituency	Anantnag–Rajouri
Established	1967
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri
Party	JKNC
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed		Indian National Congress
1972	Saif Ud Din Dar
1977	Abdul Gani Shah		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987
1996	Mehbooba Mufti		Indian National Congress
1999 By-election	Abdul Rehman Bhat		Independent politician
2002			Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2008
2014
2024	Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri	33,299	53.63%	New
	JKPDP	Iltija Mehbooba Mufti	23,529	37.89%	10.90
	BJP	Sofi Yousif	3,716	5.98%	2.69
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,552	2.50%	1.31
Margin of victory			9,770	15.73%	9.80
Turnout			62,096	60.83%	5.23
Registered electors			1,02,081		17.43
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	4.84

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Abdul Rehman Bhat	23,581	48.79%	1.09
	JKNC	Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri	20,713	42.85%	14.95
	BJP	Pushkar Nath Pandita	1,591	3.29%	New
	INC	Manzoor Ahmad Ganie	1,294	2.68%	New
	BSP	Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh	580	1.20%	0.30
	NOTA	None of the Above	575	1.19%	New
Margin of victory			2,868	5.93%	16.04
Turnout			48,334	55.60%	5.15
Registered electors			86,929		12.96
	JKPDP hold		Swing	1.09

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Abdul Rehman Bhat	23,320	49.88%	8.44
	JKNC	Bashir Ahmad Shah Veeri	13,046	27.90%	7.52
	Independent	Ghulam Qadir Tak	4,612	9.86%	New
	SP	Abdul Gani Bhat	1,553	3.32%	New
	JKANC	Gulzar Ahmad Mir	1,189	2.54%	New
	BSP	Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh	703	1.50%	New
	People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir)	Fayaz Ahmad Ganie	599	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			10,274	21.98%	15.96
Turnout			46,752	60.75%	44.09
Registered electors			76,954		25.49
	JKPDP hold		Swing	8.44

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Abdul Rehman Bhat	5,961	58.32%	New
	JKNC	Abdul Gani Shah	2,084	20.39%	8.68
	Independent	Mohammed Ashraf Thakroo	552	5.40%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Yousuf Sofi	550	5.38%	3.95
	INC	Mohammed Abdullah Nadaf	365	3.57%	2.72
	Independent	Mohammed Ashraf Beg	275	2.69%	New
	Independent	Bashir Ahmad Bhat	242	2.37%	New
Margin of victory			3,877	37.93%	23.43
Turnout			10,221	16.67%	0.86
Registered electors			61,322		12.42
	JKPDP gain from Independent		Swing	14.75

Assembly By-election 1999

1999 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Abdul Rehman Bhat	3,756	43.57%	New
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmad Mir	2,506	29.07%	5.98
	JKAL	Mohammad Ashraf	1,168	13.55%	9.20
	INC	Mohammad Abdullah Nadaf	542	6.29%	39.00
	RJD	Gulam Nabi Shah	310	3.60%	New
	AJKPPF	Ramzan Malik	205	2.38%	New
	BJP	Mohammad Yousf Sofi	123	1.43%	1.52
Margin of victory			1,250	14.50%	4.27
Turnout			8,620	15.80%	18.54
Registered electors			54,547		15.60
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	1.71

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mehbooba Mufti	10,051	45.28%	New
	JKNC	Abdul Gani Shah	7,780	35.05%	12.67
	JKNPP	Mohammed Yusuf	1,405	6.33%	New
	JD	Mohammed Abdullah Nadaf	1,203	5.42%	New
	JKAL	Srinath	965	4.35%	New
	BJP	Vidya Sagar	655	2.95%	New
	AIIC(T)	Dwarkanath Raina	137	0.62%	New
Margin of victory			2,271	10.23%	9.95
Turnout			22,196	36.26%	46.03
Registered electors			64,626		47.40
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	2.44

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Gani Shah	16,818	47.72%	6.18
	Independent	Mohammed Sultan	16,718	47.44%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Loan	1,580	4.48%	New
Margin of victory			100	0.28%	9.34
Turnout			35,242	83.06%	2.90
Registered electors			43,845		13.75
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Gani Shah	17,303	53.90%	10.02
	INC	Mufti Mahd. Syed	14,214	44.28%	12.12
	JKNC	Ghulam Nabi Mir	454	1.41%	62.50
Margin of victory			3,089	9.62%	22.13
Turnout			32,100	86.09%	2.36
Registered electors			38,546		24.15
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Gani Shah	16,059	63.92%	New
	INC	Mufti Mohammed Sayeed	8,081	32.16%	40.85
	JP	Ali Mohammed Majid	984	3.92%	New
Margin of victory			7,978	31.75%	14.28
Turnout			25,124	84.62%	13.10
Registered electors			31,048		7.51
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Saif Ud Din Dar	14,300	73.02%	New
	JI	Mohammed Sultan	5,285	26.98%	New
Margin of victory			9,015	46.03%
Turnout			19,585	69.81%	67.82
Registered electors			28,879		13.64
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Srigufwara–Bijbehara^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	Unopposed
Registered electors			25,412
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Bijbehara
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly