Charari Sharief Assembly constituency

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

Charari Sharief
Constituency No. 30 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Lok Sabha constituency	Srinagar
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Abdul Rahim Rather
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Bakshi Abdul Rashid		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	Abdul Qayoom		Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Abdul Rahim Rather		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987
1996
2002
2008
2014	Ghulam Nabi Lone		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2024	Abdul Rahim Rather		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	35,957	48.48%	New
	JKPDP	Ghulam Nabi Lone	24,461	32.98%	17.87
	JKPDF	Hakeem Mohammed Yaseen Shah	4,401	5.93%	New
	JKAP	Owais Ashraf Shah	1,853	2.50%	New
	BJP	Zahid Hussain Jan	1,779	2.40%	1.09
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,333	1.80%	1.24
	Independent	Javed Mohmmed Hubi	1,295	1.75%	New
	Independent	Nisar Ahmad Mir	1,079	1.45%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yousuf Ganaie	999	1.35%	New
	Independent	Gazanfar Ali	671	0.90%	New
Margin of victory			11,496	15.50%	7.50
Turnout			74,176	67.94%	14.50
Registered electors			1,09,174		39.33
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	2.37

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Ghulam Nabi Lone	32,849	50.85%	15.07
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	27,682	42.85%	5.45
	INC	Zahid Hussain	922	1.43%	2.57
	BJP	Ghulam Mohammed Chopan	845	1.31%	New
	JKPC	Mohammed Lateef Lone	727	1.13%	New
	Independent	Showkat Ahmad Raina	579	0.90%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	363	0.56%	New
Margin of victory			5,167	8.00%	4.53
Turnout			64,600	82.44%	7.86
Registered electors			78,359		14.85
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing	2.54

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	24,579	48.30%	2.99
	JKPDP	Ghulam Nabi Lone	18,204	35.78%	6.02
	JKPDF	Nazir Ahmad Yatoo	3,232	6.35%	New
	INC	Mohammed Maqbool Malla	2,036	4.00%	0.29
	JKNPP	Abdul Rashid Parra	781	1.53%	New
	LJP	Aftab Ahmad Mir	683	1.34%	New
	JKANC	Bashir Ahmad Dar	630	1.24%	New
	Independent	Ferooz Ahmad Bhat	508	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			6,375	12.53%	3.03
Turnout			50,883	74.58%	10.86
Registered electors			68,229		9.98
	JKNC hold		Swing	2.99

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	20,275	51.29%	9.01
	JKPDP	Ghulam Nabi Lone	16,520	41.79%	New
	INC	Zahid Hussain	1,697	4.29%	12.03
	Independent	Mohammed Jamal Yatoo	1,035	2.62%	New
Margin of victory			3,755	9.50%	31.12
Turnout			39,527	63.71%	2.39
Registered electors			62,040		17.11
	JKNC hold		Swing	9.01

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	19,590	60.31%	22.63
	JD	Ghulam Hassan Wani	6,395	19.69%	New
	INC	Ghulam Nabi	5,302	16.32%	New
	AIMF	Ghulam Mohammed Gani	1,196	3.68%	New
Margin of victory			13,195	40.62%	32.34
Turnout			32,483	64.13%	19.43
Registered electors			52,975		39.42
	JKNC hold		Swing	22.63

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	25,447	82.94%	13.15
	Independent	Abdul Rashid	3,062	9.98%	New
	JKNC	Ghulam Mohammed	1,787	5.82%	63.97
	Independent	Ghulam Qadir	184	0.60%	New
Margin of victory			22,385	72.96%	29.10
Turnout			30,680	85.54%	3.91
Registered electors			37,997		15.25
	JKNC hold		Swing	13.15

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	17,678	69.79%	2.16
	INC	Abdul Qayoom	6,567	25.93%	2.71
	JKNC	Ghulam Mohammed	937	3.70%	68.26
Margin of victory			11,111	43.86%	4.88
Turnout			25,330	79.47%	7.66
Registered electors			32,968		11.12
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Rather	14,766	71.96%	New
	INC	Abdul Qayoom	4,764	23.22%	54.36
	JP	Peerzada Ali Shah	991	4.83%	New
Margin of victory			10,002	48.74%	16.15
Turnout			20,521	71.84%	11.43
Registered electors			29,668		10.48
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Qayoom	16,788	77.57%	25.36
	Independent	Abdul Rahim Rather	2,744	12.68%	New
	Independent	Rough Nath Bhat	2,054	9.49%	New
Margin of victory			14,044	64.89%	52.55
Turnout			21,642	84.14%	32.53
Registered electors			26,853		7.97
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Qayoom	6,241	52.21%	New
	JKNC	G. N. Wani	4,766	39.87%	New
	Democratic National Conference	D. Bhat	947	7.92%	New
Margin of victory			1,475	12.34%
Turnout			11,954	50.12%	48.06
Registered electors			24,871		5.02
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Charari Sharief^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Bakshi Abdul Rashid	Unopposed
Registered electors			23,683
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Charari Sharief
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly