Gulabgarh Assembly constituency

Gulabgarh Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern union territory of India.^[1]

Gulabgarh
Constituency No. 56 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Reasi
Lok Sabha constituency	Jammu
Established	1962
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Khurshied Ahmed
Party	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	Mohammed Ayub Khan		Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Haji Buland Khan		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987
1996	Abdul Ghani Malik		Janata Dal
2002			Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2008
2014	Haji Mumtaz Ahmad Khan		Indian National Congress
2024	Khurshied Ahmed		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Khurshied Ahmed	30,591	42.82%	New
	Independent	Aijaz Ahmad Khan	24,064	33.69%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Akram	12,215	17.10%	1.48
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,743	2.44%	1.48
	JKPDP	Mohammed Farooq	1,688	2.36%	17.59
	Independent	Arshad Ahmed	775	1.08%	New
Margin of victory			6,527	9.14%	5.90
Turnout			71,436	75.45%	6.64
Registered electors			94,684		38.47
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	10.82

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Haji Mumtaz Ahmad Khan	17,964	32.00%	24.81
	JKNC	Abdul Ghani Malik	16,148	28.77%	2.52
	JKPDP	Shafiq Ur Rehman	11,202	19.96%	8.57
	BJP	Pardeep Singh	8,767	15.62%	10.68
	Hindustan Janta Party	Shaber Ahmed	741	1.32%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	539	0.96%	New
	BSP	Jawahar Singh	425	0.76%	0.77
	JKNPP	Bashir Ud Din	346	0.62%	2.51
Margin of victory			1,816	3.24%	3.89
Turnout			56,132	82.09%	4.43
Registered electors			68,379		16.44
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	0.72

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Ghani Malik	14,268	31.28%	3.87
	Independent	Haji Mumtaz Ahmad Khan	11,020	24.16%	New
	JKPDP	Mumtaz Kouser	5,193	11.39%	8.49
	Independent	Prem Singh	4,892	10.73%	New
	INC	Shafiq-Ur-Rehman	3,280	7.19%	7.12
	BJP	Mohammed Israil	2,252	4.94%	3.11
	JKNPP	Pushminder Singh	1,424	3.12%	1.66
	People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir)	Mohammed Ayub	735	1.61%	New
	BSP	Ghulam Jalani	696	1.53%	New
Margin of victory			3,248	7.12%	1.13
Turnout			45,609	77.66%	21.67
Registered electors			58,727		7.35
	JKNC hold		Swing	3.87

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Ghani Malik	12,476	35.15%	2.37
	Independent	Ajaz Ahmad Khan	9,546	26.90%	New
	Independent	Prem Singh	5,283	14.89%	New
	INC	Abdul Gani Bhat	5,079	14.31%	3.48
	JKPDP	Mumtaz Kouser	1,027	2.89%	New
	BJP	Din Mohammed	650	1.83%	5.26
	JKNPP	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din	518	1.46%	0.09
	Independent	Mohammed Saleem Khan	332	0.94%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Ayub	317	0.89%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rashid Wani	264	0.74%	New
Margin of victory			2,930	8.26%	4.90
Turnout			35,492	55.99%	9.97
Registered electors			63,386		46.78
	JKNC gain from JD		Swing	5.72

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Abdul Ghani Malik	11,644	40.87%	New
	JKNC	Ajaz Ahmad Khan	10,688	37.52%	10.85
	INC	Abdul Ghani Bhat	3,086	10.83%	New
	BJP	Bhagwan Singh	2,020	7.09%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Akram	660	2.32%	New
	JKNPP	Mohammed Ayub	389	1.37%	New
Margin of victory			956	3.36%	10.34
Turnout			28,487	67.01%	5.51
Registered electors			43,183		3.96
	JD gain from JKNC		Swing	7.50

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Haji Buland Khan	15,545	48.37%	12.09
	Independent	Abdul Gani	11,143	34.67%	New
	Independent	Moulana Saddrud- Din	4,587	14.27%	New
	Independent	Noor Mohammed	484	1.51%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rashid	377	1.17%	New
Margin of victory			4,402	13.70%	13.08
Turnout			32,136	72.36%	10.18
Registered electors			44,962		16.14
	JKNC hold		Swing	12.09

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Haji Buland Khan	14,348	60.47%	2.32
	INC	Mohammed Ayub Khan	7,994	33.69%	12.34
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Shah	546	2.30%	New
	Independent	Rashid Shah	428	1.80%	New
	JKNC	Jamala	413	1.74%	56.41
Margin of victory			6,354	26.78%	10.02
Turnout			23,729	62.96%	14.82
Registered electors			38,712		19.93
	JKNC hold		Swing	2.32

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Haji Buland Khan	8,723	58.15%	New
	INC	Mohammed Ayub Khan	3,203	21.35%	68.91
	JP	Abdul Gnani Bhutt	2,050	13.66%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Manhas	689	4.59%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Shan	337	2.25%	New
Margin of victory			5,520	36.80%	44.64
Turnout			15,002	47.60%	23.55
Registered electors			32,279		9.88
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	32.11

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Ayub Khan	22,638	90.26%	6.10
	Independent	Abdul Ghani	2,213	8.82%	New
	Independent	Noor Ud Din Kalana	230	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			20,425	81.44%	11.29
Turnout			25,081	71.40%	5.95
Registered electors			35,818		12.51
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gulabgarh^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Ayub Khan	23,307	96.36%	New
	JKNC	F. Mohammed	880	3.64%	New
Margin of victory			22,427	92.72%
Turnout			24,187	88.14%
Registered electors			31,836
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Kishtwar district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly