Gulmarg Assembly constituency

Gulmarg is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly^[1] of Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory of India. Gulmarg is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.^[2] It comprises Kawarhama tehsil, Kunzar tehsil and parts of Tangmarg tehsil, all in Baramulla district.^[3]

Gulmarg
Constituency No. 11 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	2002
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Peerzada Farooq Ahmed Shah
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Mohammad Abass Wani is the current MLA from Gulmarg.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	S. S. Singh		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1972	Surinder Singh		Indian National Congress
1977	Mohmad Akbar Lone		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Ghulam Hassan Mir
1987	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal
1996
2002	Ghulam Hassan Mir		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2008			Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist
2014	Mohammad Abass Wani		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2024	Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah	26,984	41.27%	New
	JKAP	Ghulam Hassan Mir	22,793	34.86%	New
	JKPDP	Shabir Ahmed Mir	6,012	9.19%	24.61
	Independent	Aadil Nazir Khan	4,656	7.12%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,494	2.28%	0.93
	Independent	Amood Gulzar	743	1.14%	New
	Independent	Umar Farooq Parry	545	0.83%	New
	Independent	Syed Ameer Suhail	506	0.77%	New
Margin of victory			4,191	6.41%	2.27
Turnout			65,386	72.41%	0.71
Registered electors			90,296		4.65
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	7.46

Assembly Election 2014

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Mohammad Abass Wani	22,957	33.81%	15.95
	Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist	Ghulam Hassan Mir	20,146	29.67%	7.14
	Independent	Shabir Ahmad Mir	11,083	16.32%	New
	JKNC	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal	9,275	13.66%	10.16
	Independent	Tejinder Singh	1,939	2.86%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	917	1.35%	New
	All J & K Kisan Majdoor Party	Abdul Ahad Sheikh	645	0.95%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Akram Mir	547	0.81%	New
Margin of victory			2,811	4.14%	8.85
Turnout			67,905	71.71%	11.91
Registered electors			94,700		14.19
	JKPDP gain from Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist		Swing	3.00

Assembly Election 2008

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist	Ghulam Hassan Mir	18,253	36.81%	New
	JKNC	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal	11,812	23.82%	1.98
	JKPDP	Ghulam Mohi Ud Din Sheikh	8,854	17.85%	60.31
	JKNPP	Mohammed Maqbool Malik	1,974	3.98%	New
	Socialist Democratic Party (India)	Abdul Ahad Malik	1,322	2.67%	New
	Independent	Irshada Akhtar	1,219	2.46%	New
	BSP	Mohammed Shafi Bhat	1,037	2.09%	New
	BJP	Nazir Ahmad Mir	998	2.01%	New
	LJP	Abdul Hamid Malik	819	1.65%	New
	JKANC	Syed Noor Ul Amin	766	1.54%	New
	SP	Ghulam Rasool Malik	749	1.51%	New
Margin of victory			6,441	12.99%	43.34
Turnout			49,592	59.80%	9.37
Registered electors			82,935		17.84
	Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist gain from JKPDP		Swing	41.36

Assembly Election 2002

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Ghulam Hassan Mir	27,737	78.16%	New
	JKNC	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal	7,749	21.84%	27.39
Margin of victory			19,988	56.33%	51.68
Turnout			35,486	50.52%	13.42
Registered electors			70,378		19.09
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal	18,575	49.23%	13.13
	INC	Ghulam Hassan Mir	16,822	44.59%	New
	JD	Ghulam Rasool Dar	2,333	6.18%	New
Margin of victory			1,753	4.65%	23.63
Turnout			37,730	65.16%	13.23
Registered electors			59,098		47.48
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1987

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Sheikh Mustafa Kamal	19,260	62.36%	0.17
	Independent	Ghulam Hassan Mir	10,526	34.08%	New
	JKNC	Syed Nisar Ahmad Nisar	967	3.13%	59.40
Margin of victory			8,734	28.28%	14.51
Turnout			30,885	78.95%	9.24
Registered electors			40,073		15.27
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ghulam Hassan Mir	14,747	62.53%	16.06
	INC	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Beg	4,657	19.75%	12.12
	JKNC	Nisar Ahmad Nisar	3,810	16.16%	62.44
	Independent	Piaray Lal	368	1.56%	New
Margin of victory			10,090	42.79%	24.12
Turnout			23,582	72.53%	28.67
Registered electors			34,765		31.84
	JKNC hold		Swing	16.06

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohmad Akbar Lone	15,700	78.59%	New
	JP	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Beg	2,334	11.68%	New
	INC	Ghulam Ahmad Lone	1,524	7.63%	43.29
	Independent	Thakur Mangat Singh	418	2.09%	New
Margin of victory			13,366	66.91%	35.84
Turnout			19,976	40.85%	18.77
Registered electors			51,007		67.42
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	27.68

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Surinder Singh	8,987	50.91%	31.51
	Independent	Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Beg	3,502	19.84%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Akbar	1,735	9.83%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Qadir	1,322	7.49%	New
	Independent	Mehraudin	744	4.22%	New
	Independent	S. Jalaluddin Qadir	525	2.97%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Ahmad Bhat	353	2.00%	New
	Independent	Nissar Ahmad	252	1.43%	New
	Independent	Abdul Aziz Reshi	231	1.31%	New
Margin of victory			5,485	31.07%	30.12
Turnout			17,651	60.31%	13.00
Registered electors			30,467		10.67
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	29.68

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	S. S. Singh	9,970	80.60%	New
	INC	G. M. B. Jalile	2,400	19.40%	New
Margin of victory			7,570	61.20%
Turnout			12,370	46.93%
Registered electors			27,530
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
• Baramulla district