Gurez Assembly constituency

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

Gurez
Constituency No. 17 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1996
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Nazir Ahmad Khan
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1996	Fakir Mohammad Khan		Independent politician[4]
2002	Nazir Ahmad Khan		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference[5]
2008[6]
2014[7]
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gurez^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Nazir Ahmad Khan	8,378	46.64%	New
	BJP	Faqir Mohammed Khan	7,246	40.34%	New
	DPAP	Nisar Ahmad Lone	1,966	10.95%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	150	0.84%	0.36
	Independent	Ghulam Rasool	113	0.63%	New
	JKPC	Mohammad Hamza Lone	109	0.61%	New
Margin of victory			1,132	6.30%	5.28
Turnout			17,962	81.16%	2.85
Registered electors			22,131		25.57
	JKNC gain from JKNC		Swing	1.64

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gurez^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Nazir Ahmad Khan	6,664	48.29%	2.78
	INC	Faqir Mohammed Khan	6,523	47.26%	2.63
	JKPDP	Mohammed Ismail Lone	448	3.25%	1.75
	Independent	Ghulam Rasool Bhat	100	0.72%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	66	0.48%	New
Margin of victory			141	1.02%	5.40
Turnout			13,801	78.31%	4.29
Registered electors			17,624		14.52
	JKNC hold		Swing	2.78

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gurez^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Nazir Ahmad Khan	5,817	51.06%	2.39
	INC	Faqeer Ahmad Khan	5,085	44.64%	43.43
	JKPDP	Nazir Ahmad Bhat	170	1.49%	New
	AIFB	Mohammed Iqbal Lone	132	1.16%	New
	BSP	Riyaz Ahmed Wani	114	1.00%	New
	Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist	Abdul Aziz Wani	74	0.65%	New
Margin of victory			732	6.43%	5.13
Turnout			11,392	74.02%	2.48
Registered electors			15,390		8.84
	JKNC hold		Swing	2.39

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gurez^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Nazir Ahmad Khan	5,782	53.45%	34.35
	Independent	Faqir Mohammed Khan	4,532	41.90%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yasin Lone	210	1.94%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi	163	1.51%	New
	INC	Hamidullah Mir	130	1.20%	16.13
Margin of victory			1,250	11.56%	0.94
Turnout			10,817	76.50%	2.58
Registered electors			14,140		42.83
	JKNC gain from Independent		Swing	23.73

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Gurez^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Faqir Mohammed Khan	2,175	29.72%	New
	JKNC	Mohammed Anwar	1,398	19.10%	New
	JD	Nazir Ahmad Khan	1,340	18.31%	New
	INC	Hamidulla Mir	1,268	17.33%	New
	JKAL	Mohammed Anwar Sheikh	548	7.49%	New
	Independent	Habibullah Mir	415	5.67%	New
	JKNPP	Shabir Ahmad Khan	174	2.38%	New
Margin of victory			777	10.62%
Turnout			7,318	76.14%
Registered electors			9,900
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

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