Kargil Assembly constituency

Kargil was a constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Kargil was also part of Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Kargil
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Lok Sabha constituency	Ladakh
Established	1962
Abolished	2019
Reservation	None

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Agha Sayad Ibrahim Shah		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan		Independent politician
1972			Indian National Congress
1977	Munshi Habibullah		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987	Qamar Ali Akhoon
1996
2002	Haji Nissar Ali		Independent politician
2008	Qamar Ali Akhoon		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2014	Asgar Ali Karbalai		Indian National Congress

Election results

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Asgar Ali Karbalai	22,911	50.51%	New
	JKPDP	Anayat Ali	12,406	27.35%	New
	JKNC	Kachoo Mohammad Hussain	7,363	16.23%	37.41
	BJP	Abdul Aziz	2,317	5.11%	3.48
	NOTA	None of the Above	360	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			10,505	23.16%	10.77
Turnout			45,357	75.48%	0.43
Registered electors			60,094		5.47
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	3.13

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Qamar Ali Akhoon	22,935	53.64%	10.25
	Independent	Haji Nissar Ali	17,635	41.24%	New
	JKANC	Mohammed Ismail	1,131	2.65%	New
	BJP	Ahsan Ali	695	1.63%	New
	BSP	Ahmad Hussain	361	0.84%	New
Margin of victory			5,300	12.40%	0.83
Turnout			42,757	75.05%	0.22
Registered electors			56,975		11.87
	JKNC gain from Independent		Swing	2.97

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Haji Nissar Ali	27,384	56.61%	New
	JKNC	Qamar Ali Akhoon	20,988	43.39%	14.23
Margin of victory			6,396	13.22%	15.56
Turnout			48,372	74.83%	4.90
Registered electors			64,646		22.80
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Qamar Ali Akhoon	24,183	57.62%	31.31
	INC	Hassan Khan	12,104	28.84%	New
	Independent	Nussurullah	4,792	11.42%	New
	BJP	Qasim	892	2.13%	New
Margin of victory			12,079	28.78%	49.08
Turnout			41,971	80.54%	2.31
Registered electors			52,642		1.93
	JKNC hold		Swing	31.31

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Qamar Ali Akhoon	35,559	88.93%	38.58
	Independent	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan	4,427	11.07%	New
Margin of victory			31,132	77.86%	77.16
Turnout			39,986	78.64%	1.95
Registered electors			51,646		4.79
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Munshi Habibullah	18,729	50.35%	4.07
	INC	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan	18,469	49.65%	5.38
Margin of victory			260	0.70%	9.45
Turnout			37,198	76.80%	5.00
Registered electors			49,284		39.51
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Munshi Habibullah	13,549	54.42%	New
	INC	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan	11,021	44.27%	New
	Independent	Chnereng Motup	327	1.31%	New
Margin of victory			2,528	10.15%
Turnout			24,897	72.87%	70.48
Registered electors			35,327		3.60
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan	Unopposed
Registered electors			34,099		27.10
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan	10,868	59.79%	New
	INC	A. I. Shah	7,309	40.21%	New
Margin of victory			3,559	19.58%
Turnout			18,177	67.77%	67.75
Registered electors			26,829		21.89
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kargil^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Agha Sayad Ibrahim Shah	Unopposed
Registered electors			22,010
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

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