Kokernag Assembly constituency

Kokernag Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Kokernag is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Kokernag
Constituency No. 42 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Pulwama
Lok Sabha constituency	Anantnag-Rajouri
Established	1977
Reservation	ST
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Zafar Ali Khatana
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1977	Malik Ghulam Ud Din		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
1983	Malik Ghulam Ud Din
1987	Peerzada Mohammad Syed		Indian National Congress
1996	Syed Abdul Rashid		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
2002	Peerzada Mohammad Syed		Indian National Congress
2008	Peerzada Mohammad Syed
2014	Abdul Rahim Rather		Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
2024[4]	Zafar Ali Khatana		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Zafar Ali Khatana	17,949	31.23%	New
	JKPDP	Haroon Rashid Khatana	11,787	20.51%	21.79
	Independent	Gulzar Ahmad Khatana	8,066	14.03%	New
	Independent	Anwar Jaan	6,977	12.14%	New
	BJP	Roshan Hussain Khan Gojar	4,173	7.26%	4.05
	Independent	Dr Ishfaq Ahmed Chodhary	3,007	5.23%	New
	Independent	Bashir Ahmad Khari	1,628	2.83%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,561	2.72%	1.05
Margin of victory			6,162	10.72%	2.76
Turnout			57,477	62.97%	3.16
Registered electors			91,280		5.13
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	11.07

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Abdul Rahim Rather	24,284	42.30%	23.86
	INC	Peerzada Mohammad Syed	19,713	34.33%	7.58
	JKNC	Ghulam Nabi Bhat	8,248	14.37%	9.85
	BJP	Khurshid Ahmad Malik	1,842	3.21%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Hassan Khanday	1,131	1.97%	New
	JKNPP	Mohammad Yousuf Ganie	790	1.38%	New
	All Jammu and Kashmir Republican Party	Javaid Ahmad Rather	451	0.79%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	956	1.67%	New
Margin of victory			4,571	7.96%	5.42
Turnout			57,415	66.13%	4.22
Registered electors			86,825		22.09
	JKPDP gain from INC		Swing	15.54

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Peerzada Mohammad Syed	13,384	26.75%	11.31
	JKNC	Ghulam Nabi Bhat	12,114	24.21%	13.72
	JKPDP	Sehar Iqbal	9,223	18.43%	14.68
	Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist	Abdul Salam Reshi	5,858	11.71%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rahim Rather	2,714	5.42%	New
	JKANC	Ghulam Rasool Malik	1,352	2.70%	New
	People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir)	Bashir Ahmad Ahanger	978	1.95%	New
Margin of victory			1,270	2.54%	2.41
Turnout			50,030	70.35%	55.08
Registered electors			71,118		23.16
	INC hold		Swing	11.31

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Peerzada Mohammad Syed	3,356	38.06%	22.47
	JKPDP	Ghulam Rasool Malik	2,920	33.12%	New
	JKNC	Syed Abdul Rashid	925	10.49%	39.39
	BJP	Showket Hussain Wani	579	6.57%	3.95
	LJP	Peerzada Abdul Hameed	401	4.55%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Iqbal Wani	252	2.86%	New
	Independent	Fayaz Ahmed Wani	247	2.80%	New
Margin of victory			436	4.94%	26.85
Turnout			8,817	15.27%	23.77
Registered electors			57,743		1.69
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	11.82

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Syed Abdul Rashid	11,436	49.88%	New
	JKAL	Abdul Rashid Rather	4,145	18.08%	New
	INC	Peerzada Mohammad Syed	3,575	15.59%	65.32
	JD	Peerzada Abdul Hameed	1,930	8.42%	New
	JKNPP	Yousuf	810	3.53%	New
	BJP	Ghulam Mohmad Tantray	601	2.62%	New
	AIIC(T)	Mohammed Yasin Hadi	431	1.88%	New
Margin of victory			7,291	31.80%	35.53
Turnout			22,928	39.03%	47.73
Registered electors			58,733		44.88
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	31.04

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Peerzada Mohammad Syed	28,463	80.92%	41.52
	Independent	Mohammed Abdulla Sheikh	4,778	13.58%	New
	CPI(M)	Ghulam Nabi Bhat	1,349	3.84%	New
	Independent	Rashid Khan	500	1.42%	New
Margin of victory			23,685	67.33%	46.12
Turnout			35,176	87.95%	9.86
Registered electors			40,540		10.43
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	20.31

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Malik Ghulam Ud Din	17,112	60.61%	4.91
	INC	Peer Hissam Ud Din	11,123	39.39%	15.85
Margin of victory			5,989	21.21%	20.76
Turnout			28,235	80.20%	6.51
Registered electors			36,711		14.00
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Malik Ghulam Ud Din	14,854	65.52%	New
	INC	Peer Hissam Ud Din	5,339	23.55%	New
	JP	Chaudri Mohammed Shafi	2,479	10.93%	New
Margin of victory			9,515	41.97%
Turnout			22,672	74.91%
Registered electors			32,202
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Kokernag
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly