Kupwara Assembly constituency

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

Kupwara
Constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1967
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Mir Mohammad Fayaz
Party	Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Elected year	2024

Overview

Kupwara (constituency number 2) is one of the Vidhan Sabha constituencies located in Kupwara district. This constituency covers PCs 18-Sulakot, 20-Radabug, 22-Bumhama, 23-Drugmulla, 25-Gushi, 26-Batergam, 27-Dadikoot, 30-Gulgam, 31-Harrai, 32-Hayan, 33-Trehgam, 34-Guglose, 35-Kralpora, 36-Guzeryal, 37-Gundizona-Reshi. 38-Panzgam, 39-Meelyal, 40-Shooloora, 41-Dardihairi-Kharagund, 42-Kupwara, 43-Awoora, 44-Zirhama of Tehsil Kupwara and PC 55-Manzgam in Tehsil Handwara.^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	Mohammad Sultan Tantray		Indian National Congress
1972	Ghulam Mohammed Shah
1977	Assad Ullah Shah		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Peer Abdul Gani
1987	Mushtaq Ahmad Lone
1996	Saifullah Mir
2002
2008
2014	Bashir Ahmad Dar		Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
2024	Fayaz Ahmad Mir		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Fayaz Ahmad Mir	27,773	44.76%	10.50
	JKNC	Nasir Aslam Wani	17,976	28.97%	New
	JKPC	Sajad Gani Lone	7,457	12.02%	22.45
	Independent	Pirzada Firdous Ahmad	5,672	9.14%	New
	SP	Sabiha Begum	591	0.95%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Khan Pathan	575	0.93%	New
	Bhim Sena	Bashir Ahmad Malik	410	0.66%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,383	2.23%	1.30
Margin of victory			9,797	15.79%	15.58
Turnout			62,055	65.35%	1.75
Registered electors			94,956		11.28
	JKPDP gain from JKPC		Swing	10.29

Assembly Election 2014

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPC	Bashir Ahmad Dar	24,754	34.47%	New
	JKPDP	Fayaz Ahmad Mir	24,603	34.26%	13.52
	JKNC	Saifullah Mir	17,390	24.21%	5.86
	BJP	Abdul Rehman Lone	790	1.10%	New
	JKNPP	Wali Mohammed Khan	672	0.94%	New
	All J & K Kisan Majdoor Party	Ghulam Hassan Sheikh	598	0.83%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Amin Peer	582	0.81%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	664	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			151	0.21%	9.12
Turnout			71,818	67.10%	4.67
Registered electors			1,07,033		20.34
	JKPC gain from JKNC		Swing	4.40

Assembly Election 2008

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Saifullah Mir	16,696	30.07%	13.17
	JKPDP	Fayaz Ahmad Mir	11,514	20.74%	New
	Independent	Shabnam Gani Lone	11,050	19.90%	New
	Independent	Abdul Majeed Khan	2,673	4.81%	New
	People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir)	Abdul Ahad Mir	2,495	4.49%	New
	Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist	Abdul Majeed Sheikh	2,237	4.03%	New
	INC	Chowdhary Salam-U-Din	2,046	3.68%	1.00
Margin of victory			5,182	9.33%	9.04
Turnout			55,525	62.43%	7.19
Registered electors			88,942		10.44
	JKNC hold		Swing	13.17

Assembly Election 2002

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Saifullah Mir	19,233	43.24%	5.33
	Independent	Ghulam Qadir Mir	19,101	42.94%	New
	INC	Chowdhary Salam-U-Din	2,085	4.69%	26.57
	LJP	Mohammed Ashraf Lone	1,062	2.39%	New
	JKAL	Nazir Ahmad Khan	994	2.23%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Ahmad Mir	594	1.34%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Asdullah Bhat	594	1.34%	New
Margin of victory			132	0.30%	6.35
Turnout			44,483	55.23%	31.44
Registered electors			80,536		25.94
	JKNC hold		Swing	5.33

Assembly Election 1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Saifullah Mir	5,766	37.90%	0.84
	INC	Chowdhary Salam-U-Din	4,755	31.26%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din	1,301	8.55%	New
	JD	Assadullah Bhat	1,045	6.87%	New
	Independent	Din Mohammed Chichi	989	6.50%	New
	Independent	M. Y. Beigh	719	4.73%	New
	JKNPP	Ghulam Rasool Shah	637	4.19%	New
Margin of victory			1,011	6.65%	1.41
Turnout			15,212	25.97%	43.10
Registered electors			63,946		25.97
	JKNC hold		Swing	0.84

Assembly Election 1987

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mushtaq Ahmad Lone	12,585	37.06%	11.21
	JKNC	Abdul Haq Khan	10,806	31.83%	16.45
	Independent	Mohammed Ashraf Sehrai	8,959	26.39%	New
	Independent	Zahur Ahmed Wani	1,189	3.50%	New
	Independent	Abdul Jabbr Hajam	415	1.22%	New
Margin of victory			1,779	5.24%	20.79
Turnout			33,954	69.44%	6.86
Registered electors			50,762		12.13
	JKNC hold		Swing	11.21

Assembly Election 1983

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Peer Abdul Gani	13,119	48.27%	8.13
	JKNC	Abdul Haq	6,046	22.25%	34.16
	JI	Mohammed Ashraf Khan	3,717	13.68%	2.58
	Independent	Abdul Hamid Ganai	2,061	7.58%	New
	INC	Ghulam Nabi Shah	1,821	6.70%	0.03
	Independent	Qamar-U-Din	217	0.80%	New
	Independent	Abdul Jabbar	195	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			7,073	26.03%	10.59
Turnout			27,176	64.57%	0.55
Registered electors			45,271		12.27
	JKNC hold		Swing	8.13

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Assad Ullah Shah	13,780	56.41%	New
	JP	Ghulam Nabi	4,834	19.79%	New
	JI	Ashraf Sahrai	2,711	11.10%	New
	INC	Safi Ulah Butt	1,644	6.73%	68.06
	Independent	Wafadar Khan	1,320	5.40%	New
Margin of victory			8,946	36.62%	22.31
Turnout			24,430	62.70%	0.82
Registered electors			40,324		64.03
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	18.39

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ghulam Mohammed Shah	10,988	74.79%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Sultan Tantray	2,331	15.87%	New
	Independent	Sh. Ahmad Dar	1,130	7.69%	New
	Independent	Abdul Aziz Khan	242	1.65%	New
Margin of victory			8,657	58.93%
Turnout			14,691	60.74%	59.76
Registered electors			24,583		4.27
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammad Sultan Tantray	Unopposed
Registered electors			23,576
	INC win (new seat)

See also

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