Pahalgam Assembly constituency

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

Pahalgam
Constituency No. 47 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Anantnag
Lok Sabha constituency	Anantnag-Rajouri
Established	1967

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1967	Makhan Lal Fotedar		Indian National Congress
1972
1977	Piyare Lal Handoo		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987	Rafi Ahmed Mir
1996	Abdul Kabir Bhat
2002	Mehbooba Mufti		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2004 By-election	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
2008	Rafi Ahmad Mir
2014	Altaf Ahmad Wani		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Altaf Ahmad Wani	26,210	52.25%	New
	JKAP	Rafi Ahmed Mir	12,454	24.83%	New
	JKPDP	Shabir Ahmad Sediqui	8,051	16.05%	27.02
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,502	2.99%	1.12
	Independent	Showket Ahmad Bhat	950	1.89%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Maqbool Khan	602	1.20%	New
	JKANC	Shabir Ahmad Padder	394	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			13,756	27.42%	25.82
Turnout			50,163	71.98%	2.22
Registered electors			69,693		13.94

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Altaf Ahmad Wani	25,232	44.67%	17.52
	JKPDP	Rafi Ahmad Mir	24,328	43.07%	6.22
	INC	Irfan Abid	2,148	3.80%	2.23
	BJP	Sofi Yousuf	1,943	3.44%	2.04
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,056	1.87%	New
	Independent	Farooq Ahmad Rather	788	1.39%	New
	BSP	Shabir Ahmad Shah	503	0.89%	0.00
	JKPC	Anwar Jaan	492	0.87%	New
Margin of victory			904	1.60%	20.54
Turnout			56,490	69.75%	0.49
Registered electors			80,985		15.32
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	4.62

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pahalgam^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Rafi Ahmad Mir	24,316	49.29%	15.98
	JKNC	Altaf Ahmad Wani	13,394	27.15%	0.83
	Independent	Irfan Ahmad Bhat	3,861	7.83%	New
	BJP	Mohammad Yousuf Sofi	2,702	5.48%	New
	LJP	Majid Ashraf Mir	1,093	2.22%	New
	INC	Abdul Gani Bhat	778	1.58%	New
	JKANC	Shabir Ahmad Padder	759	1.54%	New
	Independent	Khadim Hussain Mirza	699	1.42%	New
	JD(U)	Ghulam Doyee	517	1.05%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Khalil Bhat	468	0.95%	New
	BSP	Fayaz Ahmad Wani	438	0.89%	New
Margin of victory			10,922	22.14%	15.15
Turnout			49,334	70.25%	48.61
Registered electors			70,229		9.53
	JKPDP hold		Swing	15.98

Assembly By-election 2004

2004 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Pahalgam^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Mufti Mohammad Sayeed	9,056	65.27%	20.16
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmad Mir	3,882	27.98%	5.84
	Independent	Bashir Ahmad	521	3.75%	New
	Samata Party	Mohammad Yousaf	416	3.00%	New
Margin of victory			5,174	37.29%	26.00
Turnout			13,875	21.64%	11.38
Registered electors			64,121		11.78
	JKPDP hold		Swing	20.16

Assembly Election 2002

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Mehbooba Mufti	8,544	45.11%	New
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmed Mir	6,405	33.82%	28.00
	CPI(M)	Ghulam Nabi	1,788	9.44%	New
	INC	Mohammed Yousuf	920	4.86%	13.48
	JKNPP	Vinod Kumar	501	2.65%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Yousuf Malik	401	2.12%	0.45
	Independent	Nazir Ahmed Khan	381	2.01%	New
Margin of victory			2,139	11.29%	32.19
Turnout			18,940	33.02%	14.64
Registered electors			57,363		22.92
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing	16.70

Assembly Election 1996

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Kabir Bhat	13,749	61.81%	8.92
	INC	Gulshan Akhter	4,078	18.33%	New
	JD	Muzaffar Khalid	2,468	11.10%	New
	JKAL	Abdul Rashid Misger	1,578	7.09%	New
	BJP	Rakesh Koul	370	1.66%	New
Margin of victory			9,671	43.48%	34.43
Turnout			22,243	49.51%	27.73
Registered electors			46,668		14.46
	JKNC hold		Swing	8.92

Assembly Election 1987

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Rafi Ahmad Mir	16,257	52.89%	3.88
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Hagroo	13,476	43.84%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Vaid	580	1.89%	New
	Independent	Mukhtar Abbas Khan	345	1.12%	New
Margin of victory			2,781	9.05%	11.48
Turnout			30,737	77.70%	1.44
Registered electors			40,771		13.61
	JKNC hold		Swing	3.88

Assembly Election 1983

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Piyare Lal Handoo	15,654	56.77%	12.00
	INC	Mohammed Tahir	9,995	36.25%	24.98
	JKNC	Manzoor Ahmad Gaina	1,402	5.08%	63.69
	Independent	Ghulam Hassan Inqalibi	521	1.89%	New
Margin of victory			5,659	20.52%	28.30
Turnout			27,572	80.11%	4.89
Registered electors			35,886		20.27
	JKNC hold		Swing	12.00

Assembly Election 1977

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Piyare Lal Handoo	14,764	68.78%	New
	JP	Ghulam Rasool Kochah	4,283	19.95%	New
	INC	Mohammed Tahir	2,420	11.27%	67.35
Margin of victory			10,481	48.82%	8.43
Turnout			21,467	77.13%	6.51
Registered electors			29,839		10.69
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Makhan Lal Fotedar	16,628	78.63%	New
	Independent	Hami Ullah	4,520	21.37%	New
Margin of victory			12,108	57.25%
Turnout			21,148	80.47%	78.45
Registered electors			26,957		6.79
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Makhan Lal Fotedar	Unopposed
Registered electors			25,244
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• Pahalgam
• Anantnag district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly