Rafiabad Assembly constituency

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

Rafiabad
Constituency No. 8 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramulla
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Javaid Ahmad Dar
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Ghulam Rasool Kar		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967			Indian National Congress
1972	Mohammed Yosuf Dar
1977	Mohammad Dilawar Mir		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987	Ghulam Mohammed Khan
1996	Mohammad Dilawar Mir		Janata Dal
2002			Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2006 By-election			Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2008	Javid Ahmad Dar		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2014	Yawar Ahmad Mir		Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2024	Javid Ahmad Dar		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Javid Ahmad Dar	28,783	40.42%	New
	JKAP	Yawar Ahmad Mir	19,581	27.50%	New
	Independent	Muzafar Ahmad Dar	8,473	11.90%	New
	JKPC	Abdul Gani Vakil	6,370	8.95%	3.39
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad Mir	1,627	2.29%	New
	DPAP	Sajad Ahmad Dar	1,456	2.04%	New
	JKPDP	Altaf Hussain Malik	1,400	1.97%	30.35
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,193	1.68%	0.67
Margin of victory			9,202	12.92%	8.71
Turnout			71,203	55.16%	14.01
Registered electors			1,29,092		61.03
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	8.11

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Yawar Ahmad Mir	17,918	32.31%	2.99
	INC	Abdul Gani Vakil	15,584	28.10%	7.67
	JKNC	Javid Ahmad Dar	14,980	27.01%	8.88
	JKPC	Khursheed Ahmad Khan	3,080	5.55%	New
	Independent	Fayaz Ahmad Malik	776	1.40%	New
	BJP	Desh Kumar Nehru	634	1.14%	New
	JKNPP	Abdul Majeed Dar	483	0.87%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	556	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			2,334	4.21%	3.62
Turnout			55,451	69.17%	17.31
Registered electors			80,165		13.07
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing	3.58

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Javid Ahmad Dar	13,198	35.89%	New
	JKPDP	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	12,982	35.30%	20.28
	INC	Abdul Gani Vakil	7,513	20.43%	New
	Independent	Harbajan Singh	840	2.28%	New
	JKANC	Ghulam Ahmad Dar	671	1.82%	New
	Independent	Farooq Ahmad Yatoo	461	1.25%	New
	BSP	Sona Ullah Lone	438	1.19%	New
Margin of victory			216	0.59%	16.52
Turnout			36,772	51.86%	23.66
Registered electors			70,900		5.78
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	19.69

Assembly By-election 2006

2006 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Rafiabad^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	28,138	55.59%	32.80
	JKNC	Mohammed Maqbool Mir	19,479	38.48%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Maqbool War	1,760	3.48%	0.97
	JKNPP	Abdul Khaliq Sheikh	1,244	2.46%	New
Margin of victory			8,659	17.11%	15.19
Turnout			50,621	75.52%	22.98
Registered electors			67,026		6.49
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing	20.58

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	11,576	35.00%	7.43
	INC	Abdul Gani Vakil	10,944	33.09%	24.35
	JKPDP	Javid Ahmad Dar	7,535	22.78%	New
	Independent	Harbajan Singh Datta	1,106	3.34%	New
	BJP	Mohamad Maqbool War	829	2.51%	2.43
	Independent	Ranjeet Singh	574	1.74%	New
	JD(U)	Haji Khaliq Sheikh	508	1.54%	New
Margin of victory			632	1.91%	14.72
Turnout			33,072	52.55%	11.67
Registered electors			62,942		25.19
	JKNC gain from JD		Swing	9.20

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	9,084	44.20%	New
	JKNC	Ghulam Mohammed Khan	5,666	27.57%	12.42
	INC	Mohammed Yousaf Dar	1,796	8.74%	New
	BJP	Mohammad Maqbool War	1,014	4.93%	New
	Independent	Kartar Singh	855	4.16%	New
	JKNPP	Gaini Sanant Singh	832	4.05%	New
	Independent	Harbachan Singh	472	2.30%	New
Margin of victory			3,418	16.63%	0.53
Turnout			20,550	43.97%	34.06
Registered electors			50,276		21.70
	JD gain from JKNC		Swing	4.22

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ghulam Mohammed Khan	12,378	39.99%	9.88
	Independent	Abdul Majid Bhat	7,066	22.83%	New
	Independent	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	6,268	20.25%	New
	JKNC	Shiekh Bashir Ali	4,630	14.96%	34.91
	Independent	Habib Ulla Ahang	613	1.98%	New
Margin of victory			5,312	17.16%	17.34
Turnout			30,955	77.31%	3.27
Registered electors			41,312		13.78
	JKNC hold		Swing	9.88

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	12,976	49.87%	18.65
	JKNC	Sheikh Bashir Ali Vakil	4,000	15.37%	53.15
	INC	Abdul Ghani Ganai	3,850	14.80%	1.60
	JI	Abdul Majjid Bhat	2,785	10.70%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Maqbool	1,276	4.90%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Ahmed	772	2.97%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Rasool Bhat	361	1.39%	New
Margin of victory			8,976	34.50%	17.63
Turnout			26,020	76.88%	2.91
Registered electors			36,308		16.40
	JKNC hold		Swing	18.65

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Dilawar Mir	14,696	68.52%	New
	INC	Ghulam Rasool Kar	3,517	16.40%	45.22
	JP	Ghulam Mustafa	2,881	13.43%	New
	Independent	Abdul Ahad Sheikh	353	1.65%	New
Margin of victory			11,179	52.12%	28.88
Turnout			21,447	72.21%	4.09
Registered electors			31,192		4.17
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	6.90

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Yosuf Dar	12,971	61.62%	3.77
	Independent	Abdul Ahmad Mir	8,079	38.38%	New
Margin of victory			4,892	23.24%	7.53
Turnout			21,050	66.45%	7.77
Registered electors			32,550		19.71
	INC hold		Swing	3.77

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ghulam Rasool Kar	8,951	57.85%	New
	JKNC	J. Singh	6,521	42.15%	New
Margin of victory			2,430	15.71%
Turnout			15,472	59.06%	56.90
Registered electors			27,190		2.75
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ghulam Rasool Kar	Unopposed
Registered electors			26,461
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Rafiabad, India
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly