AKHNOOR
Assembly seat no. 81 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1996
GOVIND RAM
JKN
Elections held
10
1967–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1996
272
0.65% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
BJPRAM SAROOP
- Votes
- 8,583
- Vote share
- 20.38%
- Behind by
- 272
Electors
58,647
Total votes polled
42,119
Valid votes
42,119
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.8%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 42,119 valid votes
GOVIND RAMJKNwon
8,855
21.0%
RAM SAROOPBJP
8,583
20.4%
LAKHBIR SINGHBSP
7,684
18.2%
DHARAM PALINC
7,443
17.7%
KULDEEP SHARMAIND
6,401
15.2%
ASHOK KUMARIND
2,058
4.9%
SAT PALJD
738
1.8%
LAKHPAT RAIIND
179
0.4%
BANSI LALJPP
178
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mohan Lal | BJP | 49,927 | 64.87% | Ashok Kumar | 24,679 |
| 2014 | RAJEEV SHARMA | BJP | 41,901 | 53.19% | SHAM LAL SHARMA | 9,380 |
| 2008 | SHAM LAL SHARMA | INC | 31,600 | 47.97% | GOVIND RAM SHARMA | 13,884 |
| 2002 | Madan Lal Sharma | INC | 17,102 | 29.36% | GOVIND RAM SHARMA | 1,065 |
| 1996 | GOVIND RAM | JKN | 8,855 | 21.02% | RAM SAROOP | 272 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the AKHNOOR assembly constituency in 2024?
Mohan Lal (BJP) won AKHNOOR in 2024, by a margin of 24,679 votes.
Which party has won AKHNOOR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has AKHNOOR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won AKHNOOR the most times?
DHARAM PAL, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1983.
