BANIHAL
Assembly seat no. 55 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1972.
Winner, 2024
Sajad Shaheen
JKN
Elections held
9
1972–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2024
6,110
6.71% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JKPDPImtiaz Ahmed Shan
- Votes
- 27,018
- Vote share
- 29.66%
- Behind by
- 6,110
Electors
1,26,315
Total votes polled
91,082
Valid votes
91,082
NOTA votes
1,631
1.79% of votes polled
Turnout
72.1%
Full result, 2024
7 candidates · 91,082 valid votes
Sajad ShaheenJKNwon
33,128
36.4%
Imtiaz Ahmed ShanJKPDP
27,018
29.7%
Vikar Rasool WaniINC
20,458
22.5%
Mohd Saleem BhatBJP
6,285
6.9%
Munazar Ahmed MalikIND
1,071
1.2%
Bashir Ahmed ShanIND
837
0.9%
Mudassir AzmatAAAP
654
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sajad Shaheen | JKN | 33,128 | 36.37% | Imtiaz Ahmed Shan | 6,110 |
| 2014 | VIKAR RASOOL WANI | INC | 17,671 | 30.65% | BASHIR AHMED RUNYAL | 4,349 |
| 2008 | VIKAR RASOOL | INC | 8,287 | 17.38% | SHOWKAT JAVED | 3,033 |
| 2002 | Molvi Abdul Rashid | IND | 11,393 | 47.51% | MOHD. FAROOQ MIR | 6,674 |
| 1996 | MOHD. FAROOQ MIR | IND | 10,925 | 46.69% | MOLVI ABDUL RASHID | 3,147 |
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 BANIHAL assembly constituency in 2024?
Sajad Shaheen (JKN) won BANIHAL in 2024, by a margin of 6,110 votes.
Which party has won BANIHAL the most times?
JKN, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has BANIHAL gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1972 to 2024.
Who has won BANIHAL the most times?
MOLVI ABDUL RASHID, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1987.
