BANIHAL
Assembly seat no. 55 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1972.
Winner, 2002
Molvi Abdul Rashid
IND
Elections held
9
1972–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2002
6,674
27.83% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
JKNMOHD. FAROOQ MIR
- Votes
- 4,719
- Vote share
- 19.68%
- Behind by
- 6,674
Electors
59,137
Total votes polled
23,980
Valid votes
23,980
NOTA votes
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Turnout
40.5%
Full result, 2002
9 candidates · 23,980 valid votes
Molvi Abdul RashidINDwon
11,393
47.5%
MOHD. FAROOQ MIRJKN
4,719
19.7%
Mohd Ayub khanINC
4,289
17.9%
Mohd YousufBSP
1,012
4.2%
ABDUL AZIZIND
767
3.2%
Bahar Ahmed RonyalPDP
737
3.1%
Peer Abdul MajeedJKNPP
489
2.0%
Gazanfar AliIND
460
1.9%
JAVED AHMED SHAHIND
114
0.5%
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.
