BIJBEHARA
Assembly seat no. 45 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 6 times since 1977.
Winner, 1996
MEHBOOBA MUFTI
INC
Elections held
6
1977–2014
Most successful party
JKPDP
won 2 of 6
Margin, 1996
2,271
10.23% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JKNABDUL GANI SHAH
- Votes
- 7,780
- Vote share
- 35.05%
- Behind by
- 2,271
Electors
64,626
Total votes polled
22,196
Valid votes
22,196
NOTA votes
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Turnout
34.4%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 22,196 valid votes
MEHBOOBA MUFTIINCwon
10,051
45.3%
ABDUL GANI SHAHJKN
7,780
35.0%
MD. YUSUFJPP
1,405
6.3%
MD. ABDULLAH NADAFJD
1,203
5.4%
SRINATHJKAL
965
4.3%
VIDYA SAGARBJP
655
3.0%
DWARKA NATH RAINAAIICT
137
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 6 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ABDUL REHMAN BHAT | JKPDP | 23,581 | 48.79% | BASHIR AHMAD SHAH | 2,868 |
| 2008 | ABDUL REHMAN BHAT | JKPDP | 23,320 | 49.88% | BASHIR AHMAD SHAH | 10,274 |
| 2002 | Ab. Rehman Bhat | PDP | 5,961 | 58.32% | Haji Ab. Gani Shah | 3,877 |
| 1996 | MEHBOOBA MUFTI | INC | 10,051 | 45.28% | ABDUL GANI SHAH | 2,271 |
| 1987 | HAJI ABDUL GANI SHAH | JKN | 16,818 | 47.72% | MOHD. SULTAN | 100 |
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 BIJBEHARA assembly constituency in 2014?
ABDUL REHMAN BHAT (JKPDP) won BIJBEHARA in 2014, by a margin of 2,868 votes.
Which party has won BIJBEHARA the most times?
JKPDP, with 2 of the 6 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has BIJBEHARA gone to the polls?
6 times, from 1977 to 2014.
Who has won BIJBEHARA the most times?
ABDUL REHMAN BHAT, with 2 wins between 2008 and 2014.
