DARHAL
Assembly seat no. 82 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1962.
Winner, 2008
ZULFKAR ALI
JKPDP
Elections held
10
1962–2014
Most successful party
JKN
won 3 of 10
Margin, 2008
4,541
6.68% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INDMOHD IQBAL
- Votes
- 14,858
- Vote share
- 21.87%
- Behind by
- 4,541
Electors
87,831
Total votes polled
67,952
Valid votes
67,952
NOTA votes
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Turnout
77.4%
Full result, 2008
12 candidates · 67,952 valid votes
ZULFKAR ALIJKPDPwon
19,399
28.6%
MOHD IQBALIND
14,858
21.9%
LIAQAT ALIJKN
14,510
21.4%
PURAN SINGHINC
12,506
18.4%
MASOOD AHMED CHOWDHARYIND
1,753
2.6%
ABDUL HAMIDIND
1,532
2.3%
MOHD FAROOQJKNPP
1,140
1.7%
DEV RAJ SHARMABJP
1,072
1.6%
SHERAZ BEGUM MIRZABSP
390
0.6%
MOHD SHABIRJKANC
300
0.4%
ALLAH DADIND
276
0.4%
MUSHTAQ HUSSAINJD(S)
216
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | CHOWDHARY ZULFKAR ALI | JKPDP | 24,381 | 31.58% | CHOUDHARY LIAQAT ALI | 5,068 |
| 2008 | ZULFKAR ALI | JKPDP | 19,399 | 28.55% | MOHD IQBAL | 4,541 |
| 2002 | Puran Singh | IND | 11,832 | 28.09% | Ch. Liaqat Ali | 217 |
| 1996 | CH. MOHD. HUSSAIN | JKN | 14,969 | 40.91% | ABDUL RASHID MIRZA | 5,166 |
| 1987 | MOHD. HUSSAIN | JKN | 28,707 | 64.34% | MOHD. SADIQ MALIK | 15,211 |
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 DARHAL assembly constituency in 2014?
CHOWDHARY ZULFKAR ALI (JKPDP) won DARHAL in 2014, by a margin of 5,068 votes.
Which party has won DARHAL the most times?
JKN, with 3 of the 10 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has DARHAL gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1962 to 2014.
Who has won DARHAL the most times?
MOHD. HUSSAIN, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1987.







