GANDERBAL
Assembly seat no. 18 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1987
FAROOQ ABDULLA
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1987
22,809
59.37% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
INDABDUL KHALIQ SOFI
- Votes
- 7,446
- Vote share
- 19.38%
- Behind by
- 22,809
Electors
47,051
Total votes polled
38,418
Valid votes
38,418
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.7%
Full result, 1987
4 candidates · 38,418 valid votes
FAROOQ ABDULLAJKNwon
30,255
78.8%
ABDUL KHALIQ SOFIIND
7,446
19.4%
GHULAM HASSAN MIRIND
609
1.6%
MOHAMAD MUSTAFA KAMAL BHATIND
108
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Omar Abdullah | JKN | 32,727 | 43.80% | Bashir Ahmad Mir | 10,574 |
| 2014 | ISHFAQ AHMAD SHEIKH | JKN | 19,478 | 36.38% | QAZI MOHAMMAD AFZAL | 597 |
| 2008 | OMAR ABDULLAH | JKN | 16,519 | 41.49% | QAZI MOHAMMAD AFZAL | 8,215 |
| 2002 | Qazi Mohd Afzal | PDP | 11,622 | 48.26% | Omar Abdullah | 2,870 |
| 1996 | FAROOQ ABDULLAH | JKN | 16,440 | 70.25% | QAZI MOHD. AFZAL | 12,823 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above