GANDERBAL
Assembly seat no. 18 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
FAROOQ ABDULLAH
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 7 of 11
Margin, 1996
12,823
54.79% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCQAZI MOHD. AFZAL
- Votes
- 3,617
- Vote share
- 15.46%
- Behind by
- 12,823
Electors
49,558
Total votes polled
23,403
Valid votes
23,403
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.2%
Full result, 1996
4 candidates · 23,403 valid votes
FAROOQ ABDULLAHJKNwon
16,440
70.3%
QAZI MOHD. AFZALINC
3,617
15.5%
MOHD. YOUSUFIND
1,729
7.4%
MOHD. AKBARJD
1,617
6.9%
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
