GANDERBAL
Assembly seat no. 18 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
Qazi Mohd Afzal
PDP
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2002
2,870
11.92% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
JKNOmar Abdullah
- Votes
- 8,752
- Vote share
- 36.34%
- Behind by
- 2,870
Electors
68,402
Total votes polled
24,081
Valid votes
24,081
NOTA votes
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Turnout
35.2%
Full result, 2002
6 candidates · 24,081 valid votes
Qazi Mohd AfzalPDPwon
11,622
48.3%
Omar AbdullahJKN
8,752
36.3%
Gh. Hassan ShahIND
1,144
4.8%
Abdul Rashid RatherIND
1,105
4.6%
Peer Ali ShahJKAL
898
3.7%
Abdul RashidBJP
560
2.3%
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