KOKERNAG
Assembly seat no. 42 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2024
Zafar Ali Khatana
JKN
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 8
Margin, 2024
6,162
10.72% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JKPDPHaroon Rashid Khatana
- Votes
- 11,787
- Vote share
- 20.51%
- Behind by
- 6,162
Electors
91,504
Total votes polled
57,477
Valid votes
57,477
NOTA votes
1,561
2.72% of votes polled
Turnout
62.8%
Full result, 2024
10 candidates · 57,477 valid votes
Zafar Ali KhatanaJKNwon
17,949
31.2%
Haroon Rashid KhatanaJKPDP
11,787
20.5%
Gulzar Ahmad KhatanaIND
8,066
14.0%
Anwar JaanIND
6,977
12.1%
Roshan Hussain Khan GojarBJP
4,173
7.3%
Dr Ishfaq Ahmed ChodharyIND
3,007
5.2%
Bashir Ahmad KhariIND
1,628
2.8%
Mohammad Sharief ShahIND
1,113
1.9%
Mohammad WaqarJAKAP
847
1.5%
Abrar Ahmad GojjarIND
369
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 8 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Zafar Ali Khatana | JKN | 17,949 | 31.23% | Haroon Rashid Khatana | 6,162 |
| 2014 | ABDUL RAHIM RATHER | JKPDP | 24,284 | 42.30% | PEERZADA MOHAMMAD SYED | 4,571 |
| 2008 | PEERZADA MOHD. SYED | INC | 13,384 | 26.75% | GULAM NABI BHAT | 1,270 |
| 2002 | Peerzada Mohd. Syed | INC | 3,356 | 38.06% | GH. RASOOL MALIK | 436 |
| 1996 | SYED ABDUL RASHID | JKN | 11,436 | 49.88% | ABDUL RASHID RATHER | 7,291 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above