KOKERNAG
Assembly seat no. 42 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 1996
SYED ABDUL RASHID
JKN
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 8
Margin, 1996
7,291
31.80% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JKALABDUL RASHID RATHER
- Votes
- 4,145
- Vote share
- 18.08%
- Behind by
- 7,291
Electors
58,733
Total votes polled
22,928
Valid votes
22,928
NOTA votes
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Turnout
39.0%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 22,928 valid votes
SYED ABDUL RASHIDJKNwon
11,436
49.9%
ABDUL RASHID RATHERJKAL
4,145
18.1%
PEERZADA MOHMAD SAYEEDINC
3,575
15.6%
PEERZADA ABDUL HAMEEDJD
1,930
8.4%
YOUSUFJPP
810
3.5%
GH. MOHMAD TANTRAYBJP
601
2.6%
MOHD. YASIN HADIAIICT
431
1.9%
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
