KOKERNAG
Assembly seat no. 42 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 8 times since 1977.
Winner, 2002
Peerzada Mohd. Syed
INC
Elections held
8
1977–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 8
Margin, 2002
436
4.94% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
PDPGH. RASOOL MALIK
- Votes
- 2,920
- Vote share
- 33.12%
- Behind by
- 436
Electors
57,743
Total votes polled
8,817
Valid votes
8,817
NOTA votes
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Turnout
15.3%
Full result, 2002
8 candidates · 8,817 valid votes
Peerzada Mohd. SyedINCwon
3,356
38.1%
GH. RASOOL MALIKPDP
2,920
33.1%
Syed Ab. RashidJKN
925
10.5%
SHOWKET HUSSAIN WANIBJP
579
6.6%
Peerzada Ab. HameedLJNSP
401
4.5%
Mohd. Iqbal WaniIND
252
2.9%
Fayaz Ah. WaniIND
247
2.8%
Ab. Rashid RatherIND
137
1.6%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KOKERNAG assembly constituency in 2024?
Zafar Ali Khatana (JKN) won KOKERNAG in 2024, by a margin of 6,162 votes.
Which party has won KOKERNAG the most times?
JKN, with 4 of the 8 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KOKERNAG gone to the polls?
8 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won KOKERNAG the most times?
PEERZADA MOHD. SYED, with 2 wins between 1987 and 2008.
