KUPWARA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1987
MUSHTAQ AHMED LONE
JKN
Elections held
10
1967–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 1987
1,779
5.24% of valid votes
Result, 1987
Runner-up
JKPABDUL HAQ KHAN
- Votes
- 10,806
- Vote share
- 31.83%
- Behind by
- 1,779
Electors
50,762
Total votes polled
33,954
Valid votes
33,954
NOTA votes
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Turnout
66.9%
Full result, 1987
5 candidates · 33,954 valid votes
MUSHTAQ AHMED LONEJKNwon
12,585
37.1%
ABDUL HAQ KHANJKP
10,806
31.8%
MOHMAD ASHRAF SEHRAIIND
8,959
26.4%
ZAHUR AHMED WANIIND
1,189
3.5%
ABDUL JABBR HAJAMIND
415
1.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mir Mohammad Fayaz | JKPDP | 27,773 | 44.76% | Nasir Aslam Wani | 9,797 |
| 2014 | BASHIR AHMAD DAR | JPC | 24,754 | 34.47% | MIR MOHD FAYAZ | 151 |
| 2008 | MIR SAIFULLAH | JKN | 16,696 | 30.07% | FAYAZ AHMAD MIR | 5,182 |
| 2002 | MIR SAIFULLAH | JKN | 19,233 | 43.82% | Gh.Qadir Mir | 132 |
| 1996 | SAIFULLAH MIR | JKN | 5,766 | 37.90% | CH. SALAM-UD-DIN | 1,011 |
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 KUPWARA assembly constituency in 2024?
Mir Mohammad Fayaz (JKPDP) won KUPWARA in 2024, by a margin of 9,797 votes.
Which party has won KUPWARA the most times?
JKN, with 6 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has KUPWARA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2024.
Who has won KUPWARA the most times?
MIR SAIFULLAH, with 2 wins between 2002 and 2008.
