KUPWARA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2002
MIR SAIFULLAH
JKN
Elections held
10
1967–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2002
132
0.30% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INDGh.Qadir Mir
- Votes
- 19,101
- Vote share
- 43.52%
- Behind by
- 132
Electors
80,536
Total votes polled
43,889
Valid votes
43,889
NOTA votes
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Turnout
54.5%
Full result, 2002
8 candidates · 43,889 valid votes
MIR SAIFULLAHJKNwon
19,233
43.8%
Gh.Qadir MirIND
19,101
43.5%
Chowdhary Salam-u-dinINC
2,085
4.8%
Mohd Ashraf LoneLJNSP
1,062
2.4%
Nazir Ahmad KhanJKAL
994
2.3%
Mohd Asdullah BhatIND
594
1.4%
MOHD YOUSF BEIGHIND
562
1.3%
AB. GANI DARIND
258
0.6%
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.
