KUPWARA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2008
MIR SAIFULLAH
JKN
Elections held
10
1967–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2008
5,182
9.33% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
JKPDPFAYAZ AHMAD MIR
- Votes
- 11,514
- Vote share
- 20.74%
- Behind by
- 5,182
Electors
88,942
Total votes polled
55,525
Valid votes
55,525
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.4%
Full result, 2008
19 candidates · 55,525 valid votes
MIR SAIFULLAHJKNwon
16,696
30.1%
FAYAZ AHMAD MIRJKPDP
11,514
20.7%
SHABNAM GANI LONEIND
11,050
19.9%
ABDUL MAJEED KHANIND
2,673
4.8%
ABDUL AHAD MIRPDF
2,495
4.5%
ABDUL MAJEED SHEIKHJKDPN
2,237
4.0%
CHOWDRY SALAM - UD -DININC
2,046
3.7%
SONAULLA BHATIND
814
1.5%
NAZIR AHMAD KHANBJP
759
1.4%
ABDUL REHMAN LONEJP
697
1.3%
MANZOOR AHMAD MIRIND
640
1.1%
MOHD MAQBOOL MIRJKANC
612
1.1%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
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.
