KUPWARA
Assembly seat no. 3 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 2014
BASHIR AHMAD DAR
JPC
Elections held
10
1967–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 10
Margin, 2014
151
0.21% of valid votes
Result, 2014
Runner-up
JKPDPMIR MOHD FAYAZ
- Votes
- 24,603
- Vote share
- 34.26%
- Behind by
- 151
Electors
1,07,033
Total votes polled
71,818
Valid votes
71,818
NOTA votes
664
0.92% of votes polled
Turnout
67.1%
Full result, 2014
12 candidates · 71,818 valid votes
BASHIR AHMAD DARJPCwon
24,754
34.5%
MIR MOHD FAYAZJKPDP
24,603
34.3%
MIR SAIFULLAHJKN
17,390
24.2%
AB REHMAN LONEBJP
790
1.1%
WALI MOHD KHANJKNPP
672
0.9%
GH HASSAN SHEIKHAJKMP
598
0.8%
ADV. MOHD AMIN PEERIND
582
0.8%
GH RASOOL MALIKINC
561
0.8%
JAVID AHMAD WANIIND
412
0.6%
MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHIEKHIND
352
0.5%
SARDAR KHANBSP
283
0.4%
SAIFULLAH KHANNCP
157
0.2%
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.
