MENDHAR
Assembly seat no. 90 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
NISAR AHMED KHAN
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1996
2,460
5.51% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INDJAVED AHMED RANA
- Votes
- 14,256
- Vote share
- 31.95%
- Behind by
- 2,460
Electors
65,888
Total votes polled
44,613
Valid votes
44,613
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.7%
Full result, 1996
7 candidates · 44,613 valid votes
NISAR AHMED KHANJKNwon
16,716
37.5%
JAVED AHMED RANAIND
14,256
31.9%
SARDAR RAFIQ HUSSAIN KHANJD
5,645
12.7%
CH. LAL MOHD. SABIRINC
4,946
11.1%
CH. MOHD. SADEEQ NAZBJP
2,507
5.6%
MOHD. RASHIDBSP
401
0.9%
CH. MAHMOOD AHMEDIND
142
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Javed Ahmed Rana | JKN | 32,176 | 38.89% | Murtaza Ahmed Khan | 14,906 |
| 2014 | JAVED AHMED RANA | JKN | 31,186 | 47.75% | MOHD MAHROOF KHAN | 9,025 |
| 2008 | SARDAR RAFIQ HUSSAIN KHAN | JKPDP | 29,036 | 47.63% | JAVID AHMED RANA | 742 |
| 2002 | Javed Ahmad Rana | JKN | 24,530 | 51.39% | Rafiq Hussain Khan | 7,865 |
| 1996 | NISAR AHMED KHAN | JKN | 16,716 | 37.47% | JAVED AHMED RANA | 2,460 |
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 MENDHAR assembly constituency in 2024?
Javed Ahmed Rana (JKN) won MENDHAR in 2024, by a margin of 14,906 votes.
Which party has won MENDHAR the most times?
JKN, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has MENDHAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won MENDHAR the most times?
Javed Ahmed Rana, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.







