MENDHAR
Assembly seat no. 90 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2002
Javed Ahmad Rana
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2002
7,865
16.48% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
INDRafiq Hussain Khan
- Votes
- 16,665
- Vote share
- 34.92%
- Behind by
- 7,865
Electors
79,826
Total votes polled
47,729
Valid votes
47,729
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.8%
Full result, 2002
5 candidates · 47,729 valid votes
Javed Ahmad RanaJKNwon
24,530
51.4%
Rafiq Hussain KhanIND
16,665
34.9%
Mohd Zaffar-UllahINC
4,299
9.0%
Majid Ahmad KhanIND
1,212
2.5%
Mumtaz Ahmad KhanIND
1,023
2.1%
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.







