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SHAWNGAS

Assembly seat no. 40 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 3 times since 1977.

Winner, 1977
MOHD. ASHRAF KHAN
JKN
Elections held
3
1977–1987
Most successful party
JKN
won 2 of 3
Margin, 1977
11,406
51.44% of valid votes

Result, 1977

Winner
Votes
15,568
Vote share
70.21%
Margin
11,406
Runner-up
INCMOHAMAD MAQBOOL
Votes
4,162
Vote share
18.77%
Behind by
11,406
Electors
30,085
Total votes polled
22,173
Valid votes
22,173
NOTA votes
Turnout
73.7%

Full result, 1977

4 candidates · 22,173 valid votes

1977 election →
MOHD. ASHRAF KHANJKNwon
15,568
70.2%
MOHAMAD MAQBOOLINC
4,162
18.8%
ABDUL RASHID DARJNP
2,185
9.8%
BASHIT ANMAD KHANIND
258
1.2%

Past results

Most recent 3 of 3 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1987ABDUL RASHID DARJKN14,28343.97%JAMSEED GHULAM MOHD.6,046
1983MOHD. MAQBOOLINC14,40350.84%MOHD, ASHRAF KHAN1,361
1977MOHD. ASHRAF KHANJKN15,56870.21%MOHAMAD MAQBOOL11,406

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%45%67%90%197719831987Turnout

Winning margin

0%14%29%43%58%197719831987Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the SHAWNGAS assembly constituency in 1987?

ABDUL RASHID DAR (JKN) won SHAWNGAS in 1987, by a margin of 6,046 votes.

Which party has won SHAWNGAS the most times?

JKN, with 2 of the 3 wins recorded since 1977.

How many times has SHAWNGAS gone to the polls?

3 times, from 1977 to 1987.

Who has won SHAWNGAS the most times?

ABDUL RASHID DAR, with 1 win between 1987 and 1987.

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