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SHOPIAN

Assembly seat no. 37 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.

Winner, 1987
SHEIKH MOHD. MANSOOR
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1987
336
0.89% of valid votes

Result, 1987

Winner
Votes
18,083
Vote share
48.00%
Margin
336
Runner-up
INDABDUL AHAD THOKER
Votes
17,747
Vote share
47.11%
Behind by
336
Electors
47,495
Total votes polled
37,671
Valid votes
37,671
NOTA votes
Turnout
79.3%

Full result, 1987

6 candidates · 37,671 valid votes

1987 election →
SHEIKH MOHD. MANSOORJKNwon
18,083
48.0%
ABDUL AHAD THOKERIND
17,747
47.1%
ABDUL RAHMAN BHATCPI
1,285
3.4%
DAULAT HUSSANIND
205
0.5%
NAZIR AHMAD GATTOOIND
200
0.5%
AYUB MALIKIND
151
0.4%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2024Shabir Ahmad KullayIND14,11323.74%Sheikh Mohammad Rafi1,207
2014MOHD YOUSUF BHATJKPDP14,26234.20%SHABIR AHMAD KULLAY2,366
2008ABDUL RAZAQ WAGAYJKPDP8,00621.23%MOHD. SHAFI2,798
2002Gh. Hassan KhanPDP4,08327.20%Sheikh Mohd. Rafi720
1996SHIEKH MOHD. RAFIJKN10,34049.10%GH. NABI SHAH3,300

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%44%67%89%19621967197219771983198719962002200820142024Turnout

Winning margin

0%11%23%34%46%1967197219771983198719962002200820142024Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the SHOPIAN assembly constituency in 2024?

Shabir Ahmad Kullay (IND) won SHOPIAN in 2024, by a margin of 1,207 votes.

Which party has won SHOPIAN the most times?

JKN, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.

How many times has SHOPIAN gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1962 to 2024.

Who has won SHOPIAN the most times?

SHEIKH MOHD. MANSOOR, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1987.

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