SOPORE
Assembly seat no. 7 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1996
HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKIL
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1996
11,599
51.78% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCGH. NABI MIRCHA
- Votes
- 2,842
- Vote share
- 12.69%
- Behind by
- 11,599
Electors
64,495
Total votes polled
22,400
Valid votes
22,400
NOTA votes
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Turnout
34.7%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 22,400 valid votes
HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKILJKNwon
14,441
64.5%
GH. NABI MIRCHAINC
2,842
12.7%
GHULAM NABI SOFIJD
1,734
7.7%
GH. NABI LONEIND
1,257
5.6%
GHULAM MOHD. MALIKIND
1,091
4.9%
AB. RASHID WANIIND
1,035
4.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Irshad Rasool Kar | JKN | 26,975 | 52.33% | Mursaleen Aajir | 20,356 |
| 2014 | ABDUL RASHID DAR | INC | 8,429 | 26.38% | NAZIR AHMAD NAIKOO | 2,755 |
| 2008 | MOHD ASHRAF GANIE | JKN | 4,368 | 24.24% | ABDUL RASHID DAR | 1,064 |
| 2002 | ABDUL RASHID | INC | 2,062 | 33.19% | Abdul Ahad Vakil | 547 |
| 1996 | HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKIL | JKN | 14,441 | 64.47% | GH. NABI MIRCHA | 11,599 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above