SURANKOTE
Assembly seat no. 88 in Jammu and Kashmir · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 5 times since 1996.
Winner, 1996
MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH
JKN
Elections held
5
1996–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 5
Margin, 1996
8,532
18.08% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCCH. MOHD. ASLAM
- Votes
- 18,743
- Vote share
- 39.71%
- Behind by
- 8,532
Electors
64,230
Total votes polled
47,201
Valid votes
47,201
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.5%
Full result, 1996
5 candidates · 47,201 valid votes
MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAHJKNwon
27,275
57.8%
CH. MOHD. ASLAMINC
18,743
39.7%
MOHD. ASLAMBJP
398
0.8%
MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQJD
395
0.8%
MOHD. SHARIEF SHADIND
390
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 5 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Choudhary Mohammed Akram | IND | 34,201 | 39.37% | Mohd Shahnawaz | 8,851 |
| 2014 | CH MOHD AKRAM | INC | 30,584 | 46.45% | MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH | 8,064 |
| 2008 | MOHD. ASLAM | INC | 28,102 | 44.22% | MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH BUKHARI | 2,051 |
| 2002 | Mushtaq Ahmad Shah | JKN | 15,243 | 45.84% | MOHD ASLAM | 1,972 |
| 1996 | MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH | JKN | 27,275 | 57.78% | CH. MOHD. ASLAM | 8,532 |
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 SURANKOTE assembly constituency in 2024?
Choudhary Mohammed Akram (IND) won SURANKOTE in 2024, by a margin of 8,851 votes.
Which party has won SURANKOTE the most times?
INC, with 2 of the 5 wins recorded since 1996.
How many times has SURANKOTE gone to the polls?
5 times, from 1996 to 2024.
Who has won SURANKOTE the most times?
Choudhary Mohammed Akram, with 1 win between 2024 and 2024.







