WACHI
Assembly seat no. 35 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 2008
MEHBOOBA MUFTI
JKPDP
Elections held
7
1977–2014
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 7
Margin, 2008
8,336
24.70% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
JKNSHOWKAT HUSSAIN GANIE
- Votes
- 4,474
- Vote share
- 13.26%
- Behind by
- 8,336
Electors
69,518
Total votes polled
33,749
Valid votes
33,749
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.5%
Full result, 2008
19 candidates · 33,749 valid votes
MEHBOOBA MUFTIJKPDPwon
12,810
38.0%
SHOWKAT HUSSAIN GANIEJKN
4,474
13.3%
NAZIR AHMAD SHAHINC
2,512
7.4%
MOHAMMAD KHALIL NAIKCPM
2,366
7.0%
MUZAFFER AHMAD WAGAYIND
1,490
4.4%
ABDUL QAYOOM SHAHSDP
1,358
4.0%
GH. HASSAN WANISP
1,296
3.8%
AISHA NISHATJKANC
1,130
3.4%
KUL BUSHAN KAWIND
1,123
3.3%
BASHIR AHMADRNSP
917
2.7%
MOHD. MUTAFFA MALIKRJD
831
2.5%
AUTAR KRISHAN PANDITABJP
671
2.0%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | AIJAZ AHMAD MIR | JKPDP | 15,610 | 42.47% | SHOWKAT HUSSAIN GANIE | 1,805 |
| 2008 | MEHBOOBA MUFTI | JKPDP | 12,810 | 37.96% | SHOWKAT HUSSAIN GANIE | 8,336 |
| 2002 | Khalil Naik | CPM | 4,133 | 29.19% | Gh. Hassan Bhat | 80 |
| 1996 | MOHD. JABAR MIR | JKN | 12,169 | 55.85% | GH. HASSAN KHAN | 9,056 |
| 1987 | NAZIR AHMAD WANI | JKN | 17,900 | 49.66% | MOHMAD ABDULLAH | 122 |
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 WACHI assembly constituency in 2014?
AIJAZ AHMAD MIR (JKPDP) won WACHI in 2014, by a margin of 1,805 votes.
Which party has won WACHI the most times?
JKN, with 4 of the 7 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has WACHI gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1977 to 2014.
Who has won WACHI the most times?
AIJAZ AHMAD MIR, with 1 win between 2014 and 2014.
