Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Oct 2002
The 8th Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
87
44 needed for a majority
Largest party
JKN
28 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
708
30 women, 2 elected
Turnout
43.06%
26.5 lakh of 61.7 lakh
The house
87 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- JKN28
- INC20
- PDP16
- IND13
- JKNPP4
- CPM2
- BJP1
- BSP1
- Others2
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Jammu and Kashmir assembly election (1996)
JKN
-29
INC
+13
IND
+11
BJP
-7
BSP
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 28 | -29 | 85 | 28.2% | 7,49,825 | 28.24% | -6.54 | 20 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 20 | +13 | 78 | 26.2% | 6,43,751 | 24.25% | +4.25 | 33 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 16 | — | 59 | 14.6% | 2,46,480 | 9.28% | — | 30 |
| INDIndependent | 13 | +11 | 243 | 5.2% | 4,37,695 | 16.49% | +7.18 | 217 |
| JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 4 | — | 36 | 7.2% | 1,01,830 | 3.83% | — | 32 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +1 | 7 | 17.2% | 23,493 | 0.89% | -0.07 | 3 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | -7 | 58 | 12.5% | 2,27,633 | 8.57% | -3.56 | 43 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | -3 | 33 | 7.9% | 1,19,492 | 4.50% | -1.93 | 28 |
| JKALJKAL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10.9% | 24,121 | 0.91% | -1.53 | 7 |
| DMDM | 1 | — | 1 | 25.6% | 16,366 | 0.62% | — | 0 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | — | 11 | 4.4% | 20,711 | 0.78% | — | 10 |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | — | 13 | 2.1% | 14,088 | 0.53% | — | 13 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | — | 19 | 1.3% | 8,083 | 0.30% | — | 19 |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | — | 14 | 1.5% | 6,540 | 0.25% | — | 13 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1.8% | 4,173 | 0.16% | +0.10 | 5 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | — | 10 | 0.8% | 3,933 | 0.15% | — | 10 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | — | 12 | 0.5% | 2,791 | 0.10% | — | 12 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | — | 6 | 0.9% | 2,031 | 0.08% | — | 6 |
| BRPPBRPP | 0 | — | 4 | 0.5% | 952 | 0.04% | — | 4 |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | — | 4 | 0.3% | 658 | 0.03% | — | 4 |
| SDKPSDKP | 0 | — | 1 | 0.6% | 332 | 0.01% | — | 1 |
Vote share is the share of valid votes cast in Jammu and Kashmir at this election. A party’s national share is a different number and is never mixed with this one.
Largest victories of Oct 2002
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHANYAR | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNALI MOHD. SAGAR | INCMUSHTAQ AHMAD | 2,74189.69% |
| ANANTNAG | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNDr. Mehboob Beigh | JKALLiyakat Ali Khan | 2,86157.20% |
| GULMARG | Jammu and Kashmir | PDPGhulam Hassan Mir | JKNSheikh Mustafa Kamal | 19,98856.33% |
| KHANSAHIB | Jammu and Kashmir | INDHakim Mohd Yassin | JKNAbdul Gani Naseem | 15,79352.59% |
| DORU | Jammu and Kashmir | INCGh. Ahmad Mir | JKNSyed Manzoor Ahmad | 11,34251.91% |
| INDERWAL | Jammu and Kashmir | INCGulam Mohammad | JKNJalal-ud-Din | 18,88449.80% |
| BEERWAH | Jammu and Kashmir | PDPMohd Sarfraz Khan | JKNMohd Amin Banday | 11,92046.59% |
| KANGAN | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNAltaf Ahmad | PDPGhulam Mohd. Dar | 11,03942.05% |
| HOMESHALIBUGH | Jammu and Kashmir | PDPAb. Gafar Sofi | CPMMOHD. AMIN DAR | 4,47638.55% |
| IDGAH | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNMubarak Ahmad Gul | INDMohd Ashraf Bakashi | 1,27938.27% |
Closest results of Oct 2002
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGROTA | Jammu and Kashmir | BJPJugal Kishore | JKNAjat Shatru Singh | 670.17% |
| KUPWARA | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNMIR SAIFULLAH | INDGh.Qadir Mir | 1320.30% |
| SUCHETGARH | Jammu and Kashmir | INCGharu Ram | BJPRAJINDER SINGH CHIB | 1370.33% |
| URI | Jammu and Kashmir | INCTaj Mohi-u-Din | JKNMOHAMMED SHAFI | 1840.44% |
| DARHAL | Jammu and Kashmir | INDPuran Singh | JKNCh. Liaqat Ali | 2170.52% |
| WACHI | Jammu and Kashmir | CPMKhalil Naik | PDPGh. Hassan Bhat | 800.56% |
| POONCH HAVELI | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNGHULAM MOHD JAN | INCYeshpal Sharma | 6461.12% |
| BANDIPORA | Jammu and Kashmir | JKALUsman Abdul Majid | INCHabibullah Bhat | 2531.14% |
| DODA | Jammu and Kashmir | INDABDUL MAJID | JKNKhalid Najib Soharawardy | 6071.55% |
| SAMBA | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNPPYash Paul | INCSwarn Lata | 7461.70% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Oct 2002?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 28 of 87 seats, short of a majority on its own.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Oct 2002?
Turnout was 43.06% — 26.5 lakh of 61.7 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Oct 2002?
708 candidates contested 87 seats.
