Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Dec 2008
The 9th Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly. Polled.
Seats declared
87
44 needed for a majority
Largest party
JKN
28 seats · short of a majority
Candidates
1,354
67 women, 3 elected
Turnout
61.37%
39.7 lakh of 64.6 lakh
The house
87 seats, each dot one assembly constituency
- JKN28
- JKPDP21
- INC17
- BJP11
- IND4
- JKNPP3
- JKDPN1
- PDF1
- Others1
Biggest movements
Seat change against the previous Jammu and Kashmir assembly election (2002)
BJP
+10
IND
-9
INC
-3
Parties
Ordered by seats won
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Strike rate | Votes | Share | Share +/− | Deposits lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 28 | 0 | 85 | 23.3% | 9,14,691 | 23.07% | -5.18 | 25 |
| JKPDPJKPDP | 21 | — | 78 | 17.5% | 6,10,502 | 15.39% | — | 36 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 17 | -3 | 78 | 19.9% | 7,02,448 | 17.71% | -6.53 | 42 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 11 | +10 | 64 | 15.2% | 4,93,757 | 12.45% | +3.88 | 40 |
| INDIndependent | 4 | -9 | 481 | 2.9% | 6,47,888 | 16.34% | -0.15 | 462 |
| JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 3 | -1 | 73 | 3.8% | 1,31,944 | 3.33% | -0.51 | 69 |
| JKDPNJKDPN | 1 | — | 30 | 4.9% | 54,868 | 1.38% | — | 28 |
| PDFPDF | 1 | — | 19 | 6.2% | 54,730 | 1.38% | — | 18 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | -1 | 8 | 8.4% | 31,614 | 0.80% | -0.09 | 7 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 0 | -1 | 83 | 3.7% | 1,45,644 | 3.67% | -0.83 | 79 |
| JKANCJKANC | 0 | — | 58 | 1.7% | 41,551 | 1.05% | — | 58 |
| LJPLok Janshakti Party | 0 | — | 46 | 1.3% | 27,221 | 0.69% | — | 46 |
| SPSamajwadi Party | 0 | — | 36 | 1.4% | 24,194 | 0.61% | — | 36 |
| SDPSDP | 0 | — | 15 | 1.9% | 9,235 | 0.23% | — | 15 |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.8% | 7,619 | 0.19% | -0.59 | 19 |
| JKPDFJKPDF | 0 | — | 11 | 2.7% | 7,156 | 0.18% | — | 11 |
| JKALJKAL | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12.8% | 6,472 | 0.16% | -0.75 | 1 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.5% | 5,619 | 0.14% | -0.02 | 7 |
| AIFBAIFB | 0 | — | 22 | 0.5% | 5,560 | 0.14% | — | 22 |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.9% | 5,151 | 0.13% | +0.03 | 14 |
| JSMPJSMP | 0 | — | 16 | 0.4% | 3,765 | 0.10% | — | 16 |
| BCDPBCDP | 0 | — | 10 | 0.8% | 3,727 | 0.09% | — | 10 |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.8% | 3,614 | 0.09% | +0.02 | 14 |
| BHBPBHBP | 0 | — | 12 | 0.4% | 3,123 | 0.08% | — | 12 |
| JKNUFJKNUF | 0 | — | 9 | 1.0% | 3,019 | 0.08% | — | 9 |
| RKSPRKSP | 0 | — | 8 | 0.6% | 2,759 | 0.07% | — | 8 |
| RSPRevolutionary Socialist Party | 0 | — | 3 | 1.5% | 1,974 | 0.05% | — | 3 |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.6% | 1,955 | 0.05% | -0.26 | 7 |
| RPIARPIA | 0 | — | 5 | 0.8% | 1,726 | 0.04% | — | 5 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.8% | 1,547 | 0.04% | -0.11 | 4 |
| AJKMPAJKMP | 0 | — | 6 | 0.5% | 1,469 | 0.04% | — | 6 |
| JPJP | 0 | — | 3 | 1.2% | 1,417 | 0.04% | — | 3 |
| RPIRPI | 0 | — | 3 | 0.6% | 1,244 | 0.03% | — | 3 |
| RNSPRNSP | 0 | — | 2 | 1.5% | 1,220 | 0.03% | — | 2 |
| BCPBCP | 0 | — | 6 | 0.2% | 992 | 0.03% | — | 6 |
| APPAll Peoples Party | 0 | — | 1 | 1.4% | 735 | 0.02% | — | 1 |
| NLHPNLHP | 0 | — | 3 | 0.8% | 687 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| RLDRashtriya Lok Dal | 0 | — | 3 | 0.7% | 680 | 0.02% | — | 3 |
| NDPNDP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.7% | 420 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
| UCPUCP | 0 | — | 2 | 0.7% | 418 | 0.01% | — | 2 |
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. Showing the 40 largest parties. The full list is at /api/elections/jammu-and-kashmir-2008/parties?limit=500.
Largest victories of Dec 2008
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KHANYAR | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNALI MOHAMMAD SAGAR | JKPDPSHOWKAT AHMAD HAFIZ | 5,50864.69% |
| BHADERWAH | Jammu and Kashmir | INCGHULAM NABI AZAD | BJPDAYA KRISHAN | 29,43648.39% |
| JAMMU EAST | Jammu and Kashmir | BJPASHOK KUMAR KHAJURIA | INCNARENDER SINGH | 10,43333.26% |
| HABBA KADAL | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNSHAMEEMA FIRDOUS | BJPHIRA LAL CHATTA | 1,70229.50% |
| PATTAN | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPIFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI | JKNABDUL RASHID SHAHEEN | 11,27127.84% |
| WACHI | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPMEHBOOBA MUFTI | JKNSHOWKAT HUSSAIN GANIE | 8,33624.70% |
| SONAWARI | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNMOHD. AKBAR LONE | INDABID HUSSAIN ANSARI | 12,15724.03% |
| PULWAMA | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPMOHD KHALIL BANDH | INDSONAULLAH DAR | 6,63622.74% |
| BARAMULLA | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPMUZAFFAR HUSSAIN BAIG | JKNNAZIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 5,39822.16% |
| PAHALGAM | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPRAFI AHMAD MIR | JKNALTAF AHMAD WANI | 10,92222.14% |
Closest results of Dec 2008
| Assembly seat | State | Winner | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEERWAH | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPSHAFI AHMAD WANI | JKNAB MAJID MATOO | 1640.34% |
| SONAWAR | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNFAROOQ ABDULLAH | JKPDPSHEIKH GHULAM QADIR PARDESI | 940.38% |
| RAJOURI | Jammu and Kashmir | INCSHABBIR AHMED KHAN | JKPDPTASADIQ HUSSAIN | 3330.45% |
| KULGAM | Jammu and Kashmir | CPMMOHMAD YOUSUF RATHER | JKPDPNAZIR AHMAD LAWAY | 2360.47% |
| LANGATE | Jammu and Kashmir | INDAB RASHID SHEIKH | JKPDPMOHD SULTAN PANDITHPORI | 2100.58% |
| RAFIABAD | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNJAVAID AHMAD DAR | JKPDPMOHAMMAD DILAWAR MIR | 2160.59% |
| BISHNAH | Jammu and Kashmir | INDASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA | BSPKAMAL VERMA | 4890.78% |
| MENDHAR | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPSARDAR RAFIQ HUSSAIN KHAN | JKNJAVID AHMED RANA | 7421.22% |
| VIJAY PUR | Jammu and Kashmir | JKNSURJIT SINGH | BJPCHANDER PARKASH | 1,2121.56% |
| BANDIPORA | Jammu and Kashmir | JKPDPNIZAMUDDIN BHAT | INDUSMAN ABDUL MAJID | 8201.64% |
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Dec 2008?
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, Dec 2008?
Turnout was 61.37% — 39.7 lakh of 64.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many candidates contested the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Dec 2008?
1,354 candidates contested 87 seats.