Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Mar 1987
76 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 73.15% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 40 | -6 | 45 | 8,57,830 | 32.98% | -14.02 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 26 | +1 | 31 | 5,25,261 | 20.20% | -9.79 |
| INDIndependent | 8 | +4 | 343 | 9,03,945 | 34.76% | +24.01 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 2 | +2 | 29 | 1,32,528 | 5.10% | +1.94 |
| JKPJKP | 0 | -1 | 23 | 97,424 | 3.75% | -0.80 |
| JPPJPP | 0 | 0 | 21 | 46,043 | 1.77% | — |
| LKDLok Dal | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13,937 | 0.54% | +0.39 |
| JNPJanata Party | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12,208 | 0.47% | +0.19 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5,590 | 0.21% | +0.06 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5,261 | 0.20% | +0.10 |
| ICSSCSICSSCS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 712 | 0.03% | — |
- JKN40 (53%)
- INC26 (34%)
- IND8 (11%)
- BJP2 (3%)
- JKN40
- INC26
- IND8
- BJP2
- JKN40
- INC26
- IND8
- BJP2
Constituency performance
From the 76 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1983), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained44 (58%)
- Changed hands22 (29%)
- New seat10 (13%)
44 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 22 changed hands. 10 did not exist at the previous election.
India’s constituencies have not been redrawn since the 2008 delimitation, so this compares the same seat boundary both times.
Vote share & turnout trend
Jammu and Kashmir, every Vidhan Sabha election on record
- JKN
- INC
- IND
- BJP
Assembly seat results
All 76 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–76 of 76
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAGIN | JKNABDUL SAMAD TEELI | INDHAKIM MOHD. JAWAD | 1,5835.42% | 96.4% |
| NOORABAD | INCABDUL AZIZ ZARGAR | INDBASHIR AHMAD MALIK | 19,70255.56% | 80.9% |
| NOWSHERA | INCBELI RAM | INDBALWANT SINGH | 18,24545.90% | 67.4% |
| PAHALGAM | JKNRAFI AHMAD MIR | INDGHULAM NABI HAGROO | 2,7819.05% | 75.4% |
| PAMPORE | JKNGHULAM MOHI UD DIN | INDALI MOHD. LONE | 6,80317.58% | 80.3% |
| PATTAN | JKNAGA SYED MEHMOOD | INDMOULVI MUSTAFA HUSSAIN | 7,58019.78% | 79.7% |
| PULWAMA | JKNBASHIR AHMED NENGROO | INDMUSHTAQ AHMED | 8,38721.45% | 79.5% |
| RAJOURI | INCMIRSA ABDUL RASHID | INDCH. TALAB HUSSAIN | 22,79549.09% | 81.2% |
| RAMBAN | INCBHARAT GANDHI | INDTIRTH SINGH | 5,74223.36% | 65.9% |
| RAMNAGAR | INCCHANDHU LAL | JPPGIRDHARI LAL | 7,50430.81% | 50.4% |
| RANBIRSINGH PURA | INCRANJIT SINGH | INDTHAKUR DASS | 4,52012.07% | 76.6% |
| REASI | INCMOHD. AYUB KHAN | INDJAGJIWAN LAL | 9,78329.58% | 65.4% |
| REFIABAD | JKNGULAM MOHD. KHAN | INDABDUL MAJID BHAT | 5,31217.16% | 74.9% |
| SAMBA | INCPARKASH SHARMA | INDHOSHIAR SINGH | 2,9117.71% | 68.3% |
| SANGRAMA | JKNGHULAM MOHIUDDIN BHAT | INDVAKIL ABDUL MAJID | 3,69914.52% | 71.0% |
| SHAWNGAS | JKNABDUL RASHID DAR | INDJAMSEED GHULAM MOHD. | 6,04618.61% | 79.8% |
| SHOPIAN | JKNSHEIKH MOHD. MANSOOR | INDABDUL AHAD THOKER | 3360.89% | 79.3% |
| SONAWARI | JKNMOHMAD UD DIN KOCHEY | INDABDUL KHALIQ HANEEF | 15,67339.46% | 75.5% |
| SOPORE | INDSYED ALI SHAHGILANI | JKNABDUL AHMAD VAKIL | 4,4509.90% | 82.7% |
| SURAN | INCMOHD. ASLAM | INDMOHD. AYOUB SHABNAM | 14,71738.37% | 79.7% |
| TRAL | INCGHULAM NABI NAIK | INDMOHMAD SULTAN | 1,3553.50% | 85.6% |
| UDHAMPUR | INCBALAK RAM | BJPSHIV CHARAN | 5,29515.09% | 64.0% |
| URI | JKNMOHD. SHAFI | INDABDUL REHMAN | 25,22881.34% | 82.6% |
| WACHI | JKNNAZIR AHMAD WANI | INDMOHMAD ABDULLAH | 1220.34% | 79.4% |
| ZADIBAL | JKNPEER MOHD. SHAFI | INDPEER ABDUL ROUF | 5,19510.35% | 69.5% |
| ZAINAKADAL | JKNALI MOHAMMAD CHARLOO | INDFIRDOUS ATTA | 10,57729.86% | 73.5% |
Vote share and swing on this page are the party’s share of valid votes in Jammu and Kashmir alone — a different number from its national or all-state figures, and never mixed with them.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this result page exists to answer.
Who won the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Mar 1987?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 40 of 76 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Mar 1987?
Turnout was 73.15% — 26 lakh of 35.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 76 assembly seats.
