Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Jul 1996
87 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 52.15% turnout.
Seats
87
Candidates
547
15 women, 2 elected
Turnout
52.15%
24.8 lakh of 47.6 lakh
Leading party
JKN
57 of 87 seats
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 57 | +17 | 81 | 8,63,612 | 34.78% | +1.80 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 8 | +6 | 53 | 3,01,238 | 12.13% | +7.04 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 7 | -19 | 84 | 4,96,628 | 20.00% | -0.19 |
| JDJanata Dal | 5 | +5 | 76 | 2,69,984 | 10.87% | — |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 4 | +4 | 29 | 1,59,690 | 6.43% | — |
| INDIndependent | 2 | -6 | 134 | 2,31,111 | 9.31% | -25.45 |
| JKALJKAL | 1 | +1 | 27 | 60,437 | 2.43% | — |
| JPPJPP | 1 | +1 | 45 | 55,885 | 2.25% | +0.48 |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 1 | +1 | 4 | 23,774 | 0.96% | +0.76 |
| AIICTAIICT | 1 | +1 | 9 | 17,473 | 0.70% | — |
| AIMFAIMF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1,699 | 0.07% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1,391 | 0.06% | -0.16 |
- JKN57 (66%)
- BJP8 (9%)
- INC7 (8%)
- JD5 (6%)
- BSP4 (5%)
- IND2 (2%)
- Others4 (5%)
- JKN57
- BJP8
- INC7
- JD5
- BSP4
- IND2
- Others4
- JKN57
- BJP8
- INC7
- JD5
- BSP4
- IND2
- JKAL1
- JPP1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 87 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Closest contest
VIJAYPUR
won by 218 (0.44%)
Biggest victory
KANGAN
won by 20,599 (86.24%)
Highest turnout
KARGIL
79.73%
Lowest turnout
AMIRAKADAL
11.80%
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1987), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained31 (36%)
- Changed hands24 (28%)
- New seat32 (37%)
31 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 24 changed hands. 32 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
VOTE SHARE
- JKN
- BJP
- INC
- JD
TURNOUT
Assembly seat results
All 87 seats, alphabetical · showing 1–50 of 87
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKHNOOR | JKNGOVIND RAM | BJPRAM SAROOP | 2720.65% | 71.8% |
| AMIRAKADAL | JKNMUHAMMED SHAFI BHAT | JDMOHD. ALTAF DAR | 3,28849.33% | 11.8% |
| ANANTNAG | JKNSAFDAR ALI BEG | JKALBASHIR AHMAD DADA | 6183.21% | 33.1% |
| BADGAM | JKNSYED GH. HUSSAIN GEELANI | INCAGA SYED MEHDI | 1,5944.31% | 63.8% |
| BANDIPORA | JKNGH. RASOOL MIR | JKALAB. MAJID | 3,97315.81% | 47.7% |
| BANI | JKNGHULAM HYDER | JDLAL CHAND | 2,36413.84% | 63.1% |
| BANIHAL | INDMOHD. FAROOQ MIR | JKNMOLVI ABDUL RASHID | 3,14713.45% | 51.3% |
| BARAMULLA | JKNMUJAHID MOHD. ABDULLAH | INCMOHD. SAREER KHAN | 5,17527.93% | 35.3% |
| BASOHLI | AIICTLAL SINGH | INCJAGDISH RAJ S/O TULA RAM | 4,22813.39% | 63.0% |
| BATAMALOO | JKNGHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN SHAH | INCGHULAM MOHAMMED SHEIKH | 8,00757.67% | 18.6% |
| BEERWAH | JKNAGA SYED MEHMOOD ALMOSVI | JDSARFARZ KHAN | 1,6583.81% | 69.1% |
| BHADERWAH | BSPABDUL REHMAN | BJPDAYA KRISHAN KOTWAL | 4,35510.32% | 65.5% |
| BIJBEHARA | INCMEHBOOBA MUFTI | JKNABDUL GANI SHAH | 2,27110.23% | 34.4% |
| BILLAWAR | INCBALBIR SINGH | JPPRAJINDER SINGH | 6321.72% | 61.8% |
| BISHNAH | JDJAGDISH RAJ DUBEY | BSPHARI CHAND | 1,8844.55% | 68.7% |
| CHADOORA | JKNALI MOHAMMAD | INCGH. NABI MIR | 5,09620.32% | 58.6% |
| CHANANI | BJPPRITHVI CHAND | INCKRISHAN CHANDER | 2,90411.92% | 47.3% |
| CHHAMB | INCTARA CHAND | BJPTEJ RAM | 6621.84% | 71.4% |
| CHRARI SHARIEF | JKNABDUL RAHIM RATHER | JDGH. HASSAN WANI | 13,19540.62% | 61.3% |
| DARHAL | JKNCH. MOHD. HUSSAIN | INDABDUL RASHID MIRZA | 5,16614.12% | 54.6% |
| DEVSAR | JKNPEERZADA GHULAM AHMAD | INCMOHD. YOUSUF | 1,9867.99% | 48.4% |
| DODA | JKNMAULANA ATTAULLAH SUHARWARDY | JDGHULAM QADIR | 5,16517.08% | 63.1% |
| DORU | JKNGH. HASSAN WANI | INCGH. AHMAD MIR | 4,90122.40% | 47.2% |
| GANDERBAL | JKNFAROOQ ABDULLAH | INCQAZI MOHD. AFZAL | 12,82354.79% | 47.2% |
| GANDHINAGAR | BJPPIARA SINGH | JKNHARBANS SINGH | 2,6375.01% | 49.8% |
| GOOL ARNAS | JKNABDUL WAHID SHAH | INCMOHD. AYUB KHAN | 4,11418.88% | 57.4% |
| GULABGARH | JDABDUL GHANI MALIK | JKNAJAZ AHMAD | 9563.36% | 66.0% |
| GULMARG | JKNSHIEK MUSTAFA KAMAL | INCGHULAM HASSAN MIR | 1,7534.65% | 63.8% |
| GUREZ | INDFAQIR MOHD. KHAN | JKNMOHD. ANWAR | 77710.62% | 73.9% |
| HABBAKADAL | JKNPIYARE LAL HANDOO | BJPSARLA TAPLOO | 4,01540.14% | 16.9% |
| HANDWARA | JKNMOHD. RAMZAN CHOWDRY | INCALI MOHD. DAR | 7,92048.31% | 31.0% |
| HAZRATBAL | JKNMOHMMAD SYED AKHOON | BSPGHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN | 6,25440.27% | 22.4% |
| HIRANAGAR | BJPPREM LAL | INCGIRDHARI LAL | 2,2925.17% | 60.1% |
| HOMESHALIBUGH | JKNGUL MD. RAFIQUI | JKALMD. SIKANDER | 1,91510.52% | 42.7% |
| IDGAH | JKNMUBARAK AHMAD GUL | JDFAROOQ AHMAD | 7,17168.27% | 18.8% |
| INDERWAL | JKNQAZI JALAL-UD-DIN | INDGH. MOHD. SAROREE | 1,0953.74% | 59.7% |
| JAMMU EAST | BJPVAID VISHNO DUTT | INCRAMAN BHALLA | 12,50138.50% | 46.7% |
| JAMMU WEST | BJPHANS RAJ | INCYOGESH SAWHNEY | 12,43825.24% | 42.8% |
| KALAKOTE | INCASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | JKNPURAN SINGH THAKUR | 9,97532.04% | 54.4% |
| KANGAN | JKNMIAN ALTAF AHMED | INCQAZI MOHD. AFZAL | 20,59986.24% | 61.5% |
| KARGIL | JKNQAMAR ALI AKHOON | INCHASSAN KHAN | 12,07928.78% | 79.7% |
| KARNAH | JKNKAFEEL-U-REHMAN | JDAB. RAHMAN BADANA | 6,42837.22% | 64.8% |
| KATHUA | BSPSAGAR CHAND | INDLAL CHAND SHARMA | 1,1292.35% | 63.4% |
| KHANSAHIB | JKNAB. GANI NASEEM | JDNAZIR AHMAD KHAN | 6,53120.77% | 60.8% |
| KHANYAR | JKNALI MOHAMMED SAGAR | JDNAZIR AHMED | 5,58778.95% | 11.9% |
| KISHTWAR | JKNBASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | BJPRAJINDER SINGH | 6,98919.77% | 68.0% |
| KOKERNAG | JKNSYED ABDUL RASHID | JKALABDUL RASHID RATHER | 7,29131.80% | 39.0% |
| KULGAM | CPMMOHD. YOUSUF | JDHABIBULLAH LAWAY | 16,16651.56% | 56.7% |
| KUPWARA | JKNSAIFULLAH MIR | INCCH. SALAM-UD-DIN | 1,0116.65% | 23.8% |
| LANGATE | JKNAB. AHAD WANIE | INCGULAM MOHI-UD-DIN WAR | 6,84843.34% | 38.1% |
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, Jul 1996?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 57 of 87 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, a clear majority.
What was the voter turnout in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Jul 1996?
Turnout was 52.15% — 24.8 lakh of 47.6 lakh registered electors voted.
How many assembly seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 87 assembly seats.
