Jammu and Kashmir assembly election, Oct 2002
87 assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, 43.06% turnout.
Party performance
Ordered by seats won in Jammu and Kashmir
| Party | Won | +/− | Contested | Votes | Share | Share +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJammu & Kashmir National Conference | 28 | -29 | 85 | 7,49,825 | 28.24% | -6.54 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 20 | +13 | 78 | 6,43,751 | 24.25% | +4.25 |
| PDPJammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 16 | +16 | 59 | 2,46,480 | 9.28% | — |
| INDIndependent | 13 | +11 | 243 | 4,37,695 | 16.49% | +7.18 |
| JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party | 4 | +4 | 36 | 1,01,830 | 3.84% | — |
| CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist) | 2 | +1 | 7 | 23,493 | 0.88% | -0.07 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 1 | -7 | 58 | 2,27,633 | 8.57% | -3.56 |
| BSPBahujan Samaj Party | 1 | -3 | 33 | 1,19,492 | 4.50% | -1.93 |
| JKALJKAL | 1 | 0 | 9 | 24,121 | 0.91% | -1.53 |
| DMDM | 1 | +1 | 1 | 16,366 | 0.62% | — |
| NCPNationalist Congress Party | 0 | 0 | 11 | 20,711 | 0.78% | — |
| SHSShiv Sena | 0 | 0 | 13 | 14,088 | 0.53% | — |
| JD(U)JD(U) | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8,083 | 0.30% | — |
| LJNSPLJNSP | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6,540 | 0.25% | — |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4,173 | 0.16% | +0.10 |
| JD(S)JD(S) | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3,933 | 0.15% | — |
| RJDRashtriya Janata Dal | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2,791 | 0.11% | — |
| SAPSAP | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2,031 | 0.08% | — |
| BRPPBRPP | 0 | 0 | 4 | 952 | 0.04% | — |
| SJPRSJPR | 0 | 0 | 4 | 658 | 0.02% | — |
| SDKPSDKP | 0 | 0 | 1 | 332 | 0.01% | — |
- JKN28 (32%)
- INC20 (23%)
- PDP16 (18%)
- IND13 (15%)
- JKNPP4 (5%)
- CPM2 (2%)
- Others4 (5%)
- JKN28
- INC20
- PDP16
- IND13
- JKNPP4
- CPM2
- Others4
- JKN28
- INC20
- PDP16
- IND13
- JKNPP4
- CPM2
- BJP1
- BSP1
- Others2
Constituency performance
From the 87 results in Jammu and Kashmir
Seat change
Against Jammu and Kashmir's previous Vidhan Sabha election (1996), matched constituency-for-constituency
- Retained25 (29%)
- Changed hands62 (71%)
25 constituencies were won by the same party as last time; 62 changed hands.
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
- PDP
- IND
Assembly seat results
All 87 seats, alphabetical · showing 51–87 of 87
| Assembly seat | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEH | INDSh. Nawang RigZin | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| LOLAB | JKNQaiser Ahmed Lone Alias Qaiser Jamsheed Lone | INDAb.Haq Khan | 1,9965.85% | 46.9% |
| MARH | JKNAjay Kumar | BJPSukhnandan Kumar | 1,1672.49% | 68.8% |
| MENDHAR | JKNJaved Ahmad Rana | INDRafiq Hussain Khan | 7,86516.48% | 59.8% |
| NAGROTA | BJPJugal Kishore | JKNAjat Shatru Singh | 670.17% | 63.8% |
| NOBRA | INDSonam Wangchuk Narboo | IND— | 0— | 0.0% |
| NOORABAD | PDPAb. Aziz Zargar | JKNSakeena Akhtar | 3152.59% | 23.4% |
| NOWSHERA | INCRomesh Chander | JKNRadhey Sham Sharma | 4,4748.78% | 57.8% |
| PAHALGAM | PDPMehbooba Mufti | JKNRafi Ah. Mir | 2,13911.29% | 33.0% |
| PAMPORE | PDPAb. Aziz Mir | INCMohd. Anwar Bhat | 7057.12% | 19.2% |
| PATTAN | JKNMolvi Ifthikar Hussain Ansari | INCDR. ABDUL AHAD YATOO | 2,1847.53% | 41.6% |
| POONCH HAVELI | JKNGHULAM MOHD JAN | INCYeshpal Sharma | 6461.12% | 60.7% |
| PULWAMA | PDPMohamad Khalil Band | JKNBashir Ahmad Nengroo | 2,42724.74% | 18.1% |
| R.S. PURA | INCSuman lata Bhagat | NCPRomesh Lal Mottan | 3,1846.70% | 61.4% |
| RAFIABAD | JKNMohamad Dilawar Mir | INCAbdul Gani Vakil | 6321.91% | 52.5% |
| RAIPUR DOMANA | INCMulla Ram | INDBharat Bhushan | 11,68624.74% | 61.0% |
| RAJOURI | JKNMohd Aslam | INCQammer Hussain | 2,6788.98% | 27.0% |
| RAJPORA | PDPSyed Bashir Ahmad | JKNGhulam Mohi-ud-din | 8,08633.98% | 36.7% |
| RAMBAN | JKNChaman Lal | INCASHOK KUMAR | 2,5396.03% | 57.7% |
| RAMNAGAR | JKNPPHarsh Dev Singh | BSPKhalil Allaha Qazi | 16,48427.77% | 60.7% |
| REASI | INCJugal Kishore | BJPBaldev Raj | 2,0563.30% | 62.2% |
| SAMBA | JKNPPYash Paul | INCSwarn Lata | 7461.70% | 58.4% |
| SANGRAMA | PDPGhulam Nabi Lone | JKNMohd Yousuf | 1,05910.29% | 22.1% |
| SHANGUS | PDPPEER MOHD. HUSSAIN | INCGulzar Ahamad | 3412.47% | 25.4% |
| SHOPIAN | PDPGh. Hassan Khan | JKNSheikh Mohd. Rafi | 7204.80% | 26.9% |
| SONAWAR | JKNMohd. Yaseen Shah | PDPGh. Hussain Wani | 1,70527.05% | 10.0% |
| SONAWARI | JKNMohd Akbar Lone | JKALMohd Yousuf Parray | 12,75828.83% | 56.5% |
| SOPORE | INCABDUL RASHID | JKNAbdul Ahad Vakil | 5478.81% | 8.1% |
| SUCHETGARH | INCGharu Ram | BJPRAJINDER SINGH CHIB | 1370.33% | 69.8% |
| SURANKOTE | JKNMushtaq Ahmad Shah | INCMOHD ASLAM | 1,9725.93% | 40.0% |
| TRAL | JKNGHULAM NABI BHAT | INCSurinder Singh | 3094.49% | 11.6% |
| UDHAMPUR | JKNPPBalwant Singh | BJPPawan Kumar Gupta | 9,95216.29% | 58.4% |
| URI | INCTaj Mohi-u-Din | JKNMOHAMMED SHAFI | 1840.44% | 66.5% |
| VIJAYPUR | BSPMANJIT SINGH | JKNSurjit Singh Salathia | 5,0777.83% | 64.1% |
| WACHI | CPMKhalil Naik | PDPGh. Hassan Bhat | 800.56% | 28.3% |
| ZADIBAL | INDShahjahan Dar | JKNKhawja Sadiq Ali | 2949.06% | 4.8% |
| ZANSKAR | JKNMOHD ABASS | INDTSERING CHHOSPHEL | 3,18717.71% | 79.0% |
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, Oct 2002?
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won 28 of 87 seats in Jammu and Kashmir, 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 assembly seats does Jammu and Kashmir have?
Jammu and Kashmir has 87 assembly seats.
