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Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha 1996

Results board · 87 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateJammu and Kashmir
Seats
87
Constituencies
Majority
44
Seats needed of 87
Electors
47.61L
On the roll
Votes polled
25.67L
53.9% of electors
Median turnout
60.3%
Median of 87 seats
JKNC lead
+13
Above majority · 57 − 44

[01]Seat matrix

87 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 87 seats: JKNC 57, BJP 8, INC 7, JD 5, BSP 4, IND 2, JKAL 1, JKPP 1, CPI(M) 1, AIICT 1. Majority line at 44 seats. Hemicycle of 87 seats: JKNC 57, BJP 8, INC 7, JD 5, BSP 4, IND 2, JKAL 1, JKPP 1, CPI(M) 1, AIICT 1. Majority line at 44 seats.
Majority · 44 of 87JKNC 57 · +13 above majority
JKNC 5765.5% Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
BJP 89.2% Bharatiya Janata Party
INC 78.0% Indian National Congress
JD 55.7% Janata Dal
BSP 44.6% Bahujan Samaj Party
IND 22.3% Independents
JKAL 11.1% Jammu And Kashmir Awami League
JKPP 11.1% Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party
CPI(M) 11.1% Communist Party of India (Marxist)
AIICT 11.1% All India Indira Congress (TIWARI)

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
JKNC 34.8%57 seats · 65.5%
INC 20.0%7 seats · 8.0%
BJP 12.1%8 seats · 9.2%
JD 10.9%5 seats · 5.7%
BSP 6.4%4 seats · 4.6%
Others 15.8%6 seats · 6.9%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 seats
  • JKAL1 seat
  • JKPP1 seat
  • CPI(M)1 seat
  • AIICT1 seat

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 34.8%57 seats
BJP 12.1%8 seats
CONGRESS 20.0%7 seats
OTHERS 33.1%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. JKNC converted 34.8% of votes into 65.5% of seats, a seat premium of 30.7 pp.

    57 ÷ 87 = 65.5% · 65.5 − 34.8 = +30.7

  2. INC polled 20.0% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 7 seats (8.0%).

    7 ÷ 87 = 8.0% · 8.0 − 20.0 = −12.0

  3. Nobra was decided by 83 votes, the closest of 87 seats; Tral had the widest margin, 20,605.

    min / max of margin over 87 seats with a recorded margin

  4. 3 seats were won by a margin under 1%; JKNC won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 3 of 87 · JKNC 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats JKNC won 0 of 7 (0.0%), against 65.5% of all seats.

    0 ÷ 7 = 0.0% · 57 ÷ 87 = 65.5%

  6. Turnout ran from 12.6% in Amirakadal to 80.5% in Kargil; the median seat polled 60.3%.

    min / median / max over 87 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

87 of 87 seats carry a turnout
025507510060.3%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 2528.7% of seats
50–60 1820.7% of seats
60–70 3236.8% of seats
70–80 1112.6% of seats
≥ 80% 11.1% of seats
  • LowestAmirakadal12.6%
  • HighestKargil80.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

87 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Jammu and Kashmir Vidhan Sabha 1996, all 87 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Karnah Kafeel-U-Rehman Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 17,619 6,428 36.5 66.1
02 Kupwara Saifullah Mir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 16,609 1,011 6.1 26.0
03 Lolab Mushtaq Ahmad Lone Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 26,742 2,187 8.2 43.8
04 Handwara Mohd. Ramzan Chowdry Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 18,435 7,920 43.0 34.8
05 Langate Ab. Ahad Wanie Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 17,689 6,848 38.7 42.7
06 Uri Mohd. Shafi Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 34,598 8,386 24.2 70.7
07 Rafiabad Mohmad Dilawar Mir Janata Dal 22,136 3,418 15.4 44.0
08 Sopore Haji Abdul Ahad Vakil Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 24,741 11,599 46.9 38.4
09 Gurez Faqir Mohd. Khan Independent 7,538 777 10.3 76.1
10 Bandipora Gh. Rasool Mir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 26,627 3,973 14.9 50.6
11 Sonawari M0hd. Yousuf Parray Jammu And Kashmir Awami League 38,850 726 1.9 60.9
12 Sangrama Mohd. Maqbool Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 21,843 4,619 21.1 60.3
13 Baramulla Mujahid Mohd. Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 19,783 5,175 26.2 37.6
14 Gulmarg Shiek Mustafa Kamal Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 38,746 1,753 4.5 65.6
15 Pattan Iftikhar Hussain Ansari Indian National Congress 42,860 8,328 19.4 71.4
16 Kangan Mian Altaf Ahmed Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 24,648 20,599 83.6 63.5
17 Ganderbal Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 25,168 12,823 50.9 50.8
18 Hazratbal Mohmmad Syed Akhoon Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 16,462 6,254 38.0 23.8
19 Zadibal Sadiq Ali Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 6,214 1,497 24.1 12.7
20 Idgah Mubarak Ahmad Gul Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 11,246 7,171 63.8 20.1
21 Khanyar Ali Mohammed Sagar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 7,633 5,587 73.2 12.8
22 Habbakadal Piyare Lal Handoo Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 10,188 4,015 39.4 17.2
23 Amirakadal Muhammed Shafi Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 7,141 3,288 46.0 12.6
24 Sonawar Ghulam Mohd. Bawan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 17,934 6,736 37.6 34.7
25 Batamaloo Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 14,708 8,007 54.4 19.7
26 Chadoora Ali Mohammad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 26,857 5,096 19.0 62.7
27 Badgam Syed Gh. Hussain Geelani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 39,138 1,594 4.1 67.4
28 Beerwah Aga Syed Mehmood Almosvi Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 44,792 1,658 3.7 71.1
29 Khansahib Ab. Gani Naseem Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 32,870 6,531 19.9 63.6
30 Chrari Sharief Abdul Rahim Rather Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 34,106 13,195 38.7 64.4
31 TralWIDEST Ali Mohd. Naik Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 31,512 20,605 65.4 58.5
32 Pampore Mushtaq Ahmad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 27,378 11,950 43.6 61.2
33 Pulwama Bashir Ahmad Nengroo Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 25,284 4,632 18.3 51.4
34 Rajpora Gh. Mohi-Ud-Din Mir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 27,454 9,372 34.1 51.8
35 Wachi Mohd. Jabar Mir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 23,188 9,056 39.1 51.2
36 Shopian Shiekh Mohd. Rafi Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 22,584 3,300 14.6 48.3
37 Noorabad Sakina Akhtar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 24,348 4,859 20.0 58.9
38 Kulgam Mohd. Yousuf Communist Party of India (Marxist) 33,922 16,166 47.7 61.4
39 Homeshalibugh Gul Md. Rafiqui Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 19,950 1,915 9.6 46.7
40 Anantnag Safdar Ali Beg Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 20,350 618 3.0 34.9
41 Devsar Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 26,907 1,986 7.4 52.4
42 Doru Gh. Hassan Wani Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 23,100 4,901 21.2 49.8
43 Kokernag Syed Abdul Rashid Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 23,866 7,291 30.5 40.6
44 Shangus Abdul Majeed Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 24,994 993 4.0 52.8
45 Bijbehara Mehbooba Mufti Indian National Congress 23,765 2,271 9.6 36.8
46 Pahalgam Ab. Kabir Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 23,250 9,671 41.6 49.8
47 NobraCLOSEST Tsetan Namgyal Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 6,368 83 1.3 64.9
48 Leh Chering Dorjay Indian National Congress 32,884 6,487 19.7 57.3
49 Kargil Qamar Ali Akhoon Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 42,397 12,079 28.5 80.5
50 Zanskar Mohmad Abbass Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 14,865 1,296 8.7 79.9
51 Kishtwar Bashir Ahmed Kichloo Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 36,131 6,989 19.3 69.5
52 Inderwal Qazi Jalal-Ud-Din Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 30,062 1,095 3.6 61.3
53 Doda Maulana Attaullah Suharwardy Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 30,934 5,165 16.7 64.5
54 Bhaderwah Abdul Rehman Bahujan Samaj Party 43,006 4,355 10.1 66.7
55 RambanSC Bali Bhagat Bharatiya Janata Party 26,772 2,236 8.4 61.3
56 Banihal Mohd. Farooq Mir Independent 23,827 3,147 13.2 52.3
57 Gulabgarh Abdul Ghani Malik Janata Dal 28,940 956 3.3 67.0
58 Reasi Jagjiven Lal Janata Dal 43,501 4,902 11.3 61.3
59 Gool Arnas Abdul Wahid Shah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 22,125 4,114 18.6 58.3
60 Udhampur Shiv Charan Gupta Bharatiya Janata Party 40,309 15,465 38.4 56.2
61 ChananiSC Prithvi Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 24,676 2,904 11.8 47.9
62 Ramnagar Harsh Dev Singh Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party 37,380 601 1.6 53.9
63 Bani Ghulam Hyder Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 17,306 2,364 13.7 63.9
64 Basohli Lal Singh All India Indira Congress (TIWARI) 31,869 4,228 13.3 63.6
65 Kathua Sagar Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 49,118 1,129 2.3 64.9
66 Billawar Balbir Singh Indian National Congress 37,273 632 1.7 62.5
67 HiranagarSC Prem Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 44,820 2,292 5.1 60.8
68 SambaSC Som Nath Bahujan Samaj Party 34,243 6,017 17.6 56.3
69 Vijaypur Surjit Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 49,874 218 0.4 67.7
70 Nagrota Ajat Shatru Singh Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 28,539 2,118 7.4 64.6
71 Gandhinagar Piara Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 53,387 2,637 4.9 50.6
72 Jammu East Vaid Vishno Dutt Bharatiya Janata Party 32,777 12,501 38.1 47.1
73 Jammu West Hans Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 49,941 12,438 24.9 43.3
74 Bishnah Jagdish Raj Dubey Janata Dal 42,170 1,884 4.5 70.0
75 R.S. PuraSC Ram Chand Bahujan Samaj Party 35,909 1,529 4.3 68.0
76 Suchetgarh Chuni Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 30,661 136 0.4 71.7
77 Marh Ajay Kumar Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 34,427 813 2.4 70.7
78 Raipur DomanaSC Sat Paul Janata Dal 33,047 2,730 8.3 61.7
79 Akhnoor Govind Ram Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 42,698 272 0.6 72.8
80 ChhambSC Tara Chand Indian National Congress 36,484 662 1.8 72.3
81 Nowshera Radhay Sham Sharma Indian National Congress 40,487 9,536 23.6 62.7
82 Darhal Ch. Mohd. Hussain Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 37,153 5,166 13.9 55.5
83 Rajouri Mohd. Sharief Tariq Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 51,772 7,886 15.2 65.5
84 Kalakote Ashok Kumar Sharma Indian National Congress 31,479 9,975 31.7 55.0
85 Surankote Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 47,697 8,532 17.9 74.3
86 Mendhar Nisar Ahmed Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 45,193 2,460 5.4 68.6
87 Poonch Haveli Ghulam Mohd. Jan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 48,764 5,428 11.1 67.0
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 20,605 votes

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