Banihal Assembly Constituency Election Result

Banihal is a legislative assembly constituency in Jammu & Kashmir. Election results of Banihal assembly constituency seat is given below in a table that also lists all MLAs from this seat. Click election year in the table, for more detailed result.

List of all MLA from Banihal Assembly Constituency Seat (Jammu & Kashmir) Click on Year to View Detailed Result
Year	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
2014	Vikar Rasool Wani	INC	17671
2008	Vikar Rasool	INC	8287
2002	Molvi Abdul Rashid	IND	11393
1996	Mohd Farooq Mir	IND	10925
1987	Molvi Abdul Rashid	JKN	13949
1983	Abdul Rashid	JKN	15046
1977	Molvi Abdul Rashid	JKN	7460
1972	Hajra Begum	INC	0

2014 Legislative Assembly Constituency Election
S N	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Vikar Rasool Wani Male 39 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress hand	17671 30.65%
2	Bashir Ahmed Runyal Male 60 yr GEN	JKPDP Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party ink pot & pen	13322 23.1%
3	Sajad Shaheen Male 46 yr GEN	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference plough	13002 22.55%
4	Showket Javeed Daing Male 34 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party lotus	9874 17.12%
5	None Of The Above	NOTA None Of The Above nota	2405 4.17%
6	Sewa Singh Bali Male 40 yr GEN	JKNPP Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party bicycle	733 1.27%
7	Mohd Ali Male 51 yr GEN	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party elephant	656 1.14%
	Total		57663 73.37%

In 2014, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 78588 electors. Total number of valid vote was 57663. Indian National Congress candidate Vikar Rasool Wani won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 17671 votes. Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party candidate Bashir Ahmed Runyal stood second with total 13322 votes. He lost by 4349 votes.

2008 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Vikar Rasool Male 33 yr GEN	INC Indian National Congress	8287 17.38%
2	Showkat Javed Male 28 yr GEN	IND Independent	5254 11.02%
3	Molvi Abdul Rashid Male 76 yr GEN	IND Independent	4960 10.4%
4	Sajad Shaheen Male 40 yr GEN	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	4558 9.56%
5	Imtiyaz Ahmed Male 45 yr GEN	IND Independent	3763 7.89%
6	Rajiv Male 38 yr GEN	BJP Bharatiya Janata Party	3383 7.09%
7	Mohd Farooq Mir Male 52 yr GEN	IND Independent	2741 5.75%
8	Om Parkash Male 50 yr GEN	IND Independent	2612 5.48%
9	Mohd Saleem Bhat Male 40 yr GEN	LJP Lok Jan Shakti Party	2160 4.53%
10	Bahar Ahmed Ronyal Male 34 yr GEN	JKPDP Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party	2130 4.47%
11	Farooq Ahmed Mir Male 56 yr GEN	IND Independent	1584 3.32%
12	Mushtaq Ahmed Sohail Male 43 yr GEN	PDF People's Democratic Front	794 1.67%
13	Mohd Saleem Male 50 yr GEN	IND Independent	777 1.63%
14	Irshad Ahmed Male 64 yr ST	JKANC Jammu & Kashmir Awami National Conference	767 1.61%
15	Sewa Singh Male 35 yr GEN	JKNPP Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party	654 1.37%
16	Ajaz Ahmed Male 33 yr GEN	CPM Communist Party Of India (marxist)	558 1.17%
17	Bashir Ahmed Nayak Male 43 yr GEN	JD(U) Janata Dal (united)	471 0.99%
18	Gh Rasool Tantray Male 68 yr GEN	RPI(A) Republican Party Of India (a)	425 0.89%
19	Mohd Anwar Male 30 yr GEN	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	385 0.81%
20	Mohd Afzal Malik Male 60 yr GEN	IND Independent	311 0.65%
21	Atta Mohd Katoch Male 58 yr GEN	IND Independent	304 0.64%
22	Abdul Hamid Khan Male 52 yr GEN	BHBP Bharatiya Bahujan Party	295 0.62%
23	Saleema Begum Female 36 yr GEN	SDP Socialistic Democratic Party	276 0.58%
24	Mohd Rafiq Daing Male 35 yr GEN	IND Independent	234 0.49%
	Total		47683 67.94%

In 2008, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 70186 electors. Total number of valid vote was 47683. Indian National Congress candidate Vikar Rasool won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 8287 votes. Independent candidate Showkat Javed stood second with total 5254 votes. He lost by 3033 votes.

2002 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Molvi Abdul Rashid Male	IND Independent	11393 47.51%
2	Mohd Farooq Mir Male	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	4719 19.68%
3	Mohd Ayub Khan Male	INC Indian National Congress	4289 17.89%
4	Mohd Yousuf Male	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	1012 4.22%
5	Abdul Aziz Male	IND Independent	767 3.2%
6	Bahar Ahmed Ronyal Male	PDP Peoples Democratic Party	737 3.07%
7	Peer Abdul Majeed Male	JKNPP J & K National Panthers Party	489 2.04%
8	Gazanfar Ali Male	IND Independent	460 1.92%
9	Javed Ahmed Shah Male	IND Independent	114 0.48%
	Total		23980 40.55%

In 2002, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 59137 electors. Total number of valid vote was 23980. Independent candidate Molvi Abdul Rashid won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 11393 votes. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate Mohd Farooq Mir stood second with total 4719 votes. He lost by 6674 votes.

1996 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Mohd Farooq Mir Male	IND Independent	10925 46.69%
2	Molvi Abdul Rashid Male	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	7778 33.24%
3	Abdul Aziz Male	BJP Bhartiya Janta Party	2084 8.91%
4	Hamidullah Khan Male	INC Indian National Congress	1104 4.72%
5	Abdul Samad Male	JD Janata Dal	527 2.25%
6	Abdul Rashid Male	BSP Bahujan Samaj Party	393 1.68%
7	Balbir Singh Male	IND Independent	313 1.34%
8	Abdul Latif Male	IND Independent	154 0.66%
9	Sher Singh Male	IND Independent	123 0.53%
	Total		23401 52.26%

In 1996, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 45595 electors. Total number of valid vote was 23401. Independent candidate Mohd Farooq Mir won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 10925 votes. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate Molvi Abdul Rashid stood second with total 7778 votes. He lost by 3147 votes.

1987 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Molvi Abdul Rashid Male	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	13949 57.92%
2	Mohd Akhter Nizam Male	IND Independent	6056 25.15%
3	Abdul Ahad Malik Male	IND Independent	2743 11.39%
4	Mohd Ali Male	IND Independent	698 2.9%
5	Abdul Majid Male	IND Independent	469 1.95%
6	Khadim Hussain Male	JNP Janata Party	168 0.7%
	Total		24083 64.32%

In 1987, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 38840 electors. Total number of valid vote was 24083. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate Molvi Abdul Rashid won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 13949 votes. Independent candidate Mohd Akhter Nizam stood second with total 6056 votes. He lost by 7893 votes.

1983 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Abdul Rashid Male	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	15046 63.67%
2	Sona Ullah Male	INC Indian National Congress	6821 28.87%
3	Abdul Samad Male	IND Independents	1246 5.27%
4	Abdul Hameed Male	IND Independents	328 1.39%
5	Abdul Lateef Male	IND Independents	189 0.8%
	Total		23630 67.42%

In 1983, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 35942 electors. Total number of valid vote was 23630. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate Abdul Rashid won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 15046 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Sona Ullah stood second with total 6821 votes. He lost by 8225 votes.

1977 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Molvi Abdul Rashid Male	JKN Jammu & Kashmir National Conference	7460 51.83%
2	Modh Akthar Nizami Male	INC Indian National Congress	3290 22.86%
3	Sanaullah Male	JNP Janata Party	2279 15.83%
4	Abdul Khaliq Male	IND Independents	403 2.8%
5	Ahdullah Malik Male	JMI Jamait-i-islami	355 2.47%
6	Abdul Rashid Mushtaq Male	IND Independents	330 2.29%
7	Des Raj Male	IND Independents	162 1.13%
8	Mohd Yassin Male	IND Independents	114 0.79%
	Total		14393 52.67%

In 1977, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 28419 electors. Total number of valid vote was 14393. Jammu & Kashmir National Conference candidate Molvi Abdul Rashid won and became MLA from this seat. He secured total 7460 votes. Indian National Congress candidate Modh Akthar Nizami stood second with total 3290 votes. He lost by 4170 votes.

1972 Assembly Constituency Election
Sr No	Candidate	Party	Total Vote
1	Hajra Begum Female	INC Indian National Congress	0 0%
	Total		0 0%

In 1972, Banihal legislative assembly constituency had total 25837 electors. Total number of valid vote was 0. Indian National Congress candidate Hajra Begum won and became MLA from this seat. She secured total 0 votes.