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Banihal Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Banihal is also part of Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Sajad Shaheen	33,128	36.37%	New
	JKPDP	Imtiaz Ahmed Shan	27,018	29.66%	6.56
	INC	Vikar Rasool Wani	20,458	22.46%	8.18
	BJP	Mohammed Saleem Bhat	6,285	6.90%	10.22
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,631	1.79%	2.38
	Independent	Munazar Ahmed Malik	1,071	1.18%	New
	Independent	Bashir Ahmed Shan	837	0.92%	New
	AAP	Mudassir Azmat	654	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			6,110	6.71%	0.83
Turnout			91,082	72.23%	1.14
Registered electors			1,26,096		60.45
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	5.73

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vikar Rasool Wani	17,671	30.65%	13.27
	JKPDP	Bashir Ahmed Runyal	13,322	23.10%	18.64
	JKNC	Sajad Shaheen	13,002	22.55%	12.99
	BJP	Showket Javeed Daing	9,874	17.12%	10.03
	NOTA	None of the Above	2,405	4.17%	New
	JKNPP	Sewa Singh Bali	733	1.27%	New
	BSP	Mohammed Ali	656	1.14%	New
Margin of victory			4,349	7.54%	1.18
Turnout			57,663	73.37%	5.44
Registered electors			78,588		11.97
	INC hold		Swing	13.27

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Vikar Rasool Wani	8,287	17.38%	0.51
	Independent	Showket Javeed Daing	5,254	11.02%	New
	Independent	Molvi Abdul Rashid	4,960	10.40%	New
	JKNC	Sajad Shaheen	4,558	9.56%	10.12
	Independent	Imtiyaz Ahmed	3,763	7.89%	New
	BJP	Rajiv	3,383	7.09%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Farooq Mir	2,741	5.75%	New
	Independent	Om Parkash	2,612	5.48%	New
	LJP	Mohammed Saleem Bhat	2,160	4.53%	New
	JKPDP	Bashir Ahmed Runyal	2,130	4.47%	1.39
	Independent	Farooq Ahmed Mir	1,584	3.32%	New
Margin of victory			3,033	6.36%	21.47
Turnout			47,683	67.94%	27.39
Registered electors			70,186		18.68
	INC gain from Independent		Swing	30.13

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Molvi Abdul Rashid	11,393	47.51%	New
	JKNC	Mohammed Farooq Mir	4,719	19.68%	13.56
	INC	Mohammed Ayub Khan	4,289	17.89%	13.17
	BSP	Mohammed Yousuf	1,012	4.22%	2.54
	Independent	Abdul Aziz	767	3.20%	New
	JKPDP	Bashir Ahmed Runyal	737	3.07%	New
	JKNPP	Peer Abdul Majeed	489	2.04%	New
	Independent	Gazanfar Ali	460	1.92%	New
Margin of victory			6,674	27.83%	14.38
Turnout			23,980	40.55%	10.77
Registered electors			59,137		29.70
	Independent hold		Swing	0.82

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mohammed Farooq Mir	10,925	46.69%	New
	JKNC	Molvi Abdul Rashid	7,778	33.24%	24.68
	BJP	Abdul Aziz	2,084	8.91%	New
	INC	Hamidullah Khan	1,104	4.72%	New
	JD	Abdul Samad	527	2.25%	New
	BSP	Abdul Rashid	393	1.68%	New
	Independent	Balbir Singh	313	1.34%	New
	Independent	Abdul Latif	154	0.66%	New
Margin of victory			3,147	13.45%	19.33
Turnout			23,401	52.26%	10.68
Registered electors			45,595		17.39
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing	11.23

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Molvi Abdul Rashid	13,949	57.92%	5.75
	Independent	Mohammed Akhter Nizam	6,056	25.15%	New
	Independent	Abdul Ahad Malik	2,743	11.39%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Ali	698	2.90%	New
	Independent	Abdul Majid	469	1.95%	New
	JP	Khadim Hussain	168	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			7,893	32.77%	2.03
Turnout			24,083	64.32%	3.74
Registered electors			38,840		8.06
	JKNC hold		Swing	5.75

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Rashid	15,046	63.67%	11.84
	INC	Sona Ullah	6,821	28.87%	6.01
	Independent	Abdul Samad	1,246	5.27%	New
	Independent	Abdul Hameed	328	1.39%	New
	Independent	Abdul Latif	189	0.80%	New
Margin of victory			8,225	34.81%	5.84
Turnout			23,630	67.42%	15.10
Registered electors			35,942		26.47
	JKNC hold		Swing	11.84

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Molvi Abdul Rashid	7,460	51.83%	New
	INC	Modh. Akthar Nizami	3,290	22.86%	New
	JP	Sanaullah	2,279	15.83%	New
	Independent	Abdul Khaliq	403	2.80%	New
	JI	Ahdullah Malik	355	2.47%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rashid Mushtaq	330	2.29%	New
	Independent	Des Raj	162	1.13%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yassin	114	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			4,170	28.97%
Turnout			14,393	52.67%	50.65
Registered electors			28,419		9.99
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Banihal

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Hajra Begum	Unopposed
Registered electors			25,837		5.07
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

See also

• Banihal
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly

References

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3. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Banihal Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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• Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir
• Ramban district
• Politics of Jammu and Kashmir
• Constituencies established in 1967
• 1967 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir