Budgam Assembly constituency

Budgam Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Budgam is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.^[1][2][3]

Budgam
Constituency No. 27 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Budgam
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vacant

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1962	Aga Syed Ali Safvi		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
1967	H. S. Mehdi
1972	Ali Mohammad Mir		Indian National Congress
1977	Syed Ghulam Hussain Gilani		Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987
1996
2002	Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi
2008
2014
2024	Omar Abdullah

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Omar Abdullah	36,010	54.52%	New
	JKPDP	Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi	17,525	26.53%	13.18
	JKPDF	Nisar Ahmad Pal	3,365	5.09%	4.19
	Independent	Mehraj Ud Din Ganayee	3,358	5.08%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,757	2.66%	2.13
	Independent	Mukhtar Ahmad Dar	1,674	2.53%	New
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad Wani	1,583	2.40%	New
	JKANC	Aga Syed Ahmad Moosvi	524	0.79%	New
Margin of victory			18,485	27.99%	23.93
Turnout			66,052	52.68%	13.64
Registered electors			1,25,394		20.94
	JKNC gain from JKNC		Swing	10.76

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi	30,090	43.76%	3.61
	JKPDP	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat (Muntazir)	27,303	39.71%	19.91
	JKPDF	Fayaz Ahmad Dar	6,387	9.29%	New
	JKPC	Mohammed Kamal Malik	2,342	3.41%	New
	BJP	Mir Fayaz Rahat	880	1.28%	0.87
	Independent	Rafiq Ahmad Dar	872	1.27%	New
	INC	Ghulam Hussain Geelani	520	0.76%	1.93
	NOTA	None of the Above	364	0.53%	New
Margin of victory			2,787	4.05%	16.30
Turnout			68,758	66.32%	11.15
Registered electors			1,03,683		16.87
	JKNC hold		Swing	3.61

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi	19,652	40.15%	10.43
	JKPDP	Mohammed Kamal Malik	9,692	19.80%	2.57
	Independent	Aga Syed Mahmood	8,383	17.13%	New
	JKPDF	Hakim Mohammad Yaseen	5,952	12.16%	New
	INC	Mir Fayaz Rahat	1,315	2.69%	0.71
	BJP	Mohammad Ashraf Azad Hajam	1,051	2.15%	2.09
	Independent	Nazir Ahmad Wani	528	1.08%	New
	JKANC	Ghulam Nabi Ganai	382	0.78%	New
	AIFB	Manzoor Ahmad Badoo	382	0.78%	New
	Independent	Bashir Ahmad Najar	366	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			9,960	20.35%	9.14
Turnout			48,942	55.17%	21.76
Registered electors			88,713		31.52
	JKNC hold		Swing	10.43

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi	11,398	50.59%	9.07
	Independent	Aga Syed Mahmood Almosvi	4,753	21.10%	New
	JKPDP	Mohammed Kamal Malik	3,883	17.23%	New
	BJP	Hajam Mohammed Ashraf Azad	955	4.24%	New
	INC	Mukhtar Amreen Badar	766	3.40%	33.81
	Independent	Zahoor Ahmed Kotey	427	1.90%	New
	JD(U)	Abdul Aziz Wani	349	1.55%	New
Margin of victory			6,645	29.49%	25.18
Turnout			22,531	33.41%	30.36
Registered electors			67,450		16.23
	JKNC hold		Swing	9.07

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Syed Ghulam Hussain Geelani	15,360	41.51%	3.45
	INC	Aga Syed Mahmood	13,766	37.21%	New
	JD	Roshan	5,550	15.00%	New
	JKAL	Mohammed Ashraf Hajam	1,666	4.50%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Jafer Hajam	658	1.78%	New
Margin of victory			1,594	4.31%	10.80
Turnout			37,000	67.27%	17.73
Registered electors			58,029		12.44
	JKNC hold		Swing	3.45

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Syed Ghulam Hussain Geelani	18,911	44.96%	10.70
	Independent	Mohammed Sultan Bhat	12,556	29.85%	New
	Independent	Aga Syed Mahadi	10,592	25.18%	New
Margin of victory			6,355	15.11%	13.14
Turnout			42,059	82.74%	9.27
Registered electors			51,611		21.79
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Syed Ghulam Hussain Geelani	17,037	55.67%	5.83
	INC	Assadullah Mir	8,392	27.42%	24.43
	JI	Mohammed Sultan Bhat	2,971	9.71%	3.58
	JKNC	Ghulam Hussain Bhat	2,014	6.58%	43.25
	Independent	Ali Mohammed Bhat	192	0.63%	New
Margin of victory			8,645	28.25%	19.46
Turnout			30,606	75.93%	8.55
Registered electors			42,376		19.08
	JKNC hold		Swing	5.83

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Syed Ghulam Hussain Geelani	14,324	49.83%	New
	JP	Aga Sayeed Hassan	11,799	41.05%	New
	JI	Mohamed Yousuf Shah	1,761	6.13%	New
	INC	Ghulam Hassan Dar	860	2.99%	45.88
Margin of victory			2,525	8.78%	5.85
Turnout			28,744	84.54%	20.49
Registered electors			35,587		24.10
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing	0.96

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Ali Mohammed Mir	8,448	48.87%	25.24
	Independent	Aga Sayed Ali Shah Safvi	5,918	34.24%	New
	Independent	Mirza Gh Hassan Beg	2,041	11.81%	New
	Independent	Abdul Aziz Paray	483	2.79%	New
	Independent	Sayed Manzoor Ahmad	396	2.29%	New
Margin of victory			2,530	14.64%	25.84
Turnout			17,286	62.26%	21.52
Registered electors			28,675		14.03
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing	15.24

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	H. S. Mehdi	6,250	64.12%	30.96
	INC	M. S. Ali	2,304	23.64%	New
	CPI	A. Dar	1,194	12.25%	New
Margin of victory			3,946	40.48%	49.67
Turnout			9,748	41.03%	39.37
Registered electors			25,146		0.21
	JKNC hold		Swing	30.96

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Budgam^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Aga Syed Ali Safvi	18,719	95.07%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Wani Gohar	970	4.93%	New
Margin of victory			17,749	90.15%
Turnout			19,689	80.18%
Registered electors			25,200
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

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