2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election

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2002 Jammu and Kashmir state assembly elections
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all 87 seats in Legislative Assembly
44 seats needed for a majority
Registered6,165,285
Turnout43.70% (Decrease2.svg 10.22%)
 First partySecond partyThird party
 
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Ghulam Nabi Azad-cropped.JPG
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.jpg
Leader Omar Abdullah Ghulam Nabi Azad Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Party JKNC INC JKPDP
Last election577-
Seats won282016
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 29Increase2.svg 13Increase2.svg 16
Percentage28.24%24.24%9.28%
SwingDecrease2.svg 6.54%Increase2.svg 4.24%Increase2.svg 9.28%
 Fourth partyFifth party
  Indian Election Symbol Cycle.png Lotus flower symbol.svg
Leader Bhim Singh
Party JKNPP BJP
Last election18
Seats won41
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 7
Percentage3.83%8.57%
SwingIncrease2.svg 1.58%Decrease2.svg 3.56%
Chief Minister before election

Farooq Abdullah
JKNC

Elected Chief Minister

Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
PDP
(in coalition with the INC and JKNPP)

Contents

Elections for the former Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir were held in September -October 2002 in four phases. [1] [2]

Jammu & Kashmir National Conference was the single largest party but lacked majority. The Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Indian National Congress (Congress) formed a coalition government with PDP's Mufti Mohammad Sayeed serving as the Chief Minister for the first three years and Congress's Ghulam Nabi Azad for the next three years. The election saw a major boycott at the appeal of Tehreek -e-Hurriyat.Kashmir division had a voting percentage of 3.5% while Jammu division had a voting percentage of 16.5%.Rajouri district recorded the least voting percentage at 2.7% [3] [4] The Panthers Party formed part of the ruling coalition with Harsh Dev Singh as the party's first cabinet minister. [5]

Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) were used for first time in Jammu Kashmir assembly elections in 2002. [6] The international community also appreciated the credibility of the elections and the results that followed it. The elections was seen as a victory of the ballot over the bullet. [7] [8] United States lauded 2002 elections of the state. [9] [10] There were 1.7 million voters in the state for 2002 elections. [11] [12]

Voting

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Voting stages

The first phase voting took place on 16 September 2002. [13] There was a polling station for just 11 voters in Zanskar. [6] BJP contested on 52 seats while Jammu State Morcha contested on 12 seats. [14] [15] National Conference president Omar Abdullah contested from Ganderbal seat. [16] Separatists had varied views on the elections ranging from voting to boycott of elections. [17] [18] [19]

The four stages of the elections were held as follows:

DateSeatsTurnout
Monday 16 September2347.28%
Sunday 24 November2842%
Sunday 1 October541%
Sunday 8 October1846%
Total8745%
Source: [20]

Results

Summary of the Jammu and Kashmir state assembly election results
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PartySeatsPreviously+/–Vote %Vote Share
National Conference 2857Decrease2.svg2928.24%7,49,825
Indian National Congress 207Increase2.svg1324.24%6,43,751
People's Democratic Party 16-Increase2.svg169.28%2,46,480
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party 41Increase2.svg33.83%1,01,830
Communist Party of India (Marxist) 200.88%23493
Bharatiya Janata Party 18Decrease2.svg78.57%2,27,633
Bahujan Samaj Party 14Decrease2.svg34.50%1,19,492
Democratic Movement 10.62%16,366
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League 1100.91%24,121
Independents1316.50%4,38,287
Total (turnout 43.70%)8787--
Valid votes26,55,57099.90
Invalid votes5840.10
Votes cast / turnout26,56,62743.70
Abstentions24,94,17056.30%
Registered voters60,78,570
Source:Election Commission of India [21]

JKNC became the single largest party with 28 seats. Congress became the second largest party with 25 seats. [22]

Farooq Abdullah resigned as a chief minister on 24 December 2002. [23]

Results by constituency

  • Winner, runner-up, voter turnout, and victory margin in every constituency [24]
Assembly ConstituencyTurnoutWinnerRunner UpMargin
#kNames%CandidatePartyVotes%CandidatePartyVotes%
1 Karnah 65.37%Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan JKNC 8,70746.02%Mohammed Sikander Khan INC 6,71935.51%1,988
2 Kupwara 55.23% Saifullah Mir JKNC 19,23343.24%Ghulam Qadir Mir Independent 19,10142.94%132
3 Lolab 46.89% Qaysar Jamshaid Lone JKNC 14,40842.26% Abdul Haq Khan Independent 12,41236.41%1,996
4 Handwara 51.48%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi Independent 15,38946.67%Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan JKNC 12,39237.58%2,997
5 Langate 53.97% Sharifuddin Shariq JKNC 8,05830.16%M. Sultan Pandithpori JKPDP 5,65821.18%2,400
6 Uri 66.49% Taj Mohiuddin INC 20,46048.51% Mohammad Shafi JKNC 20,27648.08%184
7 Rafiabad 52.55% Mohammad Dilawar Mir JKNC 11,57635.%Abdul Gani Vakil INC 10,94433.09%632
8 Sopore 8.09% Abdul Rashid Dar INC 2,06233.19%Abdul Ahad Vakil JKNC 1,51524.39%547
9 Gurez 76.5% Nazir Ahmad Khan JKNC 5,78253.45%Faqir Mohammed Khan Independent 4,53241.9%1,250
10 Bandipora 31.27% Usman Abdul Majid JKAL 5,72225.8%Habibullah Bhat INC 5,46924.66%253
11 Sonawari 56.51% Mohammad Akbar Lone JKNC 25,68758.05%Mohammed Yousuf Parray JKAL 12,92929.22%12,758
12 Sangrama 22.11%Ghulam Nabi Lone JKPDP 3,69735.91%Mohammed Yousuf JKNC 2,63825.63%1,059
13 Baramulla 24.15% Muzaffar Hussain Baig JKPDP 6,83338.62%Ghulam Nabi Kachru JKNC 3,98422.52%2,849
14 Gulmarg 50.52% Ghulam Hassan Mir JKPDP 27,73778.16% Sheikh Mustafa Kamal JKNC 7,74921.84%19,988
15 Pattan 41.56% Iftikhar Hussain Ansari JKNC 15,26852.63%Dr.Abdul Ahad Yatoo INC 13,08445.1%2,184
16 Kangan 52.03% Mian Altaf Ahmed Larvi JKNC 16,98764.71%Ghulam Mohammed Dar JKPDP 5,94822.66%11,039
17 Ganderbal 35.21% Qazi Mohammad Afzal JKPDP 11,62248.26% Omar Abdullah JKNC 8,75236.34%2,870
18 Hazratbal 7.12%Mohammed Syed Akhoon JKNC 3,04249.79%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Akhoon JKPDP 1,63926.82%1,403
19 Zadibal 4.78%Shahjahan Dar Independent 1,51446.67%Khawja Sadiq Ali JKNC 1,22037.61%294
20 Eidgah 4.75% Mubarak Ahmed Gul JKNC 2,02660.62%Mohammed Ashraf Bakashi Independent 74722.35%1,279
21 Khanyar 4.22% Ali Mohammad Sagar JKNC 2,86893.85%Mushtaq Ahmad INC 1274.16%2,741
22 Habba Kadal 3.21%Raman Mattoo Independent 58728.47%Hira Lal Chatta BJP 41620.17%171
23 Amira Kadal 3.06%Mohammed Shafi Bhat INC 1,16351.01%Ghulam Nabi Mir JKNC 67229.47%491
24 Sonawar 9.96%Mohammed Yaseen Shah JKNC 3,44554.66%Ghulam Hussain Wani JKPDP 1,74027.61%1,705
25 Batmaloo 4.%Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shah JKNC 2,06549.51% Tariq Hameed Karra JKPDP 1,22329.32%842
26 Chadoora 52.45% Javaid Mustafa Mir JKPDP 15,92358.03% Ali Mohammad Dar JKNC 7,87628.7%8,047
27 Budgam 33.41% Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi JKNC 11,39850.59%Aga Syed Mahmood Almosvi Independent 4,75321.1%6,645
28 Beerwah 35.06%Mohammed Sarfraz Khan JKPDP 16,88666.%Mohammed Amin Banday JKNC 4,96619.41%11,920
29 Khan Sahib 49.51% Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen Shah Independent 20,18667.22%Abdul Gani Naseem JKNC 4,39314.63%15,793
30 Charari Sharief 63.71% Abdul Rahim Rather JKNC 20,27551.29% Ghulam Nabi Lone JKPDP 16,52041.79%3,755
31 Tral 11.55% Ghulam Nabi Bhat JKNC 3,25347.3%Surinder Singh INC 2,94442.8%309
32 Pampore 19.17%Abdul Aziz Mir JKPDP 3,81138.46%Mohammed Anwar Bhat INC 3,10631.35%705
33 Pulwama 18.13%Mohamad Khalil Band JKPDP 5,20953.09%Bashir Ahmad Nengroo JKNC 2,78228.36%2,427
34 Rajpora 36.71%Syed Bashir Ahmad JKPDP 13,94658.6% Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir JKNC 5,86024.62%8,086
35 Wachi 28.29%Khalil Naik CPI(M) 4,13329.19%Ghulam Hassan Bhat JKPDP 4,05328.62%80
36 Shopian 26.91%Ghulam Hassan Khan JKPDP 4,08327.2%Sheikh Mohammed Rafi JKNC 3,36322.4%720
37 Noorabad 23.41%Abdul Aziz Zargar JKPDP 3,61629.74% Sakeena Akhtar JKNC 3,30127.15%315
38 Kulgam 24.4% Mohamad Yousuf Tarigami CPI(M) 8,34651.72%Ghulam Nabi Dar JKNC 3,46121.45%4,885
39 Hom Shali Bugh 22.93%Abdul Gafar Sofi JKPDP 6,80358.59%Mohammed Amin Dar CPI(M) 2,32720.04%4,476
40 Anantnag 7.16%Dr. Mehboob Beigh JKNC 3,51370.23%Liyakat Ali Khan JKAL 65213.03%2,861
41 Devsar 35.56%Mohammed Sartaj Madni JKPDP 8,72138.52%Mohammed Yaqub CPI(M) 5,69525.16%3,026
42 Dooru 40.48% Ghulam Ahmad Mir INC 14,46166.19%Syed Manzoor Ahmad JKNC 3,11914.28%11,342
43 Kokernag 15.27% Peerzada Mohammad Syed INC 3,35638.06%Ghulam Rasool Malik JKPDP 2,92033.12%436
44 Shangus–Anantnag East 25.4% Peer Mohammed Hussain JKPDP 5,11537.07% Gulzar Ahmad Wani INC 4,77434.6%341
45 Srigufwara–Bijbehara 16.67% Abdul Rehman Bhat JKPDP 5,96158.32%Abdul Gani Shah JKNC 2,08420.39%3,877
46 Pahalgam 33.02% Mehbooba Mufti JKPDP 8,54445.11%Rafi Ahmed Mir JKNC 6,40533.82%2,139
47 Kargil 74.83%Haji Nissar Ali Independent 27,38456.61% Qamar Ali Akhoon JKNC 20,98843.39%6,396
48 Zanskar 78.97%Mohammed Abass JKNC 8,58047.67%Tsering Chhosphel Independent 5,39329.96%3,187
49 Kishtwar 54.82%Sajjad Hussain JKNC 16,72541.32%Ghulam Haider Sheikh INC 15,06237.21%1,663
50 Inderwal 56.61% Ghulam Mohammad Saroori INC 24,55164.75%Jalal-Ud-Din JKNC 5,66714.95%18,884
51 Doda 55.54%Abdul Majid Wani Independent 13,79935.29%Khalid Najib Soharawardy JKNC 13,19233.74%607
52 Bhaderwah 54.25%Mohammed Sharief INC 16,96234.18%Mohammed Aslam JKNC 10,13520.42%6,827
53 Ramban 57.71%Dr. Chaman Lal JKNC 15,22036.12% Ashok Kumar INC 12,68130.1%2,539
54 Banihal 40.55%Molvi Abdul Rashid Independent 11,39347.51%Mohammed Farooq Mir JKNC 4,71919.68%6,674
55 Gulabgarh 55.99% Abdul Ghani Malik JKNC 12,47635.15%Ajaz Ahmad Khan Independent 9,54626.9%2,930
56 Reasi 62.2%Jugal Kishore INC 23,04536.97% Baldev Raj BJP 20,98933.67%2,056
57 Gool Arnas 60.08% Ajaz Ahmed Khan Independent 10,88133.36%Kabala Singh BJP 5,89518.08%4,986
58 Udhampur 58.39% Balwant Singh Mankotia JKNPP 24,67940.39% Pawan Kumar Gupta BJP 14,72724.1%9,952
59 Chenani 61.54%Faquir Nath JKNPP 17,11837.42%Krishan Chander INC 15,35333.56%1,765
60 Ramnagar 60.72% Harsh Dev Singh JKNPP 29,91450.4%Khalil Allaha Qazi BSP 13,43022.63%16,484
61 Bani 67.63%Prem Sagar INC 10,39542.68%Ghulam Haider Malik JKNC 6,70827.54%3,687
62 Basohli 63.15% Chaudhary Lal Singh INC 18,91643.61% Jagdish Raj Sapolia BJP 15,24835.15%3,668
63 Kathua 57.%Jatinder SinghDM16,36625.56%Sagar Chand BSP 13,30720.79%3,059
64 Billawar 63.9%Manohar Lal Sharma Independent 24,73647.77%Balbir Singh INC 10,17519.65%14,561
65 Hiranagar 60.12%Girdhari Lal INC 31,40254.88%Gopal Dass BJP 13,19023.05%18,212
66 Samba 58.47% Yash Paul Kundal JKNPP 11,07925.31%Swarn Lata INC 10,33323.6%746
67 Vijaypur 64.19%Manjit Singh BSP 25,40639.21% Surjeet Singh Slathia JKNC 20,32931.37%5,077
68 Nagrota 63.85% Jugal Kishore Sharma BJP 10,65326.82% Ajatshatru Singh JKNC 10,58626.65%67
69 Gandhinagar 48.46% Raman Bhalla INC 37,01049.81%Harbans Singh JKNC 26,51735.69%10,493
70 Jammu East 38.67%Yogesh Kumar Sawhney INC 11,78434.91%Ashok Kumar BJP 8,44825.03%3,336
71 Jammu West 38.69% Mangat Ram Sharma INC 25,62740.47%Virander Kumar Gupta Independent 17,70427.96%7,923
72 Bishnah 67.43% Ashwani Kumar Sharma Independent 17,96132.72%Kamal Verma JKNC 13,29824.22%4,663
73 Ranbir Singh Pora–Jammu South 61.4% Suman Lata Bhagat INC 19,66941.4%Romesh Lal Mottan NCP 16,48534.7%3,184
74 Suchetgarh 69.81% Gharu Ram Bhagat INC 11,34427.45%Rajinder Singh Chib BJP 11,20727.11%137
75 Marh 68.83% Ajay Sadhotra JKNC 14,95931.87% Sukh Nandan Kumar BJP 13,79229.39%1,167
76 Raipur Domana 61.05%Mulla Ram INC 20,53843.49%Bharat Bhushan Independent 8,85218.74%11,686
77 Akhnoor 71.27%Madan Lal Sharma INC 17,10229.36%Govind Ram Sharma JKNC 16,03727.54%1,065
78 Chhamb 70.47% Tara Chand INC 20,63046.3% Chhaju Ram Lamba JKNC 10,29623.1%10,334
79 Nowshera 57.86%Romesh Chander Sharma INC 20,51140.25%Radhey Sham Sharma JKNC 16,03731.47%4,474
80 Darhal 46.61%Thakur Puran Singh Independent 11,83228.09%Chowdhary Liaqat Ali JKNC 11,61527.58%217
81 Rajouri 27.05%Mohammed Aslam JKNC 11,93340.% Qamar Hussain INC 9,25531.02%2,678
82 Kalakote 48.66%Rachpal Singh JKNC 19,32446.61%Ashok Kumar Sharma INC 18,12443.71%1,200
83 Surankote 40.01%Mushtaq Ahmad Shah JKNC 15,24345.84%Mohammed Aslam INC 13,27139.91%1,972
84 Mendhar 60.29% Javed Ahmed Rana JKNC 24,53051.39%Rafiq Hussain Khan Independent 16,66534.92%7,865
85 Poonch Haveli 60.73%Ghulam Mohammed Jan JKNC 27,36447.41%Yeshpal Sharma INC 26,71846.3%646
86 Nubra -Sonam Wangchuk Narboo Independent Elected Unopposed
87 Leh -Sh. Nawang Rigzin Independent Elected Unopposed

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