Zanskar Assembly constituency

Zanskar
Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kargil
Established	1996
Abolished	2019

Zanskar was a constituency in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Zanskar was part of Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency until its abolition. ^[1]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1996	Mohammed Abass		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2002
2008	Feroz Ahmed Khan
2014	Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi		Independent politician

Election results

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Zanskar ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi	6,763	43.19%	New
	INC	Ghulam Raza	6,197	39.58%	1.13
	BJP	Stanzin Lakpa	2,292	14.64%	New
	JKPDP	Ghulam Mohammad	248	1.58%	0.35
	NOTA	None of the Above	157	1.00%	New
Margin of victory			566	3.61%	2.65
Turnout			15,657	74.05%	1.86
Registered electors			21,143		4.18
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing	1.52

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Zanskar ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Feroz Ahmed Khan	6,552	44.72%	2.95
	INC	Ghulam Raza	5,634	38.45%	17.71
	Independent	Sonam Stobgais	1,993	13.60%	New
	JKPDP	Mohammed Amin	283	1.93%	New
	BSP	Padma Thinles	190	1.30%	New
Margin of victory			918	6.27%	11.44
Turnout			14,652	72.20%	6.77
Registered electors			20,295		10.96
	JKNC hold		Swing	2.95

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Zanskar ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammed Abass	8,580	47.67%	0.77
	Independent	Tsering Chhosphel	5,393	29.96%	New
	INC	Akhoon Hassan	3,734	20.75%	17.29
	BJP	Ahsan Ali	291	1.62%	13.45
Margin of victory			3,187	17.71%	8.84
Turnout			17,998	78.97%	0.38
Registered electors			22,792		22.54
	JKNC hold		Swing	0.77

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election  : Zanskar ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammed Abass	6,855	46.90%	New
	INC	Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan	5,559	38.03%	New
	BJP	Stanzin Lakpa	2,202	15.07%	New
Margin of victory			1,296	8.87%
Turnout			14,616	79.92%
Registered electors			18,599
	JKNC win (new seat)

See also

• Zanskar
• Leh district

References

1. Sitting and previous MLAs from Zanskar Assembly Constituency
2. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
3. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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