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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
|name = Pahalgam<br />
|type= SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 47<br />
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|mla = <!-- [[]] --><br />
|party = <!-- [[]] --><br />
| latest_election_year = <!--[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]--><br />
|state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
|district = [[Anantnag district|Anantnag]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag-Rajouri]]<br />
|established = 1967<br />
|electors = <!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --><br />
|reservation = <br />
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'''Pahalgam Assembly constituency''' is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], a northern [[Union Territory]] of [[India]]. [[Pahalgam]] is also part of [[Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Pahalgam Assembly Constituency |url=http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pahalgam.html |work=Elections.in |access-date= 26 October 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=DELIMITATION OF PARLIAMENTARY AND ASSEMBLY CONSTITUENCIES ORDER, 2008 |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf |work=Election commission of India |access-date= 26 October 2017 }}</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=2 | [[Makhan Lal Fotedar]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || rowspan=2 | [[Piyare Lal Handoo]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=4}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]] || [[Rafi Ahmed Mir]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || Abdul Kabir Bhat<br />
|-<br />
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[Mehbooba Mufti]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2004 elections in India#Jammu and Kashmir|2004 By-election]] || [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || Rafi Ahmad Mir<br />
|-<br />
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || rowspan=2 | [[Altaf Ahmad Wani]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|access-date=10 October 2024|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241010072117/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0815.htm|archive-date=10 October 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Altaf Ahmad Wani]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=26,210 |percentage=52.25% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rafi Ahmed Mir |party=Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |votes=12,454 |percentage=24.83% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shabir Ahmad Sediqui |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=8,051 |percentage=16.05% |change={{decrease}}27.02 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,502 |percentage=2.99% |change={{increase}}1.12 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Showket Ahmad Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=950 |percentage=1.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Maqbool Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=602 |percentage=1.20% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shabir Ahmad Padder |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference |votes=394 |percentage=0.79% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=13,756 |percentage=27.42% |change= {{increase}}25.82 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=50,163 |percentage=71.98% |change= {{increase}}2.22 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 69,693 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}13.94 <br />
|winner=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}7.58 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613150235/https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |archive-date=2019-06-13 |access-date= |website=eci.gov.in}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Altaf Ahmad Wani]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=25,232 |percentage=44.67% |change={{increase}}17.52 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rafi Ahmad Mir |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=24,328 |percentage=43.07% |change={{decrease}}6.22 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Irfan Abid |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,148 |percentage=3.80% |change={{increase}}2.23 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sofi Yousuf |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,943 |percentage=3.44% |change={{decrease}}2.04 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,056 |percentage=1.87% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Farooq Ahmad Rather |party=Independent politician |votes=788 |percentage=1.39% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shabir Ahmad Shah |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=503 |percentage=0.89% |change={{increase}}0.00 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Anwar Jaan |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |votes=492 |percentage=0.87% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=904 |percentage=1.60% |change= {{decrease}}20.54 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=56,490 |percentage=69.75% |change= {{decrease}}0.49 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 80,985 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.32 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{decrease}}4.62 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed%20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rafi Ahmad Mir |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=24,316 |percentage=49.29% |change={{decrease}}15.98 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Altaf Ahmad Wani]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=13,394 |percentage=27.15% |change={{decrease}}0.83 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Irfan Ahmad Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=3,861 |percentage=7.83% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Yousuf Sofi |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,702 |percentage=5.48% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Majid Ashraf Mir |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=1,093 |percentage=2.22% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Gani Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=778 |percentage=1.58% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shabir Ahmad Padder |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference |votes=759 |percentage=1.54% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Khadim Hussain Mirza |party=Independent politician |votes=699 |percentage=1.42% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Doyee |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=517 |percentage=1.05% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Khalil Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=468 |percentage=0.95% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fayaz Ahmad Wani |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=438 |percentage=0.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,922 |percentage=22.14% |change= {{decrease}}15.15 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=49,334 |percentage=70.25% |change= {{increase}}48.61 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,229 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.53 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{decrease}}15.98 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly By-election 2004 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2004 elections in India#Jammu and Kashmir|2004 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/ByeElection/ByeOct2004/index.htm |title=Election Statistics - Bye Elections - October 2004 |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=29 December 2024|archive-url= |archive-date=}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=9,056 |percentage=65.27% |change={{increase}}20.16 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rafi Ahmad Mir |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,882 |percentage=27.98% |change={{decrease}}5.84 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmad |party=Independent politician |votes=521 |percentage=3.75% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Yousaf |party=Samata Party |votes=416 |percentage=3.00% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,174 |percentage=37.29% |change= {{increase}}26.00 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=13,875 |percentage=21.64% |change= {{decrease}}11.38 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 64,121 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.78 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{increase}}20.16 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127192246/http://eci.gov.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_2002/StatRep_JK_02.pdf|archive-date=27 January 2013|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mehbooba Mufti]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=8,544 |percentage=45.11% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rafi Ahmed Mir |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=6,405 |percentage=33.82% |change={{decrease}}28.00 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,788 |percentage=9.44% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf |party=Indian National Congress |votes=920 |percentage=4.86% |change={{decrease}}13.48 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Vinod Kumar |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=501 |percentage=2.65% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf Malik |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=401 |percentage=2.12% |change={{increase}}0.45 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmed Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=381 |percentage=2.01% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,139 |percentage=11.29% |change= {{decrease}}32.19 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=18,940 |percentage=33.02% |change= {{decrease}}14.64 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 57,363 |ref = |change= {{increase}}22.92 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}16.70 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117084805/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1996/StatisticalReport-JK96.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Kabir Bhat |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=13,749 |percentage=61.81% |change={{increase}}8.92 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulshan Akhter |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,078 |percentage=18.33% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Muzaffar Khalid |party=Janata Dal |votes=2,468 |percentage=11.10% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rashid Misger |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=1,578 |percentage=7.09% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rakesh Koul |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=370 |percentage=1.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=9,671 |percentage=43.48% |change= {{increase}}34.43 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=22,243 |percentage=49.51% |change= {{decrease}}27.73 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,668 |ref = |change= {{increase}}14.46 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}8.92 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120114084427/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1987/StatisticalReport_jk_87.pdf |archive-date=14 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Rafi Ahmad Mir |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=16,257 |percentage=52.89% |change={{decrease}}3.88 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Hagroo |party=Independent politician |votes=13,476 |percentage=43.84% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Vaid |party=Independent politician |votes=580 |percentage=1.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mukhtar Abbas Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=345 |percentage=1.12% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,781 |percentage=9.05% |change= {{decrease}}11.48 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=30,737 |percentage=77.70% |change= {{decrease}}1.44 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,771 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.61 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}3.88 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082124/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1983/StatisticalReport_JK_1983.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Piyare Lal Handoo]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,654 |percentage=56.77% |change={{decrease}}12.00 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Tahir |party=Indian National Congress |votes=9,995 |percentage=36.25% |change={{increase}}24.98 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manzoor Ahmad Gaina |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=1,402 |percentage=5.08% |change={{decrease}}63.69 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Inqalibi |party=Independent politician |votes=521 |percentage=1.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,659 |percentage=20.52% |change= {{decrease}}28.30 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=27,572 |percentage=80.11% |change= {{increase}}4.89 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 35,886 |ref = |change= {{increase}}20.27 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}12.00 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117081946/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1977/StatisticalReport_JK_77.pdf |archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Piyare Lal Handoo]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=14,764 |percentage=68.78% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Rasool Kochah |party=Janata Party |votes=4,283 |percentage=19.95% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Tahir |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,420 |percentage=11.27% |change={{decrease}}67.35 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,481 |percentage=48.82% |change= {{decrease}}8.43 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,467 |percentage=77.13% |change= {{decrease}}6.51 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 29,839 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.69 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117083027/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1972/StatisticalRep_JK_72.pdf|archive-date=17 January 2012|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Makhan Lal Fotedar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=16,628 |percentage=78.63% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hami Ullah |party=Independent politician |votes=4,520 |percentage=21.37% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=12,108 |percentage=57.25% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,148 |percentage=80.47% |change= {{increase}}78.45 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 26,957 |ref = |change= {{increase}}6.79 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pahalgam<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=[[Makhan Lal Fotedar]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,244 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,244 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Indian National Congress |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Pahalgam]]<br />
* [[Anantnag district]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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