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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = [[Shopian]]<br />
| mla = [[Shabir Ahmad Kullay]]<br />
| party = [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| district = [[Shopian district|Shopian]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]<br />
| established = 1962<br />
| type= SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 37<br />
}}<br />
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'''Shopian Assembly constituency''' is one of the 90 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], a north state of [[India]]. Shopian is also part of [[Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/12211-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-assamarunachal-pradesh-manipur-and-nagaland-notification-dated-06032020/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India |newspaper=eci.gov.in |accessdate=2021-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/13193-delimitation-of-constituencies-in-jammu-kashmir-notification-dated-03032021/ |title=Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders |website=Election Commission of India |date= 3 March 2021 |accessdate= 2021-06-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Sitting and previous MLAs from Shopian Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/shopian.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}</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 />
| [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]]<br />
| Abdul Majid Bandey<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]<br />
| [[S. A. Shamim]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]<br />
| Abdul Majid Bandey<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
|rowspan="3" | Sheikh Muhammad Mansoor<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and 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]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]<br />
| Sheikh Muhammad Rafi<br />
|-<br />
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br />
| [[Hassan Khan (politician)|Gulam Hassan Khan]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br />
|[[Ab Razak Zawoora]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br />
| [[Mohammad Yousuf Bhat]]<br />
|-<br />
|[[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
|[[Shabir Ahmad Kullay]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent (politician)}}<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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=[[Shabir Ahmad Kullay]] |party=Independent politician |votes=14,113 |percentage=23.74 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammad Rafi |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=12,906 |percentage=21.71 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Raja Abdul Waheed |party=Independent politician |votes=10,440 |percentage=17.56 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Javid Ahmad Qadri |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,895 |percentage=11.60 |change={{increase}}3.48 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Yawar Shafi Banday |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=5,486 |percentage=9.23 |change={{decrease}}24.97 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ovais Mushtaq |party=Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |votes=3,076 |percentage=5.17 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,559 |percentage=2.62 |change={{increase}}0.66 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mushtaq Ahmad Khan |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,448 |percentage=2.44 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Suhail Ahmad Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,221 |percentage=2.05 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yaqoob Malla |party=Independent politician |votes=959 |percentage=1.61 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Feroz Ahmad Najar |party=Independent politician |votes=770 |percentage=1.30 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,207 |percentage=2.03 |change= {{decrease}}3.64 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=59,457 |percentage=59.13 |change= {{increase}}8.49 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,00,546 |ref = |change= {{increase}}22.10 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{decrease}}10.46 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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=[[Mohammad Yousuf Bhat]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=14,262 |percentage=34.20 |change={{increase}}12.96 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Shabir Ahmad Kullay]] |party=Independent politician |votes=11,896 |percentage=28.52 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Rafi |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,280 |percentage=12.66 |change={{decrease}}0.41 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Javid Ahmad Qadri |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,384 |percentage=8.11 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mushtaq Ahmad Khanday |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,642 |percentage=6.33 |change={{decrease}}7.48 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Tariq Ahmad Ahanger |party=Independent politician |votes=894 |percentage=2.14 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rashid Pandit |party=Communist Party of India |votes=849 |percentage=2.04 |change={{decrease}}3.08 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=819 |percentage=1.96 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yaqoob Rather |party=All Jammu and Kashmir Republican Party |votes=648 |percentage=1.55 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf Haji |party=Independent politician |votes=533 |percentage=1.28 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shah Fayaz Ahmad |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=499 |percentage=1.20 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,366 |percentage=5.67 |change= {{decrease}}1.75 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=41,706 |percentage=50.65 |change= {{decrease}}2.07 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 82,348 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.14 }}<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}}12.96 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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-Detailed20Results.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241225073739/https://ceojk.nic.in/pdf/10-Detailed20Results.pdf|archive-date=25 December 2024|access-date=25 December 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ab Razak Zawoora |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party|votes=8,006 |percentage=21.23 |change={{decrease}}5.96 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shafi |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,208 |percentage=13.81 |change={{decrease}}6.04 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Shabir Ahmad Kullay]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,929 |percentage=13.07 |change={{decrease}}9.33 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Rafi |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference |votes=4,001 |percentage=10.61 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mir Hussain |party=Independent politician |votes=2,748 |percentage=7.29 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohammed Sheikh |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,930 |percentage=5.12 |change={{decrease}}7.44 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Abdullah Wani |party=Communist Party of India (Marxist) |votes=1,652 |percentage=4.38 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gh Nabi Shah |party=Samajwadi Party |votes=1,612 |percentage=4.28 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gulzar Ahmad Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=1,253 |percentage=3.32 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Waheed Rather |party=Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist |votes=1,034 |percentage=2.74 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,001 |percentage=2.65 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,798 |percentage=7.42 |change= {{increase}}2.62 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=37,704 |percentage=52.72 |change= {{increase}}25.82 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,517 |ref = |change= {{increase}}28.14 }}<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}}5.96 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Khan |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=4,083 |percentage=27.20 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Rafi |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,363 |percentage=22.40 |change={{decrease}}26.69 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shafi Banday |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,980 |percentage=19.85 |change={{increase}}9.09 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Shah |party=Independent politician |votes=1,960 |percentage=13.06 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Yatoo |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,886 |percentage=12.56 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ilyas Kumar |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=740 |percentage=4.93 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=720 |percentage=4.80 |change= {{decrease}}10.87 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=15,012 |percentage=26.91 |change= {{decrease}}18.19 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 55,812 |ref = |change= {{increase}}19.47 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}21.90 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Shiekh Mohammed Rafi |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,340 |percentage=49.10 |change={{increase}}1.09 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Nabi Shah |party=Janata Dal |votes=7,040 |percentage=33.43 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shafi Banday |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,266 |percentage=10.76 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Farooq Ahmad Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,415 |percentage=6.72 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,300 |percentage=15.67 |change= {{increase}}14.78 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=21,061 |percentage=48.06 |change= {{decrease}}34.23 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 46,715 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}1.64 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}1.09 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Mansoor |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,083 |percentage=48.00 |change={{decrease}}0.01 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Ahad Thoker |party=Independent politician |votes=17,747 |percentage=47.11 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rahman Bhat |party=Communist Party of India |votes=1,285 |percentage=3.41 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=336 |percentage=0.89 |change= {{decrease}}18.29 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=37,671 |percentage=81.68 |change= {{increase}}3.34 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 47,495 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.16 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Mansoor |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=14,662 |percentage=48.01 |change={{decrease}}11.33 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Moulana Mohammed Amin |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=8,805 |percentage=28.83 |change={{increase}}10.15 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassa Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=3,376 |percentage=11.05 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,839 |percentage=9.30 |change={{increase}}5.79 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Iqbal |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=409 |percentage=1.34 |change={{decrease}}58.00 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=371 |percentage=1.21 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,857 |percentage=19.18 |change= {{decrease}}21.49 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=30,540 |percentage=80.69 |change= {{increase}}5.93 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 40,197 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.40 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}11.33 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Mohammed Mansoor |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,133 |percentage=59.34 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hakim Ghulam Nabi |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=4,763 |percentage=18.68 |change={{decrease}}13.34 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Shamim Ahmed Shamim |party=Janata Party |votes=3,217 |percentage=12.61 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=893 |percentage=3.50 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rahman Khan |party=Communist Party of India |votes=734 |percentage=2.88 |change={{decrease}}22.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ashraf |party=Independent politician |votes=407 |percentage=1.60 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid Bandey |party=Independent politician |votes=355 |percentage=1.39 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,370 |percentage=40.66 |change= {{increase}}30.57 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=25,502 |percentage=73.06 |change= {{increase}}4.77 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,409 |ref = |change= {{increase}}19.13 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}17.23 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid Bandey |party=Independent politician |votes=8,401 |percentage=42.11 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Haki Ghulam Nabi Shah |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=6,388 |percentage=32.02 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Abdul Sattar Ranjoor]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=5,160 |percentage=25.87 |change={{increase}}8.93 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,013 |percentage=10.09 |change= {{increase}}1.76 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=19,949 |percentage=68.85 |change= {{increase}}4.59 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 30,562 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.87 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
<br />
===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<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/Statistical20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[S. A. Shamim]] |party=Independent politician |votes=7,576 |percentage=45.70 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. H. Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,195 |percentage=37.37 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Abdul Sattar Ranjoor]] |party=Communist Party of India |votes=2,807 |percentage=16.93 |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,381 |percentage=8.33 |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=16,578 |percentage=63.29 |change= {{increase}}60.68 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 27,320 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.66 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= }}<br />
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===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Shopian<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Election Commission of India]]|title=Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006183842/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1962/StatRep_JK_1962.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid Bandey |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=25,376 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,376 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Shopian]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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