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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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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2021}}<br />
{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Surankote<br />
| mla = [[Choudhary Mohammad Akram]]<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 = [[Poonch district, India|Poonch]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency|Anantnag Rajouri]]<br />
| established = 1977<br />
| type = SLA<br />
| reservation = ST<br />
| constituency_no = 88<br />
}}<br />
'''Surankote''' 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]]. Surankote is also part of [[Anantnag-Rajouri 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 Surankote Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/surankote.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}</ref><br />
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==Members of Legislative Assembly==<br />
{|class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
!Election<br />
!Member<br />
!colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]<br />
| rowspan=3|[[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=3}}<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 />
| rowspan=2|[[Mushtaq Bukhari|Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]<br />
| [[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]]<br />
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br />
| rowspan=2|[[Choudhary Mohammad Akram]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
|{{Full party name with color|Independent}}<br />
|-<br />
|}<br />
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== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=[[Choudhary Mohammad Akram]] |party=Independent politician |votes=34,201 |percentage=39.37% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shahnawaz |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,350 |percentage=29.18% |change={{decrease}}17.27 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mushtaq Bukhari|Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari]] |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=23,773 |percentage=27.37% |change={{increase}}24.14 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Javaid Iqbal |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=1,325 |percentage=1.53% |change={{decrease}}11.06 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Qazi Mohammed Irshad |party=Independent politician |votes=689 |percentage=0.79% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=378 |percentage=0.44% |change={{decrease}}0.13 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,851 |percentage=10.19% |change= {{decrease}}2.06 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=86,871 |percentage=76.65% |change= {{increase}}0.16 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,13,342 |ref = |change= {{increase}}31.66 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}7.08 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=[[Choudhary Mohammad Akram]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=30,584 |percentage=46.45% |change={{increase}}2.23 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bhukari |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=22,520 |percentage=34.20% |change={{decrease}}6.79 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Iqbal Hussain Shah |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=8,290 |percentage=12.59% |change={{increase}}2.23 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Taj Khan |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,123 |percentage=3.22% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ashfaq Rana |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=429 |percentage=0.65% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=375 |percentage=0.57% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,064 |percentage=12.25% |change= {{increase}}9.02 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=65,845 |percentage=76.49% |change= {{increase}}1.57 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 86,084 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.48 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}2.23 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=28,102 |percentage=44.22% |change={{increase}}4.31 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mushtaq Bukhari|Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=26,051 |percentage=40.99% |change={{decrease}}4.85 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mumtaz Hussain Shah |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=6,585 |percentage=10.36% |change={{increase}}9.11 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manzoor Ahmed |party=Janata Dal (Secular) |votes=737 |percentage=1.16% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sadiq Qureshi |party=Independent politician |votes=518 |percentage=0.82% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shareef Shad |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=409 |percentage=0.64% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kalu Khan Hamdard |party=All J & K Kisan Majdoor Party |votes=385 |percentage=0.61% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,051 |percentage=3.23% |change= {{decrease}}2.70 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=63,553 |percentage=74.92% |change= {{increase}}34.91 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 84,829 |ref = |change= {{increase}}2.06 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}1.62 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=Mushtaq Ahmad Shah |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,243 |percentage=45.84% |change={{decrease}}11.95 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Aslam |party=Indian National Congress |votes=13,271 |percentage=39.91% |change={{increase}}0.20 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Hamid Manhas |party=Independent politician |votes=3,172 |percentage=9.54% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Abdullah |party=Independent politician |votes=931 |percentage=2.80% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Aftab Hussain Shah |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=416 |percentage=1.25% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Aziz |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=221 |percentage=0.66% |change={{decrease}}0.18 }}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,972 |percentage=5.93% |change= {{decrease}}12.15 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=33,254 |percentage=40.01% |change= {{decrease}}33.48 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 83,113 |ref = |change= {{increase}}29.40 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}11.95 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=Mushtaq Ahmed Shah |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=27,275 |percentage=57.78% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=18,743 |percentage=39.71% |change={{decrease}}29.10 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Aslam |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=398 |percentage=0.84% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sharief Tariq |party=Janata Dal |votes=395 |percentage=0.84% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sharief Shad |party=Independent politician |votes=390 |percentage=0.83% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,532 |percentage=18.08% |change= {{decrease}}20.29 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=47,201 |percentage=74.26% |change= {{decrease}}6.25 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 64,230 |ref = |change= {{increase}}33.53 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}11.03 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=[[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=26,394 |percentage=68.81% |change={{increase}}20.54 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayub Shabnam |party=Independent politician |votes=11,677 |percentage=30.44% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Kalu Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=285 |percentage=0.74% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=14,717 |percentage=38.37% |change= {{increase}}31.95 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=38,356 |percentage=80.35% |change= {{increase}}9.49 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 48,100 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.27 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=[[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,150 |percentage=48.27% |change={{decrease}}4.09 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sayeed Beig |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=12,268 |percentage=41.85% |change={{decrease}}0.31 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayub Shabnam |party=Independent politician |votes=2,895 |percentage=9.88% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,882 |percentage=6.42% |change= {{decrease}}3.78 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=29,313 |percentage=71.24% |change= {{increase}}2.59 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 41,728 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.36 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Surankote<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=[[Aslam Chowdhary Mohammad]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=11,608 |percentage=52.37% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Syed Beg |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=9,346 |percentage=42.16% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mushtaq Ahmed Shah |party=Janata Party |votes=922 |percentage=4.16% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayub |party=Independent politician |votes=153 |percentage=0.69% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=138 |percentage=0.62% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,262 |percentage=10.20% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=22,167 |percentage=68.84% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,764 |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 />
* [[Surankote]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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