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{{Infobox Indian state legislative assembly constituency
{{Infobox Indian constituency
| name        = [[Pulwama]]
| name        = [[Pulwama]]
| parl_name    = [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
| mla          = [[Waheed Ur Rehman Para]]
| mla          = TBA
| party        = [[Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party]]
| party        = TBA
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| year        = [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| state        = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| state        = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| district    = [[Pulwama district|Pulwama]]
| district    = [[Pulwama district|Pulwama]]
| constituency = [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|Srinagar]]
| most_successful_party = [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] (5)
| established = 1962
| type= SLA
| constituency_no    =  34
}}
}}


'''Pulwama Assembly constituency''' is one of the 87 constituencies in the [[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] a north state of [[India]]. Pulwama is also part of [[Anantnag (Lok Sabha constituency)|Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://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://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 Pulwama Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pulwama.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}</ref>
'''Pulwama 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]]. Pulwama is also part of [[Srinagar (Lok Sabha constituency)|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 Pulwama Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/pulwama.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}</ref>


==Members of Legislative Assembly==
== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==
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| [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| [[Master Sanaullah Sheikh]]
| Sanaullah Sheikh
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}
|-
|-
| [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| [[Sonaullah Dar]]
| rowspan=2|Sonaullah Dar
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
| {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|-
| [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
| [[Sonaullah Dar]]
|-
|-
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[Mohammad Ibrahim Dar]]
| rowspan=2|Mohammad Ibrahim Dar
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=4}}
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
| [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
| [[Mohammad Ibrahim Dar]]
|-
|-
| [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]]
| [[Bashir Ahmed Nengroo]]
| rowspan=2|Bashir Ahmed Nengroo
|-
|-
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]]
| [[Bashir Ahmed Nengroo]]
|-
|-
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| [[Abdul Aziz Mir]]
|[[Mohammad Khalil Band]]
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|rowspan=3}}
| {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party|rowspan=4}}
|-
|-
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
| [[Mohammad Khalil Band]]
| Mohammad Khalil Band
|-
|-
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
| [[Mohammad Khalil Band]]
| Mohammad Khalil Band
|-
|-
| [[Next Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|Next]]
| [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| TBA
| [[Waheed Ur Rehman Para]]
| ||TBA
|-
|-
|}
|}


== Election results ==
== Election results ==
=== 2014 ===
===Assembly Election 2024 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]]: Pulwama<ref name=election2014>{{cite web |url=https://eci.gov.in/files/file/3797-jammu-kashmir-2014/ |title=Jammu & Kashmir 2014 |publisher=[[Election Commission of India]] |access-date=13 November 2021}}</ref>}}
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<ref>{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Pulwama|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0834.htm|access-date=9 July 2025|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709154255/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0834.htm|archive-date=9 July 2025}}</ref>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Waheed Ur Rehman Para]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=24,716 |percentage=48.94% |change={{increase}}10.39 }}
  |candidate = [[Mohammad Khalil Band]]
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammad Khalil Band]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=16,568 |percentage=32.81% |change= ''New''}}
  |party     = Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Talat Majid Alie |party=Independent politician |votes=1,833 |percentage=3.63% |change= ''New''}}
  |votes     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Fayaz Ahmad Sofi |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=1,224 |percentage=2.42% |change= ''New''}}
  |percentage =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sofi Mohammad Akbar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,117 |percentage=2.21% |change= ''New''}}
  |change     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayoub Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,052 |percentage=2.08% |change= ''New''}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Iqbal Sofi |party=Independent politician |votes=871 |percentage=1.72% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,095 |percentage=2.17% |change={{increase}}1.21 }}
  |candidate = [[None of the above]]
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,148 |percentage=16.13% |change= {{increase}}12.71 }}
   |party     = None of the above
{{Election box turnout |votes=50,499 |percentage=50.72% |change= {{increase}}12.62 }}
  |votes     =  
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 99,555 |ref = |change= {{increase}}25.74 }}
  |percentage =  
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{increase}}10.39 }}
  |change     =  
{{Election box end}}
}}
 
{{Election box majority
===Assembly Election 2014 ===
  |votes     =  
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
  |percentage =  
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammad Khalil Bandh]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=11,631 |percentage=38.55% |change={{increase}}2.10 }}
  |change     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=10,599 |percentage=35.13% |change={{increase}}24.01 }}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Qayoom Mir |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Front (Secular) |votes=1,850 |percentage=6.13% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box turnout
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sana Ullah Dar |party=Independent politician |votes=1,760 |percentage=5.83% |change= ''New''}}
  |votes     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmad Magrey |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,558 |percentage=5.16% |change= ''New''}}
  |percentage =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Riyaz Ahmad Mir |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=672 |percentage=2.23% |change= ''New''}}
  |change     =  
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmad Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=669 |percentage=2.22% |change= ''New''}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=289 |percentage=0.96% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box registered electors
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,032 |percentage=3.42% |change= {{decrease}}19.31 }}
  |reg. electors =  
{{Election box turnout |votes=30,168 |percentage=38.10% |change= {{decrease}}2.74 }}
  |change =  
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 79,175 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.79 }}
}}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{increase}}2.10 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 2008 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammad Khalil Bandh]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=10,639 |percentage=36.45% |change={{decrease}}16.64 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sonaullah Dar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,003 |percentage=13.71% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,246 |percentage=11.12% |change={{decrease}}17.23 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Maqbool Baht |party=Independent politician |votes=3,202 |percentage=10.97% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmad Nengroo |party=Independent politician |votes=2,318 |percentage=7.94% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Qayoom Mir |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Front |votes=1,643 |percentage=5.63% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Javaid Abdullah Mir |party=Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist |votes=849 |percentage=2.91% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,636 |percentage=22.74% |change= {{decrease}}2.00 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=29,188 |percentage=40.84% |change= {{increase}}22.71 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 71,466 |ref = |change= {{increase}}32.08 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |swing= {{decrease}}16.64 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 2002 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammad Khalil Bandh]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=5,209 |percentage=53.09% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmad Nengroo |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=2,782 |percentage=28.36% |change={{decrease}}24.10 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohamad Maqbool Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,143 |percentage=11.65% |change={{increase}}0.82 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Gani Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=409 |percentage=4.17% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmad Lone |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=135 |percentage=1.38% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manzoor Ahmad Thoker |party=Janata Dal (United) |votes=133 |percentage=1.36% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=2,427 |percentage=24.74% |change= {{increase}}4.54 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=9,811 |percentage=18.13% |change= {{decrease}}28.52 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 54,107 |ref = |change= {{increase}}10.06 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}0.64 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 1996 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmad Nengroo |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=12,030 |percentage=52.46% |change={{decrease}}7.11 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Bashir Ahmad |party=Janata Dal |votes=7,398 |percentage=32.26% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Gani Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,483 |percentage=10.83% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf Wani |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=1,022 |percentage=4.46% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,632 |percentage=20.20% |change= {{decrease}}1.25 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=22,933 |percentage=51.31% |change= {{decrease}}32.82 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,162 |ref = |change= {{decrease}}0.10 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}7.11 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 1987 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Nengroo |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=23,297 |percentage=59.57% |change={{increase}}8.41 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mushtaq Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=14,910 |percentage=38.12% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed |party=Communist Party of India |votes=902 |percentage=2.31% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,387 |percentage=21.45% |change= {{decrease}}12.81 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=39,109 |percentage=80.99% |change= {{increase}}2.10 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 49,212 |ref = |change= {{increase}}24.02 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing=   }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 1983 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sana Ullah Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,707 |percentage=51.16% |change={{decrease}}21.42 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayub |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,189 |percentage=16.90% |change={{increase}}12.29 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ibrahim Dar |party=Independent politician |votes=4,353 |percentage=14.18% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Assadullah |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=2,651 |percentage=8.63% |change={{decrease}}1.21 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Qadir Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,705 |percentage=5.55% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Rasool |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=568 |percentage=1.85% |change={{decrease}}70.73 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mir Abdul Rahim |party=Independent politician |votes=529 |percentage=1.72% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,518 |percentage=34.26% |change= {{decrease}}28.48 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=30,702 |percentage=80.46% |change= {{increase}}7.42 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,682 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.68 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}21.42 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 1977 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Ibrahim Dar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,712 |percentage=72.58% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Kashid Wani |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=2,537 |percentage=9.84% |change={{decrease}}9.02 }}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Shafi Simnani |party=Janata Party |votes=1,853 |percentage=7.19% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohammad Mir (Muran) |party=Independent politician |votes=1,489 |percentage=5.78% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohammad Mir (Rajpuri) |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,189 |percentage=4.61% |change={{decrease}}46.48 }}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=16,175 |percentage=62.74% |change= {{increase}}37.08 }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=25,780 |percentage=73.27% |change= {{increase}}2.30 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,853 |ref = |change= {{increase}}27.36 }}
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}21.49 }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 1972 ===
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Pulwama<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>}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Sona Ullah Dar |party=Indian National Congress |votes=10,002 |percentage=51.09% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Hassan Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=4,978 |percentage=25.43% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Qhulam Ahmad |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=3,692 |percentage=18.86% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Aziz |party=Independent politician |votes=490 |percentage=2.50% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Omkar Nath |party=Independent politician |votes=414 |percentage=2.11% |change= ''New''}}
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=5,024 |percentage=25.66% |change=  }}
{{Election box turnout |votes=19,576 |percentage=72.55% |change= {{increase}}67.65 }}
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,937 |ref = |change= {{increase}}4.44 }}
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing=  }}
{{Election box end}}
 
===Assembly Election 1967 ===
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===Assembly Election 1962 ===
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{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Sanaullah Sheikh |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=25,815 |percentage= |change= ''New''}}
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Pulwama
Constituency No. 34 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictPulwama
Lok Sabha constituencySrinagar
Established1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Elected year2024

Pulwama Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Pulwama is also part of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1962 Sanaullah Sheikh Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
1967 Sonaullah Dar Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Mohammad Ibrahim Dar Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
1983
1987 Bashir Ahmed Nengroo
1996
2002 Mohammad Khalil Band Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
2008 Mohammad Khalil Band
2014 Mohammad Khalil Band
2024 Waheed Ur Rehman Para

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Waheed Ur Rehman Para 24,716 48.94% Increase10.39
JKNC Mohammad Khalil Band 16,568 32.81% New
Independent Talat Majid Alie 1,833 3.63% New
AAP Fayaz Ahmad Sofi 1,224 2.42% New
Independent Sofi Mohammad Akbar 1,117 2.21% New
Independent Mohammed Ayoub Mir 1,052 2.08% New
Independent Mohammed Iqbal Sofi 871 1.72% New
NOTA None of the Above 1,095 2.17% Increase1.21
Margin of victory 8,148 16.13% Increase12.71
Turnout 50,499 50.72% Increase12.62
Registered electors 99,555 Increase25.74
JKPDP hold Swing Increase10.39

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Mohammad Khalil Bandh 11,631 38.55% Increase2.10
JKNC Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri 10,599 35.13% Increase24.01
JKPDF Abdul Qayoom Mir 1,850 6.13% New
Independent Sana Ullah Dar 1,760 5.83% New
INC Bashir Ahmad Magrey 1,558 5.16% New
BJP Riyaz Ahmad Mir 672 2.23% New
Independent Bashir Ahmad Malik 669 2.22% New
NOTA None of the Above 289 0.96% New
Margin of victory 1,032 3.42% Decrease19.31
Turnout 30,168 38.10% Decrease2.74
Registered electors 79,175 Increase10.79
JKPDP hold Swing Increase2.10

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Mohammad Khalil Bandh 10,639 36.45% Decrease16.64
Independent Sonaullah Dar 4,003 13.71% New
JKNC Ghulam Nabi Ratanpuri 3,246 11.12% Decrease17.23
Independent Mohammad Maqbool Baht 3,202 10.97% New
Independent Bashir Ahmad Nengroo 2,318 7.94% New
JKPDF Abdul Qayoom Mir 1,643 5.63% New
Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist Javaid Abdullah Mir 849 2.91% New
Margin of victory 6,636 22.74% Decrease2.00
Turnout 29,188 40.84% Increase22.71
Registered electors 71,466 Increase32.08
JKPDP hold Swing Decrease16.64

Assembly Election 2002[edit | edit source]

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Mohammad Khalil Bandh 5,209 53.09% New
JKNC Bashir Ahmad Nengroo 2,782 28.36% Decrease24.10
INC Mohamad Maqbool Bhat 1,143 11.65% Increase0.82
Independent Abdul Gani Bhat 409 4.17% New
JKNPP Nazir Ahmad Lone 135 1.38% New
JD(U) Manzoor Ahmad Thoker 133 1.36% New
Margin of victory 2,427 24.74% Increase4.54
Turnout 9,811 18.13% Decrease28.52
Registered electors 54,107 Increase10.06
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Swing Increase0.64

Assembly Election 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Bashir Ahmad Nengroo 12,030 52.46% Decrease7.11
JD Syed Bashir Ahmad 7,398 32.26% New
INC Abdul Gani Bhat 2,483 10.83% New
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League Mohammed Yousuf Wani 1,022 4.46% New
Margin of victory 4,632 20.20% Decrease1.25
Turnout 22,933 51.31% Decrease32.82
Registered electors 49,162 Decrease0.10
JKNC hold Swing Decrease7.11

Assembly Election 1987[edit | edit source]

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Bashir Ahmed Nengroo 23,297 59.57% Increase8.41
Independent Mushtaq Ahmed 14,910 38.12% New
CPI Bashir Ahmed 902 2.31% New
Margin of victory 8,387 21.45% Decrease12.81
Turnout 39,109 80.99% Increase2.10
Registered electors 49,212 Increase24.02
JKNC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Sana Ullah Dar 15,707 51.16% Decrease21.42
INC Mohammed Ayub 5,189 16.90% Increase12.29
Independent Mohammed Ibrahim Dar 4,353 14.18% New
JI Assadullah 2,651 8.63% Decrease1.21
Independent Ghulam Qadir Mir 1,705 5.55% New
JKNC Ghulam Rasool 568 1.85% Decrease70.73
Independent Mir Abdul Rahim 529 1.72% New
Margin of victory 10,518 34.26% Decrease28.48
Turnout 30,702 80.46% Increase7.42
Registered electors 39,682 Increase7.68
JKNC hold Swing Decrease21.42

Assembly Election 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammad Ibrahim Dar 18,712 72.58% New
JI Abdul Kashid Wani 2,537 9.84% Decrease9.02
JP Mohammad Shafi Simnani 1,853 7.19% New
Independent Ghulam Mohammad Mir (Muran) 1,489 5.78% New
INC Ghulam Mohammad Mir (Rajpuri) 1,189 4.61% Decrease46.48
Margin of victory 16,175 62.74% Increase37.08
Turnout 25,780 73.27% Increase2.30
Registered electors 36,853 Increase27.36
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference gain from INC Swing Increase21.49

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sona Ullah Dar 10,002 51.09% New
Independent Ghulam Hassan Mir 4,978 25.43% New
JI Qhulam Ahmad 3,692 18.86% New
Independent Abdul Aziz 490 2.50% New
Independent Omkar Nath 414 2.11% New
Margin of victory 5,024 25.66%
Turnout 19,576 72.55% Increase67.65
Registered electors 28,937 Increase4.44
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Registered electors 27,706 Increase7.33
INC gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Swing

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

Template:Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link
1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Pulwama[14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Registered electors 25,815
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  2. "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. "Sitting and previous MLAs from Pulwama Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  4. Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Pulwama". Archived from the original on 9 July 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 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.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 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.
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 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.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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