| Zanskar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kargil |
| Established | 1996 |
| Abolished | 2019 |
Zanskar was a constituency in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Zanskar was part of Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency until its abolition.[1]
Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Mohammed Abass | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2002 | |||
| 2008 | Feroz Ahmed Khan | ||
| 2014 | Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi | Independent politician | |
Election results[edit | edit source]
Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi | 6,763 | 43.19% | New | |
| INC | Ghulam Raza | 6,197 | 39.58% |  1.13
| |
| BJP | Stanzin Lakpa | 2,292 | 14.64% | New | |
| JKPDP | Ghulam Mohammad | 248 | 1.58% |  0.35
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 157 | 1.00% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 566 | 3.61% | 2.65
| ||
| Turnout | 15,657 | 74.05% | 1.86
| ||
| Registered electors | 21,143 | 4.18
| |||
| Independent gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | Swing | 1.52
|
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Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Feroz Ahmed Khan | 6,552 | 44.72% | 2.95
| |
| INC | Ghulam Raza | 5,634 | 38.45% | 17.71
| |
| Independent | Sonam Stobgais | 1,993 | 13.60% | New | |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Amin | 283 | 1.93% | New | |
| BSP | Padma Thinles | 190 | 1.30% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 918 | 6.27% | 11.44
| ||
| Turnout | 14,652 | 72.20% | 6.77
| ||
| Registered electors | 20,295 | 10.96
| |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 2.95
|
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Assembly Election 2002[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Abass | 8,580 | 47.67% | 0.77
| |
| Independent | Tsering Chhosphel | 5,393 | 29.96% | New | |
| INC | Akhoon Hassan | 3,734 | 20.75% | 17.29
| |
| BJP | Ahsan Ali | 291 | 1.62% | 13.45
| |
| Margin of victory | 3,187 | 17.71% | 8.84
| ||
| Turnout | 17,998 | 78.97% | 0.38
| ||
| Registered electors | 22,792 | 22.54
| |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 0.77
|
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Assembly Election 1996[edit | edit source]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Ā±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Abass | 6,855 | 46.90% | New | |
| INC | Kachoo Mohammed Ali Khan | 5,559 | 38.03% | New | |
| BJP | Stanzin Lakpa | 2,202 | 15.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,296 | 8.87% | |||
| Turnout | 14,616 | 79.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 18,599 | ||||
| Jammu & Kashmir National Conference win (new seat) | |||||
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ā Sitting and previous MLAs from Zanskar Assembly Constituency
- ā "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
- ā "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.
- ā "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.
- ā "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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