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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Attaullah Sohrawardi
| honorific_prefix = Maulana
| office = Member of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
| constituency = Doda
| term_start = 1987
| term_end = 1996
| predecessor = Position vacant (results withheld in 1983 elections)
| successor = Abdul Majid Wani
| party = [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
}}

'''Attaullah Sohrawardi''' was an Indian politician and a prominent member of the [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]] (NC). He served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the Doda constituency in the erstwhile state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] from 1987 to 1996.<ref name="t630">{{cite web | title=Vidhan Sabha / 1987 / Jammu & Kashmir / Doda | website=IndiaVotes | url=https://www.indiavotes.com/vidhan-sabha-details/1987/jammu-&-kashmir/doda/32/11052/72 | access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref>

== Political career ==
In the [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987 elections]], Sohrawardi contested as a candidate of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He achieved a landslide victory, securing 92.46% of the total votes cast in the Doda constituency. He received 29,232 votes, while his nearest rival, Chuni Lal of the [[Lokdal|Lok Dal]], managed only 1,395 votes. This significant margin reflected strong support for Sohrawardi and his party in the region.<ref name="resultuniversity">{{cite web |title=Doda Assembly Constituency Election Result |url=https://resultuniversity.com/election/doda-jammu-kashmir-assembly-constituency |access-date=2024-11-28}}</ref><ref name="b108">{{cite web | title=🗳️ Attaullah Sohrawardi winner in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 1987: LIVE Results & Latest News: Election Dates, Polling Schedule, Election Results & Live Election Updates | website=LatestLY | url=https://www.latestly.com/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-and-kashmir/1987/doda/ | access-date=28 November 2024}}</ref>

== Election results ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Party !! Votes !! Percentage !! Opponent !! Opponent's Votes !! Margin
|-
| 1987 || Jammu & Kashmir National Conference || 29,232 || 92.46% || Chuni Lal ([[Lokdal]]) || 1,395 || 27,837
|}
<ref name="resultuniversity"/>
== See also ==
* [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference]]
== References ==
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* [[Doda Assembly constituency]]
* [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]]
[[Category:Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1987–1996]]
[[Category:Kashmiri politicians]]
[[Category:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians]]
[[Category:People from Doda district]]
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ZitaKight7091 at 03:32, 4 April 2026