https://indianpedia.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Bandipora_Assembly_constituency Bandipora Assembly constituency - Revision history 2026-07-31T19:05:54Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bandipora_Assembly_constituency&diff=489514&oldid=prev N V Raghunath at 07:25, 18 April 2026 2026-04-18T07:25:05Z <p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly in India}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=June 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox Indian constituency<br /> |name = Bandipora<br /> |type= SLA<br /> | constituency_no = 15<br /> | map_image = <br /> | map_caption = <br /> | map_alt = <br /> |mla = [[Nizam Uddin Bhat]]<br /> |party = [[Indian National Congress]]<br /> | latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br /> |state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> |district = [[Bandipora district|Bandipora]]<br /> | loksabha_cons = [[Baramulla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramulla]]<br /> |established = 1967<br /> |electors = &lt;!-- number of electors at last election. Add a ref --&gt;<br /> |reservation = <br /> }}<br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Bandipora Assembly constituency&#039;&#039;&#039; 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]]. [[Bandipora]] is also part of [[Baramulla (Lok Sabha constituency)|Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency]].&lt;ref&gt;[http://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/bandipora.html Sitting and previous MLAs from Bandipora Assembly Constituency]&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html |title=Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir |publisher=Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir |access-date=2019-06-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231174529/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html |archive-date=2008-12-31 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=&quot;ceo&quot;&gt;{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/CurrentElections/CONSOLIDATED_ORDER%20_ECI%20.pdf|title=Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008|publisher=The Election Commission of India|pages=562}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable sortable&quot;<br /> |-<br /> ! Election<br /> ! Member<br /> ! colspan=2|Party<br /> |-<br /> | [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1962]] || Abdul Kabir Khan || {{Full party name with color|Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || rowspan=2 | M. A. Khan || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || rowspan=2 | [[Mohammad Khalil Naik]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu &amp; 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]] || rowspan=2 | Ghulam Rasool Mir <br /> |- <br /> | [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] <br /> |- <br /> | [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || [[Usman Abdul Majid]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir Awami League}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || [[Nizam Uddin Bhat]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]] || [[Usman Abdul Majid]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br /> |- <br /> | [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Nizam Uddin Bhat]] <br /> |}<br /> <br /> == Election results ==<br /> ===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&amp;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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Nizam Uddin Bhat]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,391 |percentage=27.45% |change={{decrease}}10.24 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Usman Abdul Majid]] |party=Independent politician |votes=19,580 |percentage=26.35% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Prince Parvez |party=Independent politician |votes=8,138 |percentage=10.95% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Shafat Qazmi |party=Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party |votes=6,650 |percentage=8.95% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balkees Akhter |party=Independent politician |votes=2,920 |percentage=3.93% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Sikandar Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=2,411 |percentage=3.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Ismail Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=1,785 |percentage=2.40% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Tajamul Islam |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=1,769 |percentage=2.38% |change={{decrease}}29.68 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mudasir Ahmad Bhat |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Conference |votes=1,762 |percentage=2.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Naseer Ahmed Lone |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=1,196 |percentage=1.61% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=501 |percentage=0.67% |change={{decrease}}1.79 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=811 |percentage=1.09% |change= {{decrease}}4.53 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=74,296 |percentage=64.06% |change= {{decrease}}3.37 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,15,972 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.50 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{decrease}}10.24 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web |date= |title=Jammu &amp; Kashmir 2014 - Jammu &amp; 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}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Usman Abdul Majid]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,084 |percentage=37.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Nizam Uddin Bhat]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=21,341 |percentage=32.06% |change={{increase}}5.96 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdullah Wani |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=6,754 |percentage=10.15% |change={{increase}}3.03 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmad Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=4,200 |percentage=6.31% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,641 |percentage=2.47% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Ismail Bhat |party=Jammu and Kashmir People Conference |votes=1,580 |percentage=2.37% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shafi Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=1,137 |percentage=1.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Shafi Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,123 |percentage=1.69% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Javid Ahmad Shah |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=816 |percentage=1.23% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sheikh Waseem Bari |party=Independent politician |votes=796 |percentage=1.20% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gh Ahmad Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=691 |percentage=1.04% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,743 |percentage=5.62% |change= {{increase}}3.98 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=66,560 |percentage=67.44% |change= {{increase}}10.36 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 98,701 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.68 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |swing= {{increase}}11.58 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Nizam Uddin Bhat]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=13,051 |percentage=26.10% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Usman Abdul Majid]] |party=Independent politician |votes=12,231 |percentage=24.46% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Abdullah Wani |party=People&#039;s Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir) |votes=5,356 |percentage=10.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ismail Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=3,907 |percentage=7.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Rasool Mir |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=3,559 |percentage=7.12% |change={{decrease}}17.26 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibullah Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=1,533 |percentage=3.07% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Iqbal Jan |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,524 |percentage=3.05% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Qasim Mir |party=Revolutionary Socialist Party (India) |votes=1,296 |percentage=2.59% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Anwar Wani |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=991 |percentage=1.98% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habib Ullah Pahloo |party=Independent politician |votes=883 |percentage=1.77% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Noor Mohammad Sheergojri |party=Independent politician |votes=869 |percentage=1.74% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=820 |percentage=1.64% |change= {{increase}}0.50 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=49,997 |percentage=57.08% |change= {{increase}}25.82 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 87,596 |ref = |change= {{increase}}23.44 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |loser=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |swing= {{increase}}0.30 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Usman Abdul Majid]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=5,722 |percentage=25.80% |change={{increase}}3.31 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibullah Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,469 |percentage=24.66% |change={{increase}}7.04 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Javeed Hussain Shah |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=5,407 |percentage=24.38% |change={{decrease}}13.92 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammad Abdullah Wani |party=Jammu and Kashmir People&#039;s Democratic Party |votes=3,706 |percentage=16.71% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,148 |percentage=5.18% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Amin Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=727 |percentage=3.28% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=253 |percentage=1.14% |change= {{decrease}}14.67 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=22,179 |percentage=31.27% |change= {{decrease}}16.48 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,963 |ref = |change= {{increase}}34.80 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}12.50 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Rasool Mir |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=9,625 |percentage=38.30% |change={{decrease}}7.95 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Jammu and Kashmir Awami League |votes=5,652 |percentage=22.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibullah Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,429 |percentage=17.62% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Independent politician |votes=2,254 |percentage=8.97% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Syed Anayat Shah |party=Independent politician |votes=1,808 |percentage=7.19% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sultan |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=1,364 |percentage=5.43% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,973 |percentage=15.81% |change= {{increase}}7.47 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,132 |percentage=50.57% |change= {{decrease}}26.76 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 52,645 |ref = |change= {{increase}}1.37 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}7.95 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Rosool Mir |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=17,894 |percentage=46.25% |change={{decrease}}7.06 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nizam-Ud-Din |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=14,668 |percentage=37.91% |change={{decrease}}15.40 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdulla Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=4,843 |percentage=12.52% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hayatullah |party=Independent politician |votes=965 |percentage=2.49% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nazir Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=321 |percentage=0.83% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,226 |percentage=8.34% |change= {{decrease}}23.42 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=38,691 |percentage=76.66% |change= {{decrease}}0.22 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 51,932 |ref = |change= {{increase}}13.33 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}7.06 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammad Khalil Naik]] |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,253 |percentage=53.31% |change={{decrease}}17.63 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Nizam Uddin Bhat]] |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,380 |percentage=21.55% |change={{decrease}}49.38 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Habibullah Bhat |party=Indian National Congress |votes=5,245 |percentage=15.32% |change={{increase}}6.27 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Qadir Wani |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=2,829 |percentage=8.26% |change={{increase}}0.56 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Manzoor Ahmad Khan |party=Independent politician |votes=532 |percentage=1.55% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=10,873 |percentage=31.76% |change= {{decrease}}30.14 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=34,239 |percentage=78.95% |change= {{increase}}10.59 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 45,824 |ref = |change= {{increase}}15.61 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}17.63 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Mohammad Khalil Naik]] |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=18,032 |percentage=70.94% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Anwar Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=2,299 |percentage=9.04% |change={{decrease}}51.42 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Nizam-Ud-Din |party=Janata Party |votes=2,240 |percentage=8.81% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sultan Shah |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=1,957 |percentage=7.70% |change={{decrease}}21.25 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohmad Maqsood |party=Independent politician |votes=656 |percentage=2.58% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Attaullah Bhat |party=Independent politician |votes=235 |percentage=0.92% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=15,733 |percentage=61.89% |change= {{increase}}30.38 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=25,419 |percentage=68.45% |change= {{increase}}0.39 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 39,637 |ref = |change= {{increase}}7.97 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}10.48 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. A. Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=14,148 |percentage=60.46% |change={{increase}}3.07 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Sultan Shah |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=6,774 |percentage=28.95% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohiudin Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=2,310 |percentage=9.87% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Moqbool Parray |party=Independent politician |votes=168 |percentage=0.72% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,374 |percentage=31.51% |change= {{increase}}11.48 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=23,400 |percentage=65.64% |change= {{decrease}}4.42 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 36,711 |ref = |change= {{increase}}12.80 }}<br /> {{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}3.07 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora&lt;ref&gt;{{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/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006052138/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1967/Statistical%20Report_Jk_1967.pdf|archive-date=6 October 2010|access-date=15 February 2024|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. A. Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=12,733 |percentage=57.39% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Kabir Khan |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=8,288 |percentage=37.36% |change={{decrease}}60.89 }}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=G. M. Lone |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=1,164 |percentage=5.25% |change={{increase}}3.50 }}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,445 |percentage=20.04% |change= {{decrease}}76.47 }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=22,185 |percentage=69.99% |change= {{decrease}}21.63 }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 32,546 |ref = |change= {{increase}}35.85 }}<br /> {{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}40.86 }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> ===Assembly Election 1962 ===<br /> {{Election box begin|title= [[1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Bandipora Gorez&lt;ref&gt;{{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|format=pdf}}&lt;/ref&gt;}}<br /> {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Kabir Khan |party=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |votes=21,138 |percentage=98.25% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ghulam Mohammad Lone |party=Democratic National Conference |votes=376 |percentage=1.75% |change= &#039;&#039;New&#039;&#039;}}<br /> {{Election box margin of victory |votes=20,762 |percentage=96.50% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box turnout |votes=21,514 |percentage=90.55% |change= }}<br /> {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 23,958 |ref = |change= }}<br /> {{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu &amp; Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br /> {{Election box end}}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> * [[Bandipora]]<br /> * [[Bandipora district]]<br /> * [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> <br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir}}<br /> <br /> {{coord|34.425|74.631|display=title}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Assembly constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Bandipore district]]<br /> [[Category:Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]<br /> [[Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1967]]<br /> [[Category:1967 establishments in Jammu and Kashmir]]</div> N V Raghunath