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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly}}<br />
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{{Infobox Indian constituency<br />
| name = Banihal<br />
| mla = [[Sajad Shaheen]]<br />
| party = [[Jammu and Kashmir National Conference]]<br />
| latest_election_year = [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]]<br />
| state = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]<br />
| district = [[Ramban district|Ramban]]<br />
| loksabha_cons = [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur]]<br />
| established = 1967<br />
| type= SLA<br />
| constituency_no = 55<br />
}}<br />
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'''Banihal 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]]. Banihal is also part of [[Udhampur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Udhampur 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 Banihal Assembly Constituency|url=https://www.elections.in/jammu-and-kashmir/assembly-constituencies/banihal.html|access-date=2021-06-27|website=Elections.in}}</ref><br />
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== Members of the Legislative Assembly ==<br />
{| class="wikitable sortable"<br />
|-<br />
! Election<br />
! Member<br />
! colspan=2|Party<br />
|-<br />
| [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1967]] || M. Akhtar || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1972]] || Hajra Begum || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1977]] || Molvi Abdul Rashid || {{Full party name with color|Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|rowspan=3}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1983]] || Abdul Rashid<br />
|-<br />
| [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1987]] || Molvi Abdul Rashid<br />
|-<br />
| [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|1996]] || Mohammed Farooq Mir || {{Full party name with color|Independent politician|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2002]] || Molvi Abdul Rashid<br />
|-<br />
| [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2008]] || rowspan=2 | [[Vikar Rasool Wani]] || {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2014]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election|2024]] || [[Sajad Shaheen]] || {{Full party name with color|Jammu and Kashmir National Conference}}<br />
|}<br />
== Election results ==<br />
===Assembly Election 2024 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<ref name="Banihal Constituency Election Results 2024">{{cite news |title=Banihal Constituency Election Results 2024 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/constituency-show/banihal |accessdate=9 July 2025 |publisher=The Times of India |date=8 October 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709135951/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/elections/assembly-elections/jammu-kashmir/constituency-show/banihal |archivedate=9 July 2025 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Election Commission of India|title=J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Banihal|url=https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0855.htm|access-date=9 July 2025|date=8 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250709135949/https://results.eci.gov.in/AcResultGenOct2024/candidateswise-U0855.htm|archive-date=9 July 2025}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sajad Shaheen]] |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |votes=33,128 |percentage=36.37% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Imtiaz Ahmed Shan |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=27,018 |percentage=29.66% |change={{increase}}6.56 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Vikar Rasool Wani]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=20,458 |percentage=22.46% |change={{decrease}}8.18 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Saleem Bhat |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=6,285 |percentage=6.90% |change={{decrease}}10.22 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=1,631 |percentage=1.79% |change={{decrease}}2.38 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Munazar Ahmed Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=1,071 |percentage=1.18% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Shan |party=Independent politician |votes=837 |percentage=0.92% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mudassir Azmat |party=Aam Aadmi Party |votes=654 |percentage=0.72% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,110 |percentage=6.71% |change= {{decrease}}0.83 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=91,082 |percentage=72.23% |change= {{decrease}}1.14 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 1,26,096 |ref = |change= {{increase}}60.45 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}5.73 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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===Assembly Election 2014 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=[[Vikar Rasool Wani]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=17,671 |percentage=30.65% |change={{increase}}13.27 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Runyal |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=13,322 |percentage=23.10% |change={{increase}}18.64 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sajad Shaheen]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=13,002 |percentage=22.55% |change={{increase}}12.99 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Showket Javeed Daing |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=9,874 |percentage=17.12% |change={{increase}}10.03 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=None of the Above |party=None of the above |votes=2,405 |percentage=4.17% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sewa Singh Bali |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=733 |percentage=1.27% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ali |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=656 |percentage=1.14% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,349 |percentage=7.54% |change= {{increase}}1.18 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=57,663 |percentage=73.37% |change= {{increase}}5.44 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 78,588 |ref = |change= {{increase}}11.97 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= {{increase}}13.27 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2008 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=[[Vikar Rasool Wani]] |party=Indian National Congress |votes=8,287 |percentage=17.38% |change={{decrease}}0.51 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Showket Javeed Daing |party=Independent politician |votes=5,254 |percentage=11.02% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Molvi Abdul Rashid |party=Independent politician |votes=4,960 |percentage=10.40% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=[[Sajad Shaheen]] |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,558 |percentage=9.56% |change={{decrease}}10.12 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Imtiyaz Ahmed |party=Independent politician |votes=3,763 |percentage=7.89% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Rajiv |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=3,383 |percentage=7.09% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Farooq Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=2,741 |percentage=5.75% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Om Parkash |party=Independent politician |votes=2,612 |percentage=5.48% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Saleem Bhat |party=Lok Jan Shakti Party |votes=2,160 |percentage=4.53% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Runyal |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=2,130 |percentage=4.47% |change={{increase}}1.39 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Farooq Ahmed Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=1,584 |percentage=3.32% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,033 |percentage=6.36% |change= {{decrease}}21.47 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=47,683 |percentage=67.94% |change= {{increase}}27.39 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 70,186 |ref = |change= {{increase}}18.68 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{decrease}}30.13 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 2002 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=Molvi Abdul Rashid |party=Independent politician |votes=11,393 |percentage=47.51% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Farooq Mir |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=4,719 |percentage=19.68% |change={{decrease}}13.56 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ayub Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=4,289 |percentage=17.89% |change={{increase}}13.17 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yousuf |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=1,012 |percentage=4.22% |change={{increase}}2.54 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Aziz |party=Independent politician |votes=767 |percentage=3.20% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Bashir Ahmed Runyal |party=Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |votes=737 |percentage=3.07% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Peer Abdul Majeed |party=Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party |votes=489 |percentage=2.04% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Gazanfar Ali |party=Independent politician |votes=460 |percentage=1.92% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=6,674 |percentage=27.83% |change= {{increase}}14.38 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=23,980 |percentage=40.55% |change= {{decrease}}10.77 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 59,137 |ref = |change= {{increase}}29.70 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Independent politician |swing= {{increase}}0.82 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1996 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=Mohammed Farooq Mir |party=Independent politician |votes=10,925 |percentage=46.69% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Molvi Abdul Rashid |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,778 |percentage=33.24% |change={{decrease}}24.68 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Aziz |party=Bharatiya Janata Party |votes=2,084 |percentage=8.91% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Hamidullah Khan |party=Indian National Congress |votes=1,104 |percentage=4.72% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Samad |party=Janata Dal |votes=527 |percentage=2.25% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rashid |party=Bahujan Samaj Party |votes=393 |percentage=1.68% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Balbir Singh |party=Independent politician |votes=313 |percentage=1.34% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Latif |party=Independent politician |votes=154 |percentage=0.66% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=3,147 |percentage=13.45% |change= {{decrease}}19.33 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=23,401 |percentage=52.26% |change= {{decrease}}10.68 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 45,595 |ref = |change= {{increase}}17.39 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Independent politician |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}11.23 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1987 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=Molvi Abdul Rashid |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=13,949 |percentage=57.92% |change={{decrease}}5.75 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Akhter Nizam |party=Independent politician |votes=6,056 |percentage=25.15% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Ahad Malik |party=Independent politician |votes=2,743 |percentage=11.39% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Ali |party=Independent politician |votes=698 |percentage=2.90% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Majid |party=Independent politician |votes=469 |percentage=1.95% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Khadim Hussain |party=Janata Party |votes=168 |percentage=0.70% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=7,893 |percentage=32.77% |change= {{decrease}}2.03 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=24,083 |percentage=64.32% |change= {{decrease}}3.74 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 38,840 |ref = |change= {{increase}}8.06 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{decrease}}5.75 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1983 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=Abdul Rashid |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=15,046 |percentage=63.67% |change={{increase}}11.84 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sona Ullah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,821 |percentage=28.87% |change={{increase}}6.01 }}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Samad |party=Independent politician |votes=1,246 |percentage=5.27% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Hameed |party=Independent politician |votes=328 |percentage=1.39% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Latif |party=Independent politician |votes=189 |percentage=0.80% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=8,225 |percentage=34.81% |change= {{increase}}5.84 }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=23,630 |percentage=67.42% |change= {{increase}}15.10 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 35,942 |ref = |change= {{increase}}26.47 }}<br />
{{Election box hold with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= {{increase}}11.84 }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1977 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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=Molvi Abdul Rashid |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,460 |percentage=51.83% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Modh. Akthar Nizami |party=Indian National Congress |votes=3,290 |percentage=22.86% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Sanaullah |party=Janata Party |votes=2,279 |percentage=15.83% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Khaliq |party=Independent politician |votes=403 |percentage=2.80% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Ahdullah Malik |party=Jamaat-e-Islami |votes=355 |percentage=2.47% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Abdul Rashid Mushtaq |party=Independent politician |votes=330 |percentage=2.29% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Des Raj |party=Independent politician |votes=162 |percentage=1.13% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Mohammed Yassin |party=Independent politician |votes=114 |percentage=0.79% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=4,170 |percentage=28.97% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=14,393 |percentage=52.67% |change= {{increase}}50.65 }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 28,419 |ref = |change= {{increase}}9.99 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser=Indian National Congress |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1972 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<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>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate unopposed with party link| |candidate=Hajra Begum |party=Indian National Congress |votes=25,837 |percentage= |change=}}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 25,837 |ref = |change= {{increase}}5.07 }}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link |winner=Indian National Congress |loser=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
===Assembly Election 1967 ===<br />
{{Election box begin|title= [[1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election]] : Banihal<ref>{{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}}</ref>}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate=M. Akhtar |party=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |votes=7,570 |percentage=54.22% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate=Assadullah |party=Indian National Congress |votes=6,391 |percentage=45.78% |change= ''New''}}<br />
{{Election box margin of victory |votes=1,179 |percentage=8.44% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box turnout |votes=13,961 |percentage=58.46% |change= }}<br />
{{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = 24,590 |ref = |change= }}<br />
{{Election box new seat win |winner=Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |loser= |swing= }}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Banihal]]<br />
* [[List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]<br />
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