# Zanskar Assembly constituency

Zanskar was a constituency in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Zanskar was also part of Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1996 | Mohammed Abass | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Mohammed Abass | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2008 | Feroz Ahmed Khan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Syed Mohammad Baqir Rizvi | Independent politician |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Zanskar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 566 | 3.61% | 2.65 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,657 | 74.05% | 1.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 21,143 | | 4.18 |
| | Independent gain from JKNC | Independent gain from JKNC | Swing | 1.52 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Zanskar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 918 | 6.27% | 11.44 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,652 | 72.20% | 6.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,295 | | 10.96 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 2.95 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Zanskar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,187 | 17.71% | 8.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 17,998 | 78.97% | 0.38 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 22,792 | | 22.54 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 0.77 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Zanskar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | 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 | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,296 | 8.87% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,616 | 79.92% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,599 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |