# Rafiabad Assembly constituency

Rafiabad Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Rafiabad is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Ghulam Rasool Kar | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | Ghulam Rasool Kar | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Mohammed Yosuf Dar | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1983 | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1987 | Ghulam Mohammed Khan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1996 | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | Janata Dal |
| 2002 | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2006 By-election | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |
| 2008 | Javid Ahmad Dar | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Yawar Ahmad Mir | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |
| 2024 | Javid Ahmad Dar | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Javid Ahmad Dar | 28,783 | 40.42% | New |
| | JKAP | Yawar Ahmad Mir | 19,581 | 27.50% | New |
| | Independent | Muzafar Ahmad Dar | 8,473 | 11.90% | New |
| | JKPC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 6,370 | 8.95% | 3.39 |
| | Independent | Nazir Ahmad Mir | 1,627 | 2.29% | New |
| | DPAP | Sajad Ahmad Dar | 1,456 | 2.04% | New |
| | JKPDP | Altaf Hussain Malik | 1,400 | 1.97% | 30.35 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,193 | 1.68% | 0.67 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,202 | 12.92% | 8.71 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,203 | 55.16% | 14.01 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,29,092 | | 61.03 |
| | JKNC gain from JKPDP | JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 8.11 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Yawar Ahmad Mir | 17,918 | 32.31% | 2.99 |
| | INC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 15,584 | 28.10% | 7.67 |
| | JKNC | Javid Ahmad Dar | 14,980 | 27.01% | 8.88 |
| | JKPC | Khursheed Ahmad Khan | 3,080 | 5.55% | New |
| | Independent | Fayaz Ahmad Malik | 776 | 1.40% | New |
| | BJP | Desh Kumar Nehru | 634 | 1.14% | New |
| | JKNPP | Abdul Majeed Dar | 483 | 0.87% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 556 | 1.00% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,334 | 4.21% | 3.62 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 55,451 | 69.17% | 17.31 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 80,165 | | 13.07 |
| | JKPDP gain from JKNC | JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 3.58 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Javid Ahmad Dar | 13,198 | 35.89% | New |
| | JKPDP | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 12,982 | 35.30% | 20.28 |
| | INC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 7,513 | 20.43% | New |
| | Independent | Harbajan Singh | 840 | 2.28% | New |
| | JKANC | Ghulam Ahmad Dar | 671 | 1.82% | New |
| | Independent | Farooq Ahmad Yatoo | 461 | 1.25% | New |
| | BSP | Sona Ullah Lone | 438 | 1.19% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 216 | 0.59% | 16.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 36,772 | 51.86% | 23.66 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 70,900 | | 5.78 |
| | JKNC gain from JKPDP | JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 19.69 | |

### Assembly By-election 2006

2006 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 28,138 | 55.59% | 32.80 |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Maqbool Mir | 19,479 | 38.48% | New |
| | BJP | Mohammed Maqbool War | 1,760 | 3.48% | 0.97 |
| | JKNPP | Abdul Khaliq Sheikh | 1,244 | 2.46% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,659 | 17.11% | 15.19 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,621 | 75.52% | 22.98 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,026 | | 6.49 |
| | JKPDP gain from JKNC | JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 20.58 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 11,576 | 35.00% | 7.43 |
| | INC | Abdul Gani Vakil | 10,944 | 33.09% | 24.35 |
| | JKPDP | Javid Ahmad Dar | 7,535 | 22.78% | New |
| | Independent | Harbajan Singh Datta | 1,106 | 3.34% | New |
| | BJP | Mohamad Maqbool War | 829 | 2.51% | 2.43 |
| | Independent | Ranjeet Singh | 574 | 1.74% | New |
| | JD(U) | Haji Khaliq Sheikh | 508 | 1.54% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 632 | 1.91% | 14.72 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 33,072 | 52.55% | 11.67 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 62,942 | | 25.19 |
| | JKNC gain from JD | JKNC gain from JD | Swing | 9.20 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JD | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 9,084 | 44.20% | New |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Khan | 5,666 | 27.57% | 12.42 |
| | INC | Mohammed Yousaf Dar | 1,796 | 8.74% | New |
| | BJP | Mohammad Maqbool War | 1,014 | 4.93% | New |
| | Independent | Kartar Singh | 855 | 4.16% | New |
| | JKNPP | Gaini Sanant Singh | 832 | 4.05% | New |
| | Independent | Harbachan Singh | 472 | 2.30% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,418 | 16.63% | 0.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 20,550 | 43.97% | 34.06 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 50,276 | | 21.70 |
| | JD gain from JKNC | JD gain from JKNC | Swing | 4.22 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Khan | 12,378 | 39.99% | 9.88 |
| | Independent | Abdul Majid Bhat | 7,066 | 22.83% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 6,268 | 20.25% | New |
| | JKNC | Shiekh Bashir Ali | 4,630 | 14.96% | 34.91 |
| | Independent | Habib Ulla Ahang | 613 | 1.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,312 | 17.16% | 17.34 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 30,955 | 77.31% | 3.27 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 41,312 | | 13.78 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 9.88 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 12,976 | 49.87% | 18.65 |
| | JKNC | Sheikh Bashir Ali Vakil | 4,000 | 15.37% | 53.15 |
| | INC | Abdul Ghani Ganai | 3,850 | 14.80% | 1.60 |
| | JI | Abdul Majjid Bhat | 2,785 | 10.70% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Maqbool | 1,276 | 4.90% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Ahmed | 772 | 2.97% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Rasool Bhat | 361 | 1.39% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,976 | 34.50% | 17.63 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 26,020 | 76.88% | 2.91 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,308 | | 16.40 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 18.65 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammad Dilawar Mir | 14,696 | 68.52% | New |
| | INC | Ghulam Rasool Kar | 3,517 | 16.40% | 45.22 |
| | JP | Ghulam Mustafa | 2,881 | 13.43% | New |
| | Independent | Abdul Ahad Sheikh | 353 | 1.65% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 11,179 | 52.12% | 28.88 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,447 | 72.21% | 4.09 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,192 | | 4.17 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 6.90 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohammed Yosuf Dar | 12,971 | 61.62% | 3.77 |
| | Independent | Abdul Ahmad Mir | 8,079 | 38.38% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,892 | 23.24% | 7.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,050 | 66.45% | 7.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,550 | | 19.71 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 3.77 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ghulam Rasool Kar | 8,951 | 57.85% | New |
| | JKNC | J. Singh | 6,521 | 42.15% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,430 | 15.71% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 15,472 | 59.06% | 56.90 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,190 | | 2.75 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rafiabad :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Rasool Kar | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 26,461 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |