# Poonch Haveli Assembly constituency

Poonch Haveli Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Poonch Haveli is also part of Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Ghulam Mohammed Jan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Ghulam Mohammed Jan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2007 By-election | Jahangir Hussain Mir | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Ajaz Ahmed Jan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Shah Mohammad Tantray | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |
| 2024 | Ajaz Ahmed Jan | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ajaz Ahmed Jan | 41,807 | 42.72% | New |
| | BJP | Choudhary Abdul Ghani | 20,928 | 21.39% | 6.57 |
| | JKAP | Shah Mohammad Tantray | 9,090 | 9.29% | New |
| | Independent | Masood Ahmed | 9,017 | 9.21% | New |
| | JKPDP | Shamim Ahmed | 8,631 | 8.82% | 16.75 |
| | Independent | Udesh Paul Sharma | 5,731 | 5.86% | New |
| | JKPC | Rydham Preet Singh Sudan | 1,010 | 1.03% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 847 | 0.87% | 0.00 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 20,879 | 21.34% | 16.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 97,855 | 75.97% | 0.28 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,28,807 | | 28.86 |
| | JKNC gain from JKPDP | JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 17.15 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Shah Mohammad Tantray | 19,488 | 25.57% | 8.84 |
| | JKNC | Ajaz Ahmed Jan | 15,976 | 20.96% | 18.66 |
| | Independent | Chaudhary Abdul Ghani | 15,110 | 19.83% | New |
| | BJP | Pardeep Sharma | 11,292 | 14.82% | 5.04 |
| | INC | Chaudhary Bashir Ahmed Naaz | 10,289 | 13.50% | 12.21 |
| | Jammu & Kashmir Pir Panjal Awami Party | Mohammed Younis | 1,351 | 1.77% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Kabir Qureshi | 682 | 0.89% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 661 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,512 | 4.61% | 9.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 76,215 | 76.25% | 1.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 99,958 | | 4.09 |
| | JKPDP gain from JKNC | JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 14.05 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ajaz Ahmed Jan | 28,297 | 39.62% | New |
| | INC | Chaudhary Bashir Ahmed Naaz | 18,364 | 25.71% | 5.42 |
| | JKPDP | Imtiaz Ali Bandey | 11,950 | 16.73% | New |
| | BJP | Pardeep Sharma | 6,980 | 9.77% | 6.83 |
| | SP | Mohammed Younis | 1,448 | 2.03% | New |
| | Independent | Gursagar Singh | 897 | 1.26% | New |
| | BSP | Ashfaq Ahmed | 694 | 0.97% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,933 | 13.91% | 7.29 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 71,415 | 74.37% | 5.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 96,028 | | 1.03 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 8.49 | |

### Assembly By-election 2007

2007 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Jahangir Hussain Mir | 20,697 | 31.14% | 15.16 |
| | Independent | Yash Paul Sharma | 16,299 | 24.52% | New |
| | JKNC | Ajaz Ahmed Jan | 16,227 | 24.41% | New |
| | Independent | Shah Mohammad Tantray | 7,935 | 11.94% | New |
| | BJP | Pardeep Sharma | 1,957 | 2.94% | 1.83 |
| | Independent | Sayed Nisar Hussain | 1,927 | 2.90% | New |
| | Independent | Iftikhar Ahmed Bazoni | 912 | 1.37% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,398 | 6.62% | 5.50 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 66,468 | 68.51% | 7.78 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 97,024 | | 2.10 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 16.28 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Jan | 27,364 | 47.41% | 13.60 |
| | INC | Yeshpal Sharma | 26,718 | 46.30% | 38.01 |
| | JKNPP | Chaman Lal | 1,176 | 2.04% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Mushtaq | 1,020 | 1.77% | New |
| | JKPDP | Lal Hussain Mushtaq | 793 | 1.37% | New |
| | BJP | Dr. Mohammed Sharif Qasmi | 641 | 1.11% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 646 | 1.12% | 10.25 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,712 | 60.73% | 4.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 95,028 | | 30.56 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 13.60 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Jan | 16,150 | 33.81% | New |
| | JD | Yeshpal Sharma | 10,722 | 22.45% | New |
| | Independent | Choudhery Bashir Ahmad | 10,547 | 22.08% | New |
| | INC | Ghulam Mohammed Mir | 3,959 | 8.29% | 54.99 |
| | Independent | Ghulam Mohammed Ganai | 2,642 | 5.53% | New |
| | Independent | Khem Raj | 1,007 | 2.11% | New |
| | Independent | Sana-Ullah | 932 | 1.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,428 | 11.36% | 33.49 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 47,763 | 66.94% | 19.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 72,786 | | 96.73 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 29.47 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | 10,706 | 63.28% | 11.66 |
| | Independent | Ghulam Ahmed | 3,117 | 18.42% | New |
| | Independent | Mohan Singh | 1,916 | 11.32% | New |
| | Independent | Lal Hussain Mushtaq | 933 | 5.51% | New |
| | ABJS | Shiv Rattan Nath | 247 | 1.46% | 20.09 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,589 | 44.85% | 8.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,919 | 46.59% | 0.53 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,997 | | 14.60 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.66 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | 10,935 | 74.94% | New |
| | ABJS | S. R. Nath | 3,145 | 21.55% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | Bhagwan Dass | 512 | 3.51% | 1.98 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,790 | 53.39% | 9.57 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,592 | 47.00% | 24.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,284 | | 5.64 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Poonch Haveli :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | 15,148 | 71.14% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Qadir Bandey | 5,819 | 27.33% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | Bhagwan Dass | 325 | 1.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,329 | 43.81% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,292 | 71.34% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 30,561 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |