# Amira Kadal Assembly constituency

Amira Kadal was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Amira Kadal was also part of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Sham Lal Saraf | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | Indian National Congress |
| 1972 | Zainab Begum | Indian National Congress |
| 1977 | Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1983 | Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1987 | Ghulam Mohiuddin Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 1996 | Muhammed Shafi Bhat | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Muhammed Shafi Bhat | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Nasir Aslam Wani | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari | 11,726 | 54.57% | 27.01 |
| | JKNC | Nasir Aslam Wani | 6,385 | 29.71% | 5.03 |
| | BJP | Heena Shafi Bhat | 1,359 | 6.32% | 5.00 |
| | Independent | Bikram Singh | 478 | 2.22% | New |
| | INC | Sheikh Aamir Rasool | 318 | 1.48% | 2.14 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 208 | 0.97% | New |
| | Independent | Younis Qawam | 188 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Hassan Dar | 186 | 0.87% | New |
| | Independent | Farooq Ahmad Khan | 161 | 0.75% | New |
| | Independent | Zeeshan Pandith | 145 | 0.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,341 | 24.86% | 17.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 21,488 | 24.84% | 9.88 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,520 | | 14.94 |
| | JKPDP gain from JKNC | JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 19.82 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Nasir Aslam Wani | 3,912 | 34.75% | 5.27 |
| | JKPDP | Parvaiz Ahmed Bhat | 3,103 | 27.56% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Altaf Dar | 935 | 8.31% | New |
| | Independent | Sabiya Qadiri | 707 | 6.28% | New |
| | INC | Ahmreen Badar | 407 | 3.62% | 47.39 |
| | JKANC | Mohammed Muzaffar Shah | 370 | 3.29% | New |
| | Independent | Imtiyaz Ahmed Bhat | 322 | 2.86% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Yousuf Sultan | 176 | 1.56% | New |
| | People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir) | Shuban Krishen Dudha | 159 | 1.41% | New |
| | NCP | Ashiq Rafiq Khan | 155 | 1.38% | New |
| | BJP | Parikshit Koul | 149 | 1.32% | 7.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 809 | 7.19% | 14.35 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 11,258 | 14.96% | 11.89 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 75,277 | | 1.12 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 16.26 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mohammed Shafi Bhat | 1,163 | 51.01% | 46.84 |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Mir | 672 | 29.47% | 34.38 |
| | BJP | Lalit Kumar Moza | 193 | 8.46% | 0.15 |
| | JKPDP | Najeeb Abbas | 131 | 5.75% | New |
| | JD(U) | Afroza Qadir | 65 | 2.85% | New |
| | Independent | Hilal Ahmad Sheikh | 23 | 1.01% | New |
| | Independent | Javeed Iqbal Shah | 23 | 1.01% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 491 | 21.54% | 27.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 2,280 | 3.06% | 8.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 74,442 | | 31.84 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 12.85 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Shafi Bhat | 4,256 | 63.86% | 8.51 |
| | JD | Mohammed Altaf Dar | 968 | 14.52% | New |
| | BJP | Lalit Kumar Moza | 554 | 8.31% | 7.72 |
| | JKNPP | Bhim Singh | 406 | 6.09% | New |
| | INC | Iftikhar Sadiq | 278 | 4.17% | New |
| | Independent | Javed Iqbal | 127 | 1.91% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | Hilal Ahmad Bhat | 76 | 1.14% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 3,288 | 49.33% | 37.20 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,665 | 11.51% | 56.34 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 56,462 | | 8.84 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 8.51 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shoh | 19,567 | 55.35% | 22.07 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Yussouf Shoh | 15,278 | 43.22% | New |
| | BJP | Om Prakash | 211 | 0.60% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,289 | 12.13% | 46.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,351 | 71.39% | 3.32 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,875 | | 12.41 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shoh | 25,533 | 77.42% | 19.68 |
| | INC | Abdul Aziz | 6,086 | 18.45% | New |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Sadiq | 719 | 2.18% | 55.56 |
| | Independent | G. R. Mughal | 286 | 0.87% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 19,447 | 58.97% | 42.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 32,978 | 73.64% | 1.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 46,146 | | 33.20 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 19.68 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Shoh | 14,515 | 57.74% | New |
| | JP | Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Wani | 10,340 | 41.13% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Mohammed Bhat | 283 | 1.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,175 | 16.61% | 16.24 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 25,138 | 74.54% | 15.43 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,644 | | 1.34 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Zainab Begum | 7,446 | 38.12% | 35.45 |
| | JI | Mohammed Farooq | 7,374 | 37.76% | New |
| | Independent | Saif Ud Din | 2,390 | 12.24% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammad Ramzan | 1,133 | 5.80% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Mohammad Khan | 783 | 4.01% | New |
| | ABJS | Om Prakash | 405 | 2.07% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 72 | 0.37% | 46.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,531 | 59.85% | 5.74 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 34,187 | | 23.32 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 35.45 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq | 10,480 | 73.57% | New |
| | JKNC | G. A. Sofi | 3,765 | 26.43% | 59.04 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,715 | 47.14% | 23.80 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 14,245 | 52.73% | 12.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,722 | | 46.72 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Amira Kadal :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Sham Lal Saraf | 10,313 | 85.47% | New |
| | PSP | Om Prakash | 1,753 | 14.53% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 8,560 | 70.94% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 12,066 | 64.23% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 18,895 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |