# Rajouri Assembly constituency

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

## Members of Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1962 | Abdul Aziz Shawal | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1967 | Abdul Rashid | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1972 | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1977 | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1983 | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1987 | Mirsa Abdul Rashid | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1996 | Mohammad Sharief Tariq | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Mohammad Aslam | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2008 | Shabbir Ahmed Khan | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Qamar Hussain | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| 2024 | Iftkar Ahmed | Indian National Congress |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Iftkar Ahmed | 28,923 | 45.04% | 17.43 |
| | BJP | Vibod Kumar | 27,519 | 42.85% | 15.05 |
| | Independent | Mian Mohammed Mehfooz | 4,052 | 6.31% | New |
| | JKAP | Manzoor Hussain Shah | 1,766 | 2.75% | New |
| | JKPDP | Tasadiq Hussain | 727 | 1.13% | 29.50 |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 538 | 0.84% | 0.14 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,404 | 2.19% | 0.64 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 64,220 | 56.88% | 19.21 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,12,904 | | 2.37 |
| | INC gain from JKPDP | INC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 14.41 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Qamar Hussain | 26,954 | 30.63% | 17.46 |
| | BJP | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 24,464 | 27.80% | 15.94 |
| | INC | Shabir Ahmed Khan | 24,296 | 27.61% | 13.98 |
| | JKNC | Mirza Abdul Rashid | 4,888 | 5.56% | 4.93 |
| | Independent | Yog Raj | 1,744 | 1.98% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Farooq | 1,733 | 1.97% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Mustafa | 587 | 0.67% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 864 | 0.98% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,490 | 2.83% | 2.38 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 87,992 | 76.09% | 5.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,15,647 | | 10.37 |
| | JKPDP gain from INC | JKPDP gain from INC | Swing | 17.00 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Shabir Ahmed Khan | 10,013 | 13.63% | 17.39 |
| | JKPDP | Tasadiq Hussain | 9,680 | 13.18% | New |
| | Independent | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 8,763 | 11.93% | New |
| | BJP | Vibodh Gupta | 8,712 | 11.86% | 8.65 |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Aslam Khan | 7,706 | 10.49% | 29.51 |
| | Independent | Qamar Hussain | 7,035 | 9.58% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Sharief Tariq | 5,299 | 7.21% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 333 | 0.45% | 8.52 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 73,469 | 70.12% | 43.10 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,04,783 | | 5.14 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 26.37 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Aslam | 11,933 | 40.00% | 10.74 |
| | INC | Qamar Hussain | 9,255 | 31.02% | 4.29 |
| | BJP | Yog Raj | 6,120 | 20.51% | 8.57 |
| | Independent | Qamer Robbani | 656 | 2.20% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Maroof Khan | 419 | 1.40% | New |
| | Independent | Shafaqat Wani | 280 | 0.94% | New |
| | Independent | Babu Ram Sharma | 240 | 0.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,678 | 8.98% | 6.45 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 29,836 | 27.05% | 37.64 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 1,10,458 | | 39.69 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 10.74 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Sharief Tariq | 25,934 | 50.73% | New |
| | INC | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 18,048 | 35.31% | 36.71 |
| | BJP | Vibod Kumar Gupta | 6,103 | 11.94% | New |
| | JD | Qamer Robbani | 580 | 1.13% | New |
| | JKNPP | Natter Singh | 380 | 0.74% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,886 | 15.43% | 33.66 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 51,120 | 65.45% | 16.55 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 79,073 | | 38.27 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 21.28 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Mirsa Abdul Rashid | 33,443 | 72.02% | 28.27 |
| | Independent | Chowdhary Talib Hussain | 10,648 | 22.93% | New |
| | Independent | Ashok Kumar Sharma | 1,348 | 2.90% | New |
| | Independent | Khadam Hussain | 349 | 0.75% | New |
| | Independent | Saire Begum | 285 | 0.61% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 22,795 | 49.09% | 42.89 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 46,438 | 82.74% | 11.93 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,187 | | 11.89 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 22.07 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Talib Hussain | 17,683 | 49.95% | 18.59 |
| | INC | Mirza Abdul Rashid | 15,488 | 43.75% | 3.77 |
| | JKNC | Nazir Ahmed Mir | 1,145 | 3.23% | 28.12 |
| | BJP | Roop Lal | 883 | 2.49% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,195 | 6.20% | 2.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,403 | 70.64% | 10.97 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,109 | | 26.85 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 9.97 | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Talib Hussain | 9,390 | 39.98% | 45.02 |
| | JKNC | Mohammed Sharif | 7,365 | 31.36% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Aslam | 4,969 | 21.15% | New |
| | JP | Ghulam Qadir Mir | 1,638 | 6.97% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 2,025 | 8.62% | 65.36 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 23,489 | 59.62% | 5.84 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,291 | | 26.86 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 45.02 | |

### Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Talid Hussain | 14,159 | 84.99% | 28.45 |
| | ABJS | Roop Lal | 1,835 | 11.02% | 9.84 |
| | Independent | Gulzar Ahmed | 457 | 2.74% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Sharif | 208 | 1.25% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 12,324 | 73.98% | 38.30 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,659 | 53.88% | 12.23 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 31,759 | | 51.78 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 28.45 | |

### Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | A. Rashid | 7,653 | 56.54% | New |
| | ABJS | P. Ram | 2,823 | 20.86% | New |
| | JKNC | L. Hussain | 2,193 | 16.20% | 60.56 |
| | Democratic National Conference | Dev Raj | 867 | 6.41% | 16.84 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,830 | 35.68% | 17.84 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 13,536 | 67.38% | 1.83 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 20,925 | | 24.72 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 20.22 | |

### Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Rajouri :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Abdul Aziz Shawal | 14,192 | 76.76% | New |
| | Democratic National Conference | Dev Raj | 4,297 | 23.24% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,895 | 53.52% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 18,489 | 81.60% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 27,795 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |