# Kokernag Assembly constituency

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

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1977 | Malik Ghulam Ud Din | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1983 | Malik Ghulam Ud Din | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 1987 | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | Indian National Congress |
| 1996 | Syed Abdul Rashid | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | Indian National Congress |
| 2008 | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | Indian National Congress |
| 2014 | Abdul Rahim Rather | Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party |
| 2024 | Zafar Ali Khatana | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Zafar Ali Khatana | 17,949 | 31.23% | New |
| | JKPDP | Haroon Rashid Khatana | 11,787 | 20.51% | 21.79 |
| | Independent | Gulzar Ahmad Khatana | 8,066 | 14.03% | New |
| | Independent | Anwar Jaan | 6,977 | 12.14% | New |
| | BJP | Roshan Hussain Khan Gojar | 4,173 | 7.26% | 4.05 |
| | Independent | Dr Ishfaq Ahmed Chodhary | 3,007 | 5.23% | New |
| | Independent | Bashir Ahmad Khari | 1,628 | 2.83% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 1,561 | 2.72% | 1.05 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,162 | 10.72% | 2.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,477 | 62.97% | 3.16 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 91,280 | | 5.13 |
| | JKNC gain from JKPDP | JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | 11.07 | |

### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Abdul Rahim Rather | 24,284 | 42.30% | 23.86 |
| | INC | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 19,713 | 34.33% | 7.58 |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Bhat | 8,248 | 14.37% | 9.85 |
| | BJP | Khurshid Ahmad Malik | 1,842 | 3.21% | New |
| | Independent | Ghulam Hassan Khanday | 1,131 | 1.97% | New |
| | JKNPP | Mohammad Yousuf Ganie | 790 | 1.38% | New |
| | All Jammu and Kashmir Republican Party | Javaid Ahmad Rather | 451 | 0.79% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 956 | 1.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,571 | 7.96% | 5.42 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 57,415 | 66.13% | 4.22 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 86,825 | | 22.09 |
| | JKPDP gain from INC | JKPDP gain from INC | Swing | 15.54 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 13,384 | 26.75% | 11.31 |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Nabi Bhat | 12,114 | 24.21% | 13.72 |
| | JKPDP | Sehar Iqbal | 9,223 | 18.43% | 14.68 |
| | Jammu & Kashmir Democratic Party Nationalist | Abdul Salam Reshi | 5,858 | 11.71% | New |
| | Independent | Abdul Rahim Rather | 2,714 | 5.42% | New |
| | JKANC | Ghulam Rasool Malik | 1,352 | 2.70% | New |
| | People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir) | Bashir Ahmad Ahanger | 978 | 1.95% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,270 | 2.54% | 2.41 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 50,030 | 70.35% | 55.08 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 71,118 | | 23.16 |
| | INC hold | INC hold | Swing | 11.31 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 3,356 | 38.06% | 22.47 |
| | JKPDP | Ghulam Rasool Malik | 2,920 | 33.12% | New |
| | JKNC | Syed Abdul Rashid | 925 | 10.49% | 39.39 |
| | BJP | Showket Hussain Wani | 579 | 6.57% | 3.95 |
| | LJP | Peerzada Abdul Hameed | 401 | 4.55% | New |
| | Independent | Mohammed Iqbal Wani | 252 | 2.86% | New |
| | Independent | Fayaz Ahmed Wani | 247 | 2.80% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 436 | 4.94% | 26.85 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 8,817 | 15.27% | 23.77 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 57,743 | | 1.69 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 11.82 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Syed Abdul Rashid | 11,436 | 49.88% | New |
| | JKAL | Abdul Rashid Rather | 4,145 | 18.08% | New |
| | INC | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 3,575 | 15.59% | 65.32 |
| | JD | Peerzada Abdul Hameed | 1,930 | 8.42% | New |
| | JKNPP | Yousuf | 810 | 3.53% | New |
| | BJP | Ghulam Mohmad Tantray | 601 | 2.62% | New |
| | AIIC(T) | Mohammed Yasin Hadi | 431 | 1.88% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 7,291 | 31.80% | 35.53 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,928 | 39.03% | 47.73 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 58,733 | | 44.88 |
| | JKNC gain from INC | JKNC gain from INC | Swing | 31.04 | |

### Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | INC | Peerzada Mohammad Syed | 28,463 | 80.92% | 41.52 |
| | Independent | Mohammed Abdulla Sheikh | 4,778 | 13.58% | New |
| | CPI(M) | Ghulam Nabi Bhat | 1,349 | 3.84% | New |
| | Independent | Rashid Khan | 500 | 1.42% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 23,685 | 67.33% | 46.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 35,176 | 87.95% | 9.86 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 40,540 | | 10.43 |
| | INC gain from JKNC | INC gain from JKNC | Swing | 20.31 | |

### Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Malik Ghulam Ud Din | 17,112 | 60.61% | 4.91 |
| | INC | Peer Hissam Ud Din | 11,123 | 39.39% | 15.85 |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 5,989 | 21.21% | 20.76 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 28,235 | 80.20% | 6.51 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 36,711 | | 14.00 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | | |

### Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Kokernag :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Malik Ghulam Ud Din | 14,854 | 65.52% | New |
| | INC | Peer Hissam Ud Din | 5,339 | 23.55% | New |
| | JP | Chaudri Mohammed Shafi | 2,479 | 10.93% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 9,515 | 41.97% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,672 | 74.91% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 32,202 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |