Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir — Lok Sabha Election Results

Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) was won by Farooq Abdullah (JKNC) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 70,050 votes over Aga Syed Mohsin. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, from 1967 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1967–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1967 B.G. Mohamad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 59,415 46.8% A.M. Tariq (Indian National Congress) 9,236 (7.3 pts)
1971 Shamim Ahmad Shamim Independent 128,948 61.8% Bakhshi Gulam Mohd (Indian National Congress) 57,808 (27.7 pts)
1977 Akbar Jahan Begam Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 210,072 67.7% Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (Independent) 122,641 (39.5 pts)
1980 Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 0 None% None (None) None (None pts)
1984 Abdul Rashid Kabuli Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 367,249 81.1% Muzaffer Ahmed Shah (Independent) 286,277 (63.2 pts)
1989 Mohammad Shafi Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 0 None% None (None) None (None pts)
1996 Ghulam Mohammad Mir Indian National Congress 55,503 18.6% Farooq Ahmad Anderabi (Janata Dal) 1,599 (0.5 pts)
1998 Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 144,609 59.7% Aga Syed Mohdi (Indian National Congress) 70,839 (29.2 pts)
1999 Omer Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 55,542 57.3% Mebooba Mufti (Independent) 36,859 (38.0 pts)
2004 Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 98,422 50.3% Advocate Ghulam Nabi Lone (JKPDP) 23,159 (11.8 pts)
2009 Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 147,035 52.0% Iftikhar Hussain Ansari (JKPDP) 30,242 (10.7 pts)
2014 Tariq Hameed Karra JKPDP 157,923 50.6% Farooq Abdullah (JKNC) 42,280 (13.5 pts)
2019 Farooq Abdullah JKNC 106,750 57.6% Aga Syed Mohsin (PDP) 70,050 (37.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B.G. Mohamad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 59,415 46.8%
A.M. Tariq Indian National Congress 50,179 39.5%
T.N. Matoo Bharatiya Jana Sangh 12,693 10.0%
S.A. Masuodi Independent 4,781 3.8%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shamim Ahmad Shamim Independent 128,948 61.8%
Bakhshi Gulam Mohd Indian National Congress 71,140 34.1%
Triloki Nath Dhar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 5,234 2.5%
Gulam Mohd. Bakhsh Independent 1,418 0.7%
Gulam Ahmad Mir Independent 1,096 0.5%
Pushkar Nath Vakil Independent 887 0.4%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Akbar Jahan Begam Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 210,072 67.7%
Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari Independent 87,431 28.2%
Haji Mushtaq Ahmad Independent 5,784 1.9%
Poshkar Nath Kaul Independent 3,629 1.2%
Qazi Mohamad Yusaf Independent 3,242 1.0%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 0 None%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Abdul Rashid Kabuli Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 367,249 81.1%
Muzaffer Ahmed Shah Independent 80,972 17.9%
Ghulam Nabi Keng Independent 2,020 0.4%
Syed Sajad Hussain Independent 1,931 0.4%
Pushkar Nath Koul Independent 764 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mohammad Shafi Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 0 None%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ghulam Mohammad Mir Indian National Congress 55,503 18.6%
Farooq Ahmad Anderabi Janata Dal 53,904 18.1%
Javaid Independent 38,834 13.0%
Mohammad Akbar JPP 36,330 12.2%
Amar Nath Vaishanvi Bharatiya Janata Party 35,911 12.1%
Mehbooba Independent 18,369 6.2%
Roshan Fayaz Rahat Independent 17,230 5.8%
Bashir Ahmad Kathoo Independent 16,863 5.7%
Ghulam Mohammad Independent 15,999 5.4%
Brij Nath Dhar Independent 5,878 2.0%
Nazir Ahmad Independent 3,070 1.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 144,609 59.7%
Aga Syed Mohdi Indian National Congress 73,770 30.4%
Abdul Rashid Kabuli Bharatiya Janata Party 11,135 4.6%
Bashir Ahmad Khandy Independent 4,152 1.7%
Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Akhoon Bahujan Samaj Party 3,656 1.5%
Hafiza Begum Independent 2,967 1.2%
Mohammad Sultan Independent 2,009 0.8%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Omer Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 55,542 57.3%
Mebooba Mufti Independent 18,683 19.3%
Aga Syed Mehdi Indian National Congress 18,453 19.0%
Fayaz Ahamd Bhat Bharatiya Janata Party 2,091 2.2%
Abul Hassan Bhat Rashtriya Janata Dal 792 0.8%
Hafiza Bagum Independent 498 0.5%
Mohd. Yousuf Shah JKAL 310 0.3%
Nazir Ahmad JKNPP 237 0.2%
Molvi Habibul Rehman SJP(R) 225 0.2%
Waheeda Shah Independent 153 0.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 98,422 50.3%
Advocate Ghulam Nabi Lone JKPDP 75,263 38.5%
Nazir Ahmad Khan Independent 6,873 3.5%
Iftikhar Sadiq Bharatiya Janata Party 3,154 1.6%
Mushtaq Shamim Independent 2,549 1.3%
Peer Ali Shah JKAL 1,519 0.8%
Krishan Kumar Independent 1,327 0.7%
Bansi Lal Bahujan Samaj Party 1,282 0.7%
Darakshan Andrabi SDP 1,265 0.6%
Abdul Rashid Lone Independent 1,148 0.6%
Bashir Ahmad JKNPP 1,084 0.6%
Mehbooba Independent 956 0.5%
Mohmad Yousuf Wani AIFB 836 0.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference 147,035 52.0%
Iftikhar Hussain Ansari JKPDP 116,793 41.3%
Mohd Alyas Kumar Independent 4,540 1.6%
Khalida Begum JKANC 2,855 1.0%
Mohd Ashraf Khan Bahujan Samaj Party 2,409 0.9%
Mehbooba Shadab Independent 2,004 0.7%
Avtar Krishen Pandita Bharatiya Janata Party 1,994 0.7%
Mohd Ahsan Mir Independent 1,643 0.6%
Ashiq Hussain Bhat Independent 753 0.3%
Bilal Ahmad Bhat SAP 684 0.2%
Syed Mujteba Hussain Independent 603 0.2%
Zahir Abbas Bhatti AIFB 406 0.1%
Ab. Rashid Lone RPI(A) 356 0.1%
Nissar Ahmad Ahangar BSKRP 355 0.1%
Mushtaq Ahmad RKSP 331 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tariq Hameed Karra JKPDP 157,923 50.6%
Farooq Abdullah JKNC 115,643 37.0%
Aga Syed Mohsin Independent 16,050 5.1%
None Of The Above Independent 4,979 1.6%
Fayaz Ahmad Bhat Bharatiya Janata Party 4,467 1.4%
Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat Aam Aadmi Party 3,271 1.0%
Mirza Sajad Hussain Beigh Independent 2,802 0.9%
Abdul Rashid Tantray Independent 1,668 0.5%
Bashir Mohd Reshi Independent 1,215 0.4%
Mohammad Shafi Guroo Independent 1,157 0.4%
Rabia Altaf Independent 864 0.3%
Chetan Sharma Independent 608 0.2%
Mohammad Maqbool Malik JKNPP 583 0.2%
Mushtaq Shamim ABML(S) 521 0.2%
Riyaz Ahmad Wani Independent 461 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Farooq Abdullah JKNC 106,750 57.6%
Aga Syed Mohsin PDP 36,700 19.8%
Irfan Raza Ansari JKPC 28,773 15.5%
Sheikh Khalid Jehangir Bharatiya Janata Party 4,631 2.5%
Bilal Sultan Independent 1,630 0.9%
Abdul Rashid Banday Independent 1,537 0.8%
Nazir Ahmad Sofi MNP 1,507 0.8%
Showkat Hussain Khan Janata Dal (United) 1,250 0.7%
Abdual Rashid Ganie JKNPP 791 0.4%
Sajjad Ahmad Dar Independent 613 0.3%
Abdul Khaliq Bhat Shiv Sena 578 0.3%
Nazir Ahmad Lone RJP 506 0.3%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1967: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 7.3 pts 1971: Independent margin 27.7 pts 1977: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 39.5 pts 1984: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 63.2 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 0.5 pts 1998: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 29.2 pts 1999: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 38.0 pts 2004: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 11.8 pts 2009: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference margin 10.7 pts 2014: JKPDP margin 13.5 pts 2019: JKNC margin 37.8 pts 1967 1971 1977 1984 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Srinagar has been contested at 13 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1967. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Jammu & Kashmir National Conference, Independent, Indian National Congress, JKPDP, JKNC.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Srinagar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Farooq Abdullah (JKNC) won Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir, in 2019 with 106,750 votes (57.6%), a margin of 70,050 votes over Aga Syed Mohsin.

Which parties have won Srinagar since 1967?

Since 1967, Srinagar has been won by: Independent, Indian National Congress, JKNC, JKPDP, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference.

What was the closest result in Srinagar?

The closest result on record for Srinagar was 1996, when Indian National Congress beat Janata Dal by just 1,599 votes (0.5 percentage points).

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