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Doda Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Doda? — Mehraj Malik (AAP), who won the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 by 4,538 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Mehraj Malik

AAP
Margin: 4,538Comfortable win

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Mehraj Malik

AAPComfortable win

votes

23,228

Margin

4,538(6.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Mehraj Malik · AAPGajay Singh Rana · BJP
23,22818,690
Candidate (10)votes
  1. 1Mehraj Malik✓ WinnerAAP23,22831.83%
  2. 2Gajay Singh RanaBJP18,69025.61%
  3. 3Khalid Najib SuharwardyJKNC13,33418.27%
  4. 4Abdul Majid WaniDemocratic Progressive Azad PartyDeposit lost10,02713.74%
  5. 5Sheikh Riaz AhmedINCDeposit lost4,1705.71%
  6. 6Mansoor Ahmed BattPDPDeposit lost1,3591.86%
See all candidates (+4)
  1. 7NOTA8221.13%
  2. 8Bilal KhanINDDeposit lost6180.85%
  3. 9Jawaz AhmedINDDeposit lost4260.58%
  4. 10Tariq HussainINDDeposit lost3060.42%
Total votes72,980

Deposit lost: 6 of 9 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
99,026

incl. service voters

Votes cast
73,367

incl. 1,893 postal

Turnout
74.09%
Polling stations
171

Turnout of men and women

Women75.8%

36,422 of 48,045 voted on EVMs

Men68.8%

35,050 of 50,979 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 2; 2 voted.

  • Candidates9
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA822
  • Valid votes72,158

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Doda?

Mehraj Malik (AAP) won Doda in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 with 23,228 votes.

What was the winning margin in Doda?

Mehraj Malik defeated Gajay Singh Rana (BJP) by 4,538 votes.

What was the turnout in Doda in 2024?

74.09% — 73,367 of 99,026 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.8%, men's 68.8%.

How many voters does Doda have?

99,026 electors at the 2024 election — 50,979 men, 48,045 women, 2 third gender (service voters included), and 171 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Doda?

The last general election was completed in October 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer