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Assembly constituency 11· General seat

Gulmarg Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Gulmarg? — Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah (JKNC), who won the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 by 4,191 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2024

Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah

JKNC
Margin: 4,191Comfortable win

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 — results

Winner

Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah

JKNCComfortable win

votes

26,984

Margin

4,191(6.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah · JKNCGhulam Hassan Mir · Jammu And Kashmir Apni Party
26,98422,793
Candidate (14)votes
  1. 1Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah✓ WinnerJKNC26,98441.27%
  2. 2Ghulam Hassan MirJammu And Kashmir Apni Party22,79334.86%
  3. 3Shabir Ahmed MirPDPDeposit lost6,0129.19%
  4. 4Aadil Nazir KhanINDDeposit lost4,6567.12%
  5. 5NOTA1,4942.28%
  6. 6Amood GulzarINDDeposit lost7431.14%
See all candidates (+8)
  1. 7Umar Farooq ParryINDDeposit lost5450.83%
  2. 8Syed Ameer SuhailINDDeposit lost5060.77%
  3. 9Shabir Ahmad NajarINDDeposit lost3760.58%
  4. 10Hilal Ahmad MallaSPDeposit lost3420.52%
  5. 11Abdul Ahad AakhoonRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost3020.46%
  6. 12Mohammad Iqbal ShahRLDDeposit lost2760.42%
  7. 13Tejinder SinghINDDeposit lost2200.34%
  8. 14Abid Hussain MalikBhim SenaDeposit lost1370.21%
Total votes65,386

Deposit lost: 11 of 13 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
90,597

incl. service voters

Votes cast
65,412

incl. 849 postal

Turnout
72.2%
Polling stations
108

Turnout of men and women

Women70.7%

31,766 of 44,906 voted on EVMs

Men71.8%

32,796 of 45,690 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 1; 1 voted.

  • Candidates13
  • Lost deposit11
  • NOTA1,494
  • Valid votes63,892

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Gulmarg?

Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah (JKNC) won Gulmarg in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 with 26,984 votes.

What was the winning margin in Gulmarg?

Pirzada Farooq Ahmed Shah defeated Ghulam Hassan Mir (Jammu And Kashmir Apni Party) by 4,191 votes.

What was the turnout in Gulmarg in 2024?

72.2% — 65,412 of 90,597 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 70.7%, men's 71.8%.

How many voters does Gulmarg have?

90,597 electors at the 2024 election — 45,690 men, 44,906 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 108 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Gulmarg?

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