Mendhar Election Result 2024 LIVE Update: Assembly Winner, Leading, MLA, Margin, Candidates – News18

The live updating result table on this page is updated in real-time with the 2024 Mendhar election result and status of candidates for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election.

Past Mendhar election results

About Mendhar Assembly constituency

90. Mendhar is one of the 90 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir is located in the North region of India. This seat can be classified as: and falls in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Tribe. 90. Mendhar Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Mendhar is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Mendhar Assembly seat – Lok Sabha result

Mendhar Assembly constituency is part of 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat was won by Mian Altaf Ahmad of JKNC defeating Mehbooba Mufti of JKPDP.

Contesting candidates

These 9 candidates were in the fray for the Mendhar Assembly seat in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election: Javed Ahmed Rana (NC), Mohd Ashfaq (IND), Mohd Asif (IND), Murtaza Ahmed Khan (BJP), Nadeem Ahmed Khan (PDP), Nazir Hussain (IND), Noor Mohd (BSP), Shazad Ahmed Malik (IND), Waseem Hayat (IND),.

Brief profiles of candidates contesting from Tigaon in the 2024 elections sourced from the affidavits submitted by the candidates with the Election Commission of India and as analysed by the Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR):

1. Javed Ahmed Rana, Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (NC); Gender: Male; Age: 61 years; Profession: Ex. Member Legislative Assembly; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 8 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
2. Mohd Ashfaq, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 54 years; Profession: DDC Vice Chairman Poonch; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 3.3 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
3. Mohd Asif, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 28 years; Profession: Contractor; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 26 lakh; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
4. Murtaza Ahmed Khan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP); Gender: Male; Age: 61 years; Profession: Retired MLC; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 10.2 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
5. Nadeem Ahmed Khan, Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Gender: Male; Age: 40 years; Profession: Advocate; Education: Graduate Professional; Total assets: Rs 4.7 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
6. Nazir Hussain, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 65 years; Profession: Retired Teacher; Education: Others; Total assets: Rs 2.9 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
7. Noor Mohd, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP); Gender: Male; Age: 46 years; Profession: Business; Education: 10th Pass; Total assets: Rs 1 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
8. Shazad Ahmed Malik, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 45 years; Profession: Social Activist & Educationist; Education: Post Graduate; Total assets: Rs 3.6 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.
9. Waseem Hayat, Independent (IND); Gender: Male; Age: 30 years; Profession: Businessman; Education: 10th Pass; Total assets: Rs 1.3 crore; No. of declared criminal cases: 0.

Poll dates

Mendhar Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in Mendhar constituency was 73.56%.

Winning margins

Winner voteshare

Location of Mendhar

The geographic coordinates of Mendhar Assembly constituency are: 33°36’54.0″N 74°09’00.0″E. This constituency falls in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. Mendhar shares its borders with three other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Mendhar are: Poonch Haveli, Surankote, Thannamandi. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

Demographic profile

There were a total of 1,07,676 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Mendhar Assembly constituency, of which 2,05,321 were male, 52,558 female and 0 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 823.63.

Geographic extent of Mendhar Assembly constituency

According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 90. Mendhar Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir: Balakote, Mankote and Mendhar Tehsils.)