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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1987
76 seats · 22 changed party since 1983
Party standings
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1987 · 4 parties won seats
- JKN40
- INC26
- IND8
- BJP2
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNJKN | 4053% | 8,57,830 | 33.0% | 45 |
| INCIndian National Congress | 2634% | 5,25,261 | 20.2% | 31 |
| INDIndependent | 811% | 9,03,971 | 34.8% | 344 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 23% | 1,32,528 | 5.1% | 29 |
| JKPJan Kalyan Party | 00% | 97,424 | 3.7% | 23 |
| JPPJharkhand People'S Party | 00% | 46,043 | 1.8% | 21 |
+ 5 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 1987 · winner by seat
76 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 39
1987 · selected
Majority 39
JKN40INC26IND8BJP2
1983 · previous
Majority 39
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1983 → 1987
1983 1987· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
47.0
33.0
30.0
20.2
10.7
34.8
3.2
5.1
4.5
3.7
3.9
0.0
JKNINCINDBJPJKPJMI
Seat change
1987 seats minus 1983 seats
seats lostseats gained
JKN
46 → 40
−6
INC
25 → 26
+1
IND
4 → 8
+4
BJP
0 → 2
+2
JKP
1 → 0
−1
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1983 → 1987
share lostshare gained
IND
10.7% → 34.8%
+24.0%
BJP
3.2% → 5.1%
+1.9%
JPP
0.0% → 1.8%
+1.8%
LKD
0.1% → 0.5%
+0.4%
JKP
4.5% → 3.7%
−0.8%
JMI
3.9% → 0.0%
−3.9%
INC
30.0% → 20.2%
−9.8%
JKN
47.0% → 33.0%
−14.0%
Biggest JKN–INC swings
Seats where the JKN-vs-INC vote gap moved most, 1983 → 1987. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (JKN share − INC share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward JKN; to the left, toward INC.
toward INCtoward JKN
Khan Sahib
−108.9%
Kokernag
−102.1%
Inderwal
−100.1%
Noorabad
−98.1%
Bishna
+94.9%
Doda
+92.5%
Kargil
+88.2%
Rajouri
−78.2%
Tral
−74.1%
Darhal
+71.3%
Suran
−62.4%
Ramban
−53.0%
Closest races · 1987
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1987
76 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1983
- AkhnoorIND31.6%
- AmirakadalJKN12.1%
- AnantnagIND49.8%
- BadgamJKN15.1%
- BandiporaJKN8.3%
- BanihalJKN32.8%
- BaramullaJKN4.2%
- Bari BrahmananINC19.0%
- BasohliINC4.6%
- BeerwahJKN16.4%
- BhadarwahINC15.8%
- BhillawarINC35.2%
- BijbeharaJKN0.3%
- BishnaJKN32.3%
- ChaduraIND4.4%
- Chari SharifJKN73.0%
- Chenani GhordiINC19.0%
- ChhambINC16.0%
- DarhalJKN34.1%
- DevsarJKN7.7%
- DodaJKN88.0%
- DoruJKN4.4%
- GanderbalJKN59.4%
- GulabgarhJKN13.7%
- GulmargJKN28.3%
- HabakadalJKN3.6%
- HandwaraJKN3.1%
- HaveliIND13.9%
- HazaratbalJKN36.0%
- HiranagarBJP6.6%
- HomshalibugIND18.7%
- IdgahJKN41.3%
- InderwalINC87.3%
- Jammu ContonmentIND2.1%
- Jammu EastBJP11.5%
- Jammu WestINC18.4%
- Jandrah GharotaINC11.2%
- KanganINC14.8%
- KargilJKN77.9%
- KarnahJKN13.6%
- KathuaINC19.6%
- Khan SahibINC58.0%
- KishtwarJKN55.5%
- KokernagINC67.3%
- KulgamIND11.4%
- KupwaraJKN5.2%
- LangetJKN4.8%
- LehINC31.5%
- MarhINC16.3%
- MendharJKN10.0%
- NaginJKN5.4%
- NoorabadINC55.6%
- NowsheraINC45.9%
- PahalgamJKN9.0%
- PamporeJKN17.6%
- PattanJKN19.8%
- PulwamaJKN21.4%
- RajouriINC49.1%
- RambanINC23.4%
- RamnagarINC30.8%
- Ranbirsingh PuraINC12.1%
- ReasiINC29.6%
- RefiabadJKN17.2%
- SambaINC7.7%
- SangramaJKN14.5%
- ShawngasJKN18.6%
- ShopianJKN0.9%
- SonawariJKN39.5%
- SoporeIND9.9%
- SuranINC38.4%
- TralINC3.5%
- UdhampurINC15.1%
- UriJKN81.3%
- WachiJKN0.3%
- ZadibalJKN10.4%
- ZainakadalJKN29.9%