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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 2008

87 seats · 54 changed party since 2002

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Party standings

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 2008 · 9 parties won seats

Derived
JKN — 28 seatsJKPDP — 21 seatsIndian National Congress — 17 seatsBharatiya Janata Party — 11 seatsIndependent — 4 seatsJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim) — 3 seatsJKDPN — 1 seat2 other parties — 2 seats4487of 87 seats
  • JKN28
  • JKPDP21
  • INC17
  • BJP11
  • IND4
  • JKNPP3
  • JKDPN1
  • Others2

Ring and figures are seats won.

PartySeatsVotesVote shareContested
JKNJKN2832%9,14,69123.1%85
JKPDPJKPDP2124%6,10,50215.4%78
INCIndian National Congress1720%7,02,44817.7%78
BJPBharatiya Janata Party1113%4,93,75712.5%64
INDIndependent45%6,47,88816.3%481
JKNPPJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim)33%1,31,9443.3%73
JKDPNJKDPN11%54,8681.4%30
PDFPeople'S Democratic Front11%54,7301.4%19
CPMCommunist Party of India (Marxist)11%31,6140.8%8
BSPBahujan Samaj Party00%1,45,6443.7%83
JKANCJKANC00%41,5511.0%58

+ 33 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.

Constituency map

Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 2008 · winner by seat

76 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result

House composition

Majority line at 44

2008 · selected
Majority 44
JKN28JKPDP21INC17BJP11IND4JKNPP3JKDPN1PDF1CPM1
2002 · previous
Majority 44

Vote share by party

Share of valid votes · 2002 → 2008

2002 2008· by party
30%23%15%8%0%
28.2
23.1
0.0
15.4
24.2
17.7
8.6
12.5
16.5
16.3
3.8
3.3
4.5
3.7
JKNJKPDPINCBJPINDJKNPPBSP

Seat change

2008 seats minus 2002 seats

seats lostseats gained
JKN
28 → 28
0
JKPDP
0 → 21
+21
INC
20 → 17
−3
BJP
1 → 11
+10
IND
13 → 4
−9
JKNPP
4 → 3
−1
JKDPN
0 → 1
+1
PDF
0 → 1
+1
CPM
2 → 1
−1
BSP
1 → 0
−1

Vote-share movement

Statewide, 2002 → 2008

share lostshare gained
JKPDP
0.0% → 15.4%
+15.4%
BJP
8.6% → 12.5%
+3.9%
JKDPN
0.0% → 1.4%
+1.4%
PDF
0.0% → 1.4%
+1.4%
JKANC
0.0% → 1.0%
+1.0%
LJP
0.0% → 0.7%
+0.7%
SP
0.0% → 0.6%
+0.6%
JKNPP
3.8% → 3.3%
−0.5%
SHS
0.5% → 0.0%
−0.5%
NCP
0.8% → 0.2%
−0.6%

Biggest JKN–JKPDP swings

Seats where the JKN-vs-JKPDP vote gap moved most, 2002 → 2008. Bold = the seat changed hands.

Swing = (JKN share − JKPDP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward JKN; to the left, toward JKPDP.

toward JKPDPtoward JKN
Anantnag
−85.8%
Pattan
−80.5%
Tral
−57.7%
Pahalgam
−56.0%
Sonawar
−54.3%
Pulwama
−53.7%
Mendhar
−52.6%
Lolab
−51.6%
Idgah
−47.1%
Pampore
−44.8%
Baramulla
−44.7%
Kulgam
−43.7%

Closest races · 2008

Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results

All constituencies · 2008

87 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 2002