Srinagar: In a major setback in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly election results 2024, former J&K Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani has lost from Banihal against NC candidate Sajad Shaheen by over 6000 votes. Shaheen received 33,128 votes while winning against Wani by 6110 votes.
The seat witnessed a "friendly contest" between Vikar and Shaheen in the backdrop of a pre-poll alliance between the two parties.
Total candidates: 7
Major candidates: Vikar Rasool Wani(Indian National Congress) Imtiyaz Shan(National Conference) Sajad Shaheen( PDP)
Total votes: 126096
Male voters: 65026
Female voters:61069
Trangender:1
Voter Turnout in 2024: 71.28%
Women voter turnout in 2024: 69.30%
Men voter turnout in 2024: 72.54%
The Banihal assembly constituency was formed in 1962.
In the history of Banihal, the National Conference has won four times, and Congress has won three times.
Banihal assembly constituency is the last assembly seat of the Jammu region that connects Kashmir to Jammu through Qazigund However, this time a tough contest is expected between Congress and the National Conference.
Congress candidate Vikar Rasool Wani has been elected consecutive two times by voters of Banihal in the 2008 and 2014 assembly elections but this time, the National Conference and PDP may pose a threat to his victory.
However, the delimitation commission has added the Gool Sangaldan area, which was previously part of the Gool Arnas assembly constituency in the Reasi district, to the Banihal assembly constituency.
A friendly contest is being contested between alliance partners NC and Congress there.
In this Muslim-majority assembly constituency, which has been a stronghold of the National Conference and Congress, both BJP and PDP are also trying their luck. In 2008, Congress candidate Vikar Rasool Wani was challenged by independent candidates, while the National Conference was in fourth place. In 2014, the PDP secured the second position here.
National Conference's Sajjad Shaheen contested in 2008 and 2014 but was defeated by Congress candidate Vikar Rasool Wani in both elections.
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