About Surankote Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
The assembly constituency of Surankote which is a part of Jammu parliamentary constituency is the Congress stronghold. Mohd. Aslam of INC won the 2008 assembly elections defeating Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari of JKNC. Aslam bagged 28102 votes as against Bukhari's 26051 votes. The constituency is not too large, it is a small tehsil in Poonch district of the state and as per 2011 India census, it had a population of 8,892.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Surankote Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Surankote assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A. C. No. | Assembly Constituency Name | Category | Winner Candidates Name | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner UP | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 85 | Surankote | GEN | Ch Mohd Akram | M | INC | 30584 | Mushtaq Ahmed Shah | M | JKNC | 22520 |
| 2008 | 85 | Surankote | GEN | Mohd. Aslam | M | INC | 28102 | Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari | M | JKN | 26051 |
| 2002 | 85 | Surankote | GEN | Mushtaq Ahmad Shah | M | JKN | 15243 | Mohd Aslam | M | INC | 13271 |
| 1996 | 85 | Surankote | GEN | Mushtaq Ahmed Shah | M | JKN | 27275 | Ch. Mohd. Aslam | M | INC | 18743 |
| 1987 | 74 | Suran | GEN | Mohd. Aslam | M | INC | 26394 | Mohd. Ayoub Shabnam | M | IND | 11677 |
| 1983 | 74 | Suran | GEN | Mohammed Aslam | M | INC | 14150 | Mohammed Sayeed Beig | M | JKN | 12268 |
| 1977 | 74 | Suran | GEN | Mohd. Aslam | M | INC | 11608 | Mohd. Syed Beg | M | JKN | 9346 |
Last Updated on Aug 15, 2021