About Doda Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency
Doda is a small town in the district by the same name of Jammu and Kashmir. It acquired the status of a district in 1948. As of 2011 India census, it had a population of 25,527. The assembly constituency of Doda falls under Udhampur parliamentary constituency. Abdul Majid Wani of INC won the 2008 assembly elections for the second consecutive time and is the present MLA. He defeated Khalid Najib Suharwardy of JKNC. Wani bagged 23254 votes as against Suharwardy's 16102 votes.
Sitting and previous MLAs from Doda Assembly Constituency
Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Doda assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | AC No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
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| 2014 | 53 | Doda | GEN | Shakti Raj | M | BJP | 24572 | Abdul Majid Wani | M | INC | 20532 |
| 2008 | 53 | Doda | GEN | Abdul Majid Wani | M | INC | 23254 | Khalid Najib Suharwardy | M | JKN | 16102 |
| 2002 | 53 | Doda | GEN | Abdul Majid | M | IND | 13799 | Khalid Najib Soharawardy | M | JKN | 13192 |
| 1997 | By Polls | Doda | GEN | Khalid Najeeb | M | JKN | 23564 | Ajay Kumar | M | BJP | 7789 |
| 1996 | 53 | Doda | GEN | Maulana Attaullah Suharwardy | M | JKN | 13230 | Ghulam Qadir | M | JD | 8065 |
| 1987 | 48 | Doda | GEN | Attaullah Sohrawardi | M | JKN | 29232 | Chuni Lal | M | LKD | 1395 |
| 1983 | 48 | Doda | GEN | | M | IND | | Result Whithheal By High Court Of J And K | M | | |
| 1977 | 48 | Doda | GEN | Gulam Qadir Wani | M | JNP | 5342 | Atta Ullah Soharawardy | M | JKN | 4384 |
| 1972 | 48 | Doda | GEN | Hans Raj Dogra | M | INC | 4833 | Ghulam Qadir | M | IND | 3857 |
| 1967 | 48 | Doda | GEN | L. Wani | M | INC | 5497 | M. A. Kichloo | M | JKN | 3225 |
| 1962 | 27 | Doda | GEN | Lassa Wani | M | NC | 16146 | Abdul Rehman | M | IND | 1921 |
Last Updated on Aug 15, 2021