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Assembly constituency 27 · Jammu and Kashmir

Budgam is assembly constituency number 27 in Jammu and Kashmir, and one of the segments of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Omar Abdullah of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won with 54.5% of the vote, 18,485 votes ahead of Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi (JKPDP). A bye-election on 11 Nov 2025 was won by Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi (JKPDP), the current MLA.

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Budgam · 2024AC 27
  1. 01
    Omar Abdullah
    JKNC
    36,010
    54.52%
  2. 02
    Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi
    JKPDP
    17,525
    26.53%
  3. 03
    Nisar Ahmad Pal
    JKPDFS
    3,365
    5.09%
  4. 04
    Mehraj Ud Din Ganayee
    Independent
    3,358
    5.08%
  5. 05
    Mukhtar Ahmad Dar
    Independent
    1,674
    2.53%
  6. 3 other candidates · 2,363 votesNOTA · 1,757 (2.66%)

Margin 18,485 votes · 27.99% of valid votes

1,25,855
Registered electors
2024 election
52.5%
Turnout
25 Sept 2024
18,485
Victory margin
28.0% of valid votes
Sep 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 66,052 valid votes, NOTA included.

Budgam 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Omar AbdullahMale · 53 yrsJKNC36,010
54.52%
2Aga Syed Muntazir MehdiMale · 31 yrsJKPDP17,525
26.53%
3Nisar Ahmad PalMale · 40 yrsJKPDFS3,365
5.09%
4Mehraj Ud Din GanayeeMale · 37 yrsIndependent3,358
5.08%
—NOTANOTA1,757
2.66%
5Mukhtar Ahmad DarMale · 47 yrsIndependent1,674
2.53%
6Nazir Ahmad WaniMale · 51 yrsIndependent1,583
2.40%
7Aga Syed Ahmad MoosviMale · 48 yrsJKANC524
0.79%
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8Gazanfar Maqbool ShahMale · 38 yrsSP256
0.39%
Past results

0%20%40%60%2024JKNC 54.5%JKPDP 26.5%JKPDFS 5.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2025 byeAga Syed Muntazir MehdiJKPDP · 34.2% · margin 4,478Turnout50.0%
2024Omar AbdullahJKNC · 54.5% · margin 18,485Turnout52.5%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Budgam bye-election, 11 Nov 2025

Turnout 50.0% · 63,122 of 1,26,276 electors voted

Budgam bye-election 2025-11-11 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Aga Syed Muntazir MehdiJKPDP21,576
34.19%
2Aga Syed Mahmood Al-MosaviJKNC17,098
27.10%
3Jibran DarIndependent7,152
11.33%
4Nazir Ahmad KhanIndependent3,089
4.90%
5Muntazir Mohi-Ud-DinIndependent3,030
4.80%
6Aga Syed Mohsin MosviBJP2,619
4.15%
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7Mohd Sameer BhatIndependent2,534
4.02%
8Mukhtar Ahmad DarJAKAP1,710
2.71%
9Dr. Mohd Maqbool BhatIndependent1,225
1.94%
10Mushtaq Ahmad BhatIndependent904
1.43%
—NOTANOTA544
0.86%
11Deeba KhanAAP459
0.73%
12Aditi SharmaIndependent283
0.45%
13Manzoor Ahmad GanieRLD223
0.35%
14Mohammad Shafi ShahSBKP213
0.34%
15Parvej Ahmad MirRPI(A)212
0.34%
16Shabir Ahmad GanieNLP171
0.27%
17Farooq AhmadJKNPPB57
0.09%
Map

Budgam outlined in orange among the other Jammu and Kashmir seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

Boundaries for Jammu and Kashmir were redrawn in the latest delimitation and an up-to-date open map is not available yet. The seat list on the state page covers every constituency.
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Budgam is one of the assembly segments of Baramulla. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Baramulla candidates.

  • Omar AbdullahJKNC30,259 45.1%
  • Abdul Rashid SheikhIndependent24,604 36.6%
  • Sajad Gani LoneJPC6,936 10.3%
  • Suraiya NissarIndependent899 1.3%
  • Firdous Ahmad BhatIndependent884 1.3%

In the assembly election JKN won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JKN led here by 5,655 EVM votes.

Open Baramulla Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Budgam.

Who won the Budgam assembly seat in 2024?

Omar Abdullah of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) won Budgam in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election with 36,010 votes, which was 54.52% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Budgam?

The margin was 18,485 votes (27.99% of valid votes). The runner-up was Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi of the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party with 17,525 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Budgam in 2024?

Turnout was 52.52%: 66,103 of 1,25,855 registered electors voted, across 156 polling stations.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Budgam part of?

Budgam is an assembly segment of the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Omar Abdullah got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Budgam had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 11 Nov 2025, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi (Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party) won by 4,478 votes.

Is Budgam a reserved constituency?

No. Budgam is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Budgam?

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections of 2024 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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