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Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari

BJP | Surankote (St) | Jammu and Kashmir

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Former minister and prominent Pahari leader from Rajouri-Poonch Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the polls. In doing so, he had said, he had kept his word over the grant of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to Paharis, a long-pending demand. Bukhari, a two-time former MLA from Surankote in Poonch district, had resigned from the National Conference in February 2022 after an argument with party president Farooq Abdullah over granting the ST status. He will clash with Congress’s Mohd Shahnawaz, a Gujjar. Another Gujjar leader and Congress rebel Ch Mohd Akram, who had won the seat on the Congress ticket in 2014, is contesting as an Independent.

About Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari

Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari is the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from 88. Surankote (St) (Scheduled Tribe) Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission of India, and as analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024 is: Self Employed.

This candidate's educational qualifications are: 8th Pass and he is 75 years of age. Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari's total declared assets are Rs 1.1 crore which includes Rs 51.5 lakh in movable assets and Rs 60 lakh in immovable assets. His total declared income is Rs 10 lakh of which Rs 8.2 lakh is self income. He has declared total liabilities of Rs 17 lakh.

This BJP candidate, in the election affidavit has mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against him.
2024

Surankote (St) Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
IND86,8710.55%
Mohd Akram S/O Khadam Hussain
Winner
Margin : (%)
Winner
    NOTA86,8710.44%None of the Above
    IND86,8710.79%Qazi Mohd Irshad

    About Surankote (St) constituency

    88. Surankote is one of the 90 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir is located in the North region of India. This seat can be classified as: and falls in the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: Scheduled Tribe. 88. Surankote Assembly constituency is part of the 3. Anantnag-Rajouri (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Surankote is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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    • First published: April 18, 2024, 05:40 IST
    • Last updated: October 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM IST

    Mushtaq Ahmed Shah Bukhari


    Candidate details
    Party :Bharatiya Janata Party
    Age :75
    Gender :M
    Education :8th Pass
    Profession :Self Employed
    Movable Assets :Rs 51.5 lakh
    Immovable assets :Rs 60 lakh
    Self Income :Rs 8.2 lakh
    Total Income :Rs 10 lakh
    Phase :2
    Poll Date :September 25, 2024
    Counting of votes/Results date: :October 8, 2024

    Assembly cons. Results

    Cons. name2024
    KarnahNC
    TrehgamNC
    KupwaraPDP
    LolabNC
    HandwaraJKPC
    LangateIND
    SoporeNC
    RafiabadNC
    UriNC
    BaramullaNC