Wachi Assembly constituency explained

Wachi was one of the 85 constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the Jammu and Kashmir, a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019.^[1] Wachi assembly constituency was a part of Shopian, a hill district of the union territory.^{[2] [3] [4]} It was officially replaced and renamed as the Zainapora Assembly constituency in May 2022^[5] after the parliament of India introduced Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019.^{[6] [7]}

Members

Year	Member	Party
1987	Nazir Ahmad Wani[8]
1996	Mohammad Jabar Mir[9]
2002	Mohammad Khalil Naik[10]
2008	Mehbooba Mufti[11] [12]
2014	Aijaz Ahmad Mir[13]

Election results

2014

External links

• • Jammu and Kashmir district portal

33.8°N 75.04°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rs 1 cr released for Wachi constituency.
2. Web site: Wachi Election 2014, Results, Candidate List and winner of Wachi Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir.
3. Web site: Polling Booth in Wachi Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir.
4. Web site: Jammu and Kashmir elections: NC, PDP in a close contest in both Shopian and Wachi. 13 December 2014.
5. Web site: Kashmir: Zainpora (Wachi) Constituency Profile . Kashmir Life . 2024-09-04 . 2024-09-07.
6. Web site: Ashiq . Damini Nath & Peerzada . Delimitation panel notifies new J&K Assembly constituencies . The Hindu . 2022-05-05 . 2024-09-07.
7. Web site: Bhat . Gulzar . Multi-cornered contest to be witnessed on twin assembly seats in Shopian . Greaterkashmir . 2024-08-31 . 2024-09-07.
8. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir 1987 . . 2 December 2023 . limited.
9. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir 1996 . . limited . 13 November 2021.
10. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir 2002 . . 13 November 2021 . limited.
11. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir 2008 . . 13 November 2021 . limited.
12. Web site: Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag assembly by-election. 25 June 2016.
13. Web site: Jammu & Kashmir 2014 . . 13 November 2021.