Official results for the 1996 Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly election. JKN won the most seats with 57 out of 87.
Total seats: 87. Majority mark: 44.
| Party | Seats | Vote Share |
|---|---|---|
| JKN | 57 | 34.8% |
| BJP | 8 | 12.1% |
| INC | 7 | 20.0% |
| JD | 5 | 10.9% |
| BSP | 4 | 6.4% |
| IND | 2 | 9.3% |
| AIIC(T) | 1 | 0.7% |
| CPM | 1 | 1.0% |
| Constituency | Winner | Party | Margin % |
|---|---|---|---|
| AKHNOOR | GOVIND RAM | JKN | 0.7% |
| AMIRA KADAL | MUHAMMED SHAFI BHAT | JKN | 49.3% |
| ANANTNAG | SAFDAR ALI BEG | JKN | 3.2% |
| BANDIPORA | GH. RASOOL MIR | JKN | 15.8% |
| BANI | GHULAM HYDER | JKN | 13.8% |
| BANIHAL | MOHD. FAROOQ MIR | IND | 13.4% |
| BARAMULLA | MUJAHID MOHD. ABDULLAH | JKN | 27.9% |
| BASOHLI | LAL SINGH | AIIC(T) | 13.4% |
| BATMALOO | GHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN SHAH | JKN | 57.7% |
| BEERWAH | AGA SYED MEHMOOD AL MOSAVI | JKN | 3.8% |
| BHADERWAH | Abdul Rehman | BSP | 10.3% |
| BIJBEHARA | Mehbooba Mufti (E) | INC | 10.2% |
| BILLAWAR | Balbir Singh | INC | 1.7% |
| BISHNAH | Jagdish Raj Dubey | JD | 4.5% |
| BUDGAM | SYED GH. HUSSAIN GEELANI | JKN | 4.3% |
| CHADOORA | ALI MOHAMMAD | JKN | 20.3% |
| CHENANI | Sh. Prithvi Chand | BJP | 11.9% |
| CHHAMB | TARA CHAND | INC | 1.8% |
| CHRAR | ABDUL HAMID RATHER | JKN | 40.6% |
| DARHAL | CH. MOHD. HUSSAIN | JKN | 14.1% |
| DEVSAR | Peerzada Ghulam Ahmad | JKN | 8.0% |
| DODA | MAULANA ATTAULLAH SUHARWARDY | JKN | 17.1% |
| DOORU | GH. HASSAN WANI | JKN | 22.4% |
| EIDGAH | MUBARIK AHMAD GUL | JKN | 68.3% |
| GANDERBAL | FAROOQ ABDULLAH | JKN | 54.8% |
| GANDHI NAGAR | PIARA SINGH | BJP | 5.0% |
| GOOL ARNAS | ABDUL WAHID SHAH | JKN | 18.9% |
| GULAB GARH | ABDUL GANI MALIK | JD | 3.4% |
| GULMARG | SHEIKH MUSTAFA KAMAL | JKN | 4.7% |
| GUREZ | FAQIR MOHMAD KHAN | IND | 10.6% |
| HABBA KADAL | PIYARE LAL HANDOO | JKN | 40.1% |
| HANDWARA | CHOWDRY MOHAMAD RAMZAN | JKN | 48.3% |
| HAZRATBAL | MOHAMMAD SYED AKHOON | JKN | 40.3% |
| HIRA NAGAR | PREM LAL | BJP | 5.2% |
| HOM SHALI BUGH | GUL MD. RAFIQUI | JKN | 10.5% |
| INDERWAL | QAZI JALAL-UD-DIN | JKN | 3.7% |
| JAMMU EAST | VAID VISHNO DUTT | BJP | 38.5% |
| JAMMU WEST | HANS RAJ | BJP | 25.2% |
| KALA KOTE | ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA | INC | 32.0% |
| KANGAN | MIAN ALTAF AHMED | JKN | 86.2% |
| KARGIL | QAMAR ALI AKHOON | JKN | 28.8% |
| KARNAH | KAFIL UR REHMAN | JKN | 37.2% |
| KATHUA | Sagar Chand | BSP | 2.4% |
| KHAN SAHIB | AB. GANI NASEEM | JKN | 20.8% |
| KHANYAR | ALI MOHAMMAD SAGAR | JKN | 79.0% |
| KISHTWAR | BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | JKN | 19.8% |
| KOKERNAG | SYED ABDUL RASHID | JKN | 31.8% |
| KULGAM | MOHD. YOUSUF | CPM | 51.6% |
| KUPWARA | MIR SAIFULLAH | JKN | 6.7% |
| LANGATE | AB. AHAD WANIE | JKN | 43.3% |
| LEH | CHERING DORJAY | INC | 20.0% |
| LOLAB | MUSHTAQ AHMAD LONE | JKN | 8.5% |
| MARH | Ajay Kumar | JKN | 2.4% |
| MENDHAR | NISAR AHMED KHAN | JKN | 5.5% |
| NAGROTA | M.K AJAT SHATRU | JKN | 7.6% |
| NOORABAD | Sakeena Akhtar | JKN | 20.6% |
| NOWSHERA | RADHAY SHAM SHARMA | INC | 23.9% |
| NUBRA | TSETAN NAMGYAL | JKN | 1.3% |
| PAHALGAM | AB. KABIR BHAT | JKN | 43.5% |
| PAMPORE | MUSHTAQ AHMAD | JKN | 46.1% |
| PATTAN | IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI | INC | 20.3% |
| POONCH HAVELI | GHULAM MOHD JAN | JKN | 11.4% |
| PULWAMA | BASHIR AHMAD NENGROO | JKN | 20.2% |
| RAFIABAD | MOHAMMAD DILAWAR MIR | JD | 16.6% |
| RAIPUR DOMANA | SAT PAUL | JD | 8.4% |
| RAJOURI | MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQ | JKN | 15.4% |
| RAJPORA | GH. MOHI-UD-DIN MIR | JKN | 37.1% |
| RAM NAGAR | HARSH DEV SINGH | JPP | 1.6% |
| RAMBAN | BALI BHAGAT | BJP | 8.5% |
| RANBIR SINGH PURA | RAM CHAND | BSP | 4.3% |
| REASI | JAGJIWAN LAL | JD | 11.4% |
| SAMBA(SC) | SOM NATH | BSP | 17.9% |
| SANGRAMA | MOHD. MAQBOOL | JKN | 23.1% |
| SHANGUS | ABDUL MAJEED | JKN | 4.1% |
| SHOPIAN | SHEIKH MOHD RAFI | JKN | 15.7% |
| SONAWAR | GHULAM MOHD. BAWAN | JKN | 40.2% |
| SONAWARI | M0HD. YOUSUF PARRAY | JKAL | 1.9% |
| SOPORE | HAJI ABDUL AHAD VAKIL | JKN | 51.8% |
| SUCHET GARH | CHUNI LAL | BJP | 0.5% |
| SURANKOTE | MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH | JKN | 18.1% |
| TRAL | ALI MOHD. NAIK | JKN | 70.6% |
| UDHAMPUR | SHIV CHARAN GUPTA | BJP | 39.0% |
| URI | MOHD. SHAFI | JKN | 24.8% |
| VIJAY PUR | SURJIT SINGH | JKN | 0.4% |
| WACHI | MOHD. JABAR MIR | JKN | 41.6% |
| ZADIBAL | SADIQ ALI | JKN | 24.9% |
| ZANSKAR | MOHMAD ABBASS | JKN | 8.9% |