Handwara Assembly constituency
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| Handwara | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 5 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| LS constituency | Baramulla |
| Established | 1962 |
| Total electors | number of electors at last election. Add a ref |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Handwara Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Handwara is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2]
Member of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Abdul Gani Mir | Independent politician | |
| 1967 | Abdul Gani Lone | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1977 | Janata Party | ||
| 1983 | Chowdary Mohmad Ramzan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1987 | |||
| 1996 | |||
| 2002 | Gh.Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi | Independent politician | |
| 2008 | Chowdary Mohmad Ramzan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2014 | Sajad Gani Lone[3] | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | |
| 2024 | |||
Election results
[edit]2024
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPC | Sajjad Gani Lone | 29,812 | 40.78 | ||
| JKNC | Chowdary Mohammad Ramzan | 29,150 | 39.88 | ||
| JKPDP | Mir Azad | 2,010 | 2.75 | ||
| BJP | Ghulam Mohammad Mir | 1,750 | 2.39 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,253 | 1.71 | ||
| Majority | 662 | 1.10 | |||
| Turnout | 73,100 | ||||
| JKPC hold | Swing | ||||
2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPC | Sajjad Gani Lone | 29,355 | 43.19 | ||
| JKNC | Chowdary Mohammad Ramzan | 23,932 | 35.21 | ||
| JKPDP | Ghulam Mohiuddin Sofi | 9,849 | 14.49 | ||
| INC | Mohammad Yaseen Bhat | 1,118 | 1.65 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 776 | 1.14 | ||
| Majority | 5,423 | 7.98 | |||
| Turnout | 67,974 | 75.54 | |||
| Registered electors | 89,983 | ||||
| JKPC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Handwara Assembly Constituency
- ^ "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.