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Karnah Assembly constituency

Coordinates: 34°23′N 73°50′E / 34.39°N 73.84°E / 34.39; 73.84
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Karnah
Constituency No. 1 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
DivisionKashmir
DistrictKupwara
LS constituencyBaramulla
Established1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year2024

Karnah Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north union territory of India. Karnah is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.[1]

Till the delimitation, which was undertaken in 2022, it was one of the 87 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir State.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

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Year Member Party
1962 Mohammed Yunis Khan Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967 Indian National Congress
1972 Mohammed Yaseen Shah Independent
1977 Ghulam Qadir Mir Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983 Abdul Gani Lone Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
1987 Sharifuddin Shariq Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1996 Kafil Ur Rehman
2002
2008
2014 Raja Manzoor Ahmad[2] Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2024 Javaid Ahmad Mirchal Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

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2024

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Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election, 2024: Karnah
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Javaid Ahmad Mirchal 14,294 34.59
JKPC Naseer Ahmad Awan 8,032 19.44
JKPDP Firdous Ahmad Mir 6,354 15.38
JKAP Raja Manzoor Ahmad 5,151 12.47
BJP Mohammad Idrees Karnahi 2,973 7.20
Independent Fayaz Ahmad 2,925 7.08
SP Sajawal Shah 735 1.78
Bhim Sena Sajid Ahmad Mir 392 0.95
NOTA None of the Above 464 1.12
Majority 6,262 15.15
Turnout 41,320
JKNC gain from JKPDP Swing

2014

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2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Karnah[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Raja Manzoor Ahmad 12,371 47.75
JKNC Kifil Ur Rehman Khan 6,596 25.46
INC Ali Asgar Khan 2,894 11.17
JKPC Mohammad Saleem Mir 2,359 9.1
BJP Ishfaq Ur Rehman 654 2.52
JKNPP Jahangir Khan 453 1.75
All J & K Kisan Majdoor Party Aijaz Ahmad Badana 339 1.31
NOTA None of the above 244 0.94
Majority 5,775
Turnout 25,910
Registered electors 33,132

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Karnah Assembly Constituency
  2. ^ a b "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Karnah Assembly Constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly Constituency". resultuniversity.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "IndiaVotes AC: Karnah 2014". IndiaVotes. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

34°23′N 73°50′E / 34.39°N 73.84°E / 34.39; 73.84