Handwara

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

5. Handwara 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 Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 5. Handwara Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Handwara is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, October 1,2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Handwara Assembly constituency are: 34°24'54.0"N 74°09'03.6"E. This constituency falls in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Handwara shares its borders with six other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Handwara are: Karnah, Trehgam, Kupwara, Lolab, Langate, Uri. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Map location of 5. Handwara Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Handwara Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
JKPC29,81240.78%
Sajad Gani Lone
Winner
Margin :662 (0.91%)
Winner
NOTA1,2531.71%None of the Above
IND7,63910.45%Abdul Majid Banday
PDP2,0102.75%Gauhar Azad Mir
IND2680.37%Shahid Hussain Mir
NC29,15039.88%Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan
BJP1,7502.39%Ghulam Mohammad Mir
IND1,2181.67%Zahid Mushtaq Sheikh

Demographic profile

There were a total of 97,836 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Handwara Assembly constituency, of which 1,36,600 were male, 48,268 female and 2 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 919.32.

Poll dates

Handwara Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 3 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. The counting of votes is on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Election Trivia

78% (681/873) of the contestants in the 2024 Jammu & Kashmir elections lost their deposits.

Extent

According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 5. Handwara Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir: Vilgam, Zachaldara and Tarathpora (Ramhal) Tehsils and Dragmulla Tehsil (Part) – Dragmulla Tehsil excluding Bumhama PC and Handwara Tehsil (Part) – Bakaiaker, Handwara, Shoghpora, Wadipora, Sirajpora, Badkoot Machipora and Jagerpora PCs.)

Voter turnout

According to data released by the Election Commission of India, in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, the estimated voter turnout in Handwara constituency was 72.78%.
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Total voters

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Victory margin

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Winner vote share (%)

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  • First Published: April 18, 2024, 05:40 IST
  • Last Updated: October 11, 2024 at 10:27 AM IST

5. Handwara


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Kupwara
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Kashmir
Lok Sabha constituency :Baramulla
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :72.78
Total voters :97,836
Male voters :49,566
Female voters :48,268
Third gender voters :2
Electorate gender ratio :973.81
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :7