Karnah

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

Javaid Ahmad Mirchal

NC | Karnah | Jammu and Kashmir

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1. Karnah 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. 1. Karnah Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Karnah 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 Karnah Assembly constituency are: 34°25'30.0"N 73°56'24.0"E. This constituency falls in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Karnah shares its borders with two other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Karnah are: Trehgam, Handwara. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Map location of 1. Karnah Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Karnah Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
NC14,29434.59%
Javaid Ahmad Mirchal
Winner
Margin :6,262 (15.15%)
Winner
NOTA4641.12%None of the Above
PDP6,35415.38%Firdous Ahmad Mir
JKPC8,03219.44%Naseer Ahmad Awan
BHS3920.95%Sajid Ahmad Mir
JKAP5,15112.47%Raja Manzoor Ahmad Khan
IND2,9257.08%Fayaz Ahmad
BJP2,9737.2%Mohd Idrees
SP7351.78%Sajawal Shah

Demographic profile

There were a total of 57,291 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Karnah Assembly constituency, of which 1,05,281 were male, 28,415 female and 0 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 919.03.

Poll dates

Karnah 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 1. Karnah Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir: Karnah Tehsil and KralporaTehsil (Part) – Gundzonareshi, Panzgam and Shuloora 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 Karnah constituency was 69.88%.
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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

1. Karnah


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 (%) :69.88
Total voters :57,291
Male voters :28,876
Female voters :28,415
Electorate gender ratio :984.04
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :8

Assembly cons. Results

Cons. name2024
KarnahNC
TrehgamNC
KupwaraPDP
LolabNC
HandwaraJKPC
LangateIND
SoporeNC
RafiabadNC
UriNC
BaramullaNC