Khanyar

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

20. Khanyar 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 Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 20. Khanyar Assembly constituency is part of the 2. Srinagar (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Khanyar is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Khanyar Assembly constituency are: 34°05'56.4"N 74°53'06.0"E. This constituency falls in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Khanyar shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Khanyar are: Hazratbal, Lal Chowk, Habbakadal, Zadibal. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 20. Khanyar Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Khanyar Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
NC14,90662.46%
Ali Mohammad Sagar
Winner
Margin :9,912 (41.53%)
Winner
NOTA4111.72%None of the Above
IND1,9518.18%Waseem Ahmed Shalla
IND1120.47%Mohammad Shafi Khan Kashi
IND940.39%Shabir Ahmad Malik
PDP6512.73%Tafazul Mushtaq
IND4,99420.93%Sheikh Imran
IND2471.03%Parvez Jamal
IND760.32%Riyaz Ahmad Bhat
JKNPPB1110.47%Farooq Ahmed

Demographic profile

There were a total of 89,814 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Khanyar Assembly constituency, of which 1,13,491 were male, 44,915 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 927.12.

Poll dates

Khanyar Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 25, 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 20. Khanyar Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir: Khanyar Tehsil (Part) - Khanyar Tehsil excluding Rainawari, Sangeen Darwaza and Abi Karpora PCs and North Srinagar Tehsil (Part) Harwan, Gupt Ganga, and Shalimar 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 Khanyar constituency was 26.09%.
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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

20. Khanyar


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Srinagar
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Kashmir
Lok Sabha constituency :Srinagar
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :26.09
Total voters :89,814
Male voters :44,897
Female voters :44,915
Third gender voters :2
Electorate gender ratio :1,000.40
Poll phase :2
Poll date :September 25, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :10