Kupwara

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

3. Kupwara 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. 3. Kupwara Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Kupwara is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, October 1,2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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    Rice fields grow near the Line of Control in Kupwara District (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)
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    Rice fields grow near the Line of Control in Kupwara District (Photo by Ami Vitale/Getty Images)

Location

The geographic coordinates of Kupwara Assembly constituency are: 34°38'02.4"N 74°15'07.2"E. This constituency falls in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Kupwara shares its borders with three other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Kupwara are: Trehgam, Handwara, Lolab. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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Map location of 3. Kupwara Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Kupwara Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
PDP27,77344.76%
Mir Mohammad Fayaz
Winner
Margin :9,797 (15.79%)
Winner
    NOTA1,3832.23%None of the Above
    IND5,6729.14%Pirzada Firdous Ahmad
    IND5750.93%Gh Nabi Khan Pathan
    NCP2180.35%Saleema
    NC17,97628.97%Nasir Aslam Wani
    BHS4100.66%Bashir Ahmad Malik
    JKPC7,45712.02%Sajad Gani Lone
    SP5910.95%Sabiha Begum

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 93,144 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Kupwara Assembly constituency, of which 1,01,243 were male, 46,769 female and 4 of the third gender.

    The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 895.88.

    Poll dates

    Kupwara 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 3. Kupwara Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir: Kupwara Tehsil (Part) – Kupwara Tehsil excluding Gushi, Dedkoot and Nagri Malpora PCs and Dragmulla Tehsil (Part) Bumhama PC.)

    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 Kupwara constituency was 64.25%.
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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

    3. Kupwara


    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 (%) :64.25
    Total voters :93,144
    Male voters :46,371
    Female voters :46,769
    Third gender voters :4
    Electorate gender ratio :1,008.58
    Poll phase :3
    Poll date :October 1,2024
    Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
    Number of candidates :8