Shopian

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

37. Shopian (Shupyan) 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 Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 37. Shopian Assembly constituency is part of the 2. Srinagar (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Shopian is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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    Main gate of Jamia Masjid during friday afternoon in Shopian, Kashmir, India. Copyright (c) 2024 Nadeem javaid/Shutterstock.
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    Main gate of Jamia Masjid during friday afternoon in Shopian, Kashmir, India. Copyright (c) 2024 Nadeem javaid/Shutterstock.

Location

The geographic coordinates of Shopian Assembly constituency are: 33°44'31.2"N 74°45'00.0"E. This constituency falls in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir. Shopian shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Shopian are: Chrar-i-Sharief, Rajpora, Zainapora, DH Pora. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 37. Shopian Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

2024

Shopian Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
IND14,11323.74%
Shabir Ahmad Kullay
Winner
Margin :1,207 (2.03%)
Winner
NOTA1,5592.62%None of the Above
NC12,90621.71%Sheikh Mohammd Rafi
IND1,2212.05%Suhail Ahmad Mir
JKNPPB1,4482.44%Mushtaq Ahmad Khan
IND9591.61%Mohd Yaqoob Malla
JKAP3,0765.17%Ovais Mushtaq
IND10,44017.56%Raja Abdul Waheed
IND5840.98%Riyaz Ahmad Gorsi
BJP6,89511.6%Javid Ahmad Qadri

Demographic profile

There were a total of 98,933 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Shopian Assembly constituency, of which 1,17,088 were male, 48,925 female and 5 of the third gender.

The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 866.18.

Poll dates

Shopian Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 1 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 18, 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 37. Shopian Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir: Keller and Keegam Tehsils, Shopian Tehsil (Part) Shopian Tehsil excluding – Dangerpora, Trenz, Kiloora Malikgund, Nadigam, Ganowpora Arsh, Dangam, Pratabpora Bemnipora, Kaprin and Kanjiullar 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 Shopian constituency was 58.51%.
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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

37. Shopian


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Shopian
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Kashmir
Lok Sabha constituency :Srinagar
Alternate name :Shupyan
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :58.51
Total voters :98,933
Male voters :50,003
Female voters :48,925
Third gender voters :5
Electorate gender ratio :978.44
Poll phase :1
Poll date :September 18, 2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :11