14. Sonawari 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 Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 14. Sonawari Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Sonawari 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 Sonawari Assembly constituency are: 34°18'43.2"N 74°38'56.4"E. This constituency falls in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir. Sonawari shares its borders with four other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Sonawari are: Bandipora, Kangan, Ganderbal, Pattan. This constituency shares borders with .
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Map location of 14. Sonawari Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)
There were a total of 1,20,886 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Sonawari Assembly constituency, of which 96,748 were male, 59,824 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 932.24.
Poll dates
Sonawari 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.
According the latest delimitation documents, the extent of 14. Sonawari Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir: Sonawari Tehsil, Sumbal Municipality, Ajas Tehsil, and HajinTehsil (Part) HajinTehsil excluding Shahgund, Naidkhai PCs Hajin Municipality and Bandipora Tehsil (Part) Garoora and Nadihal 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 Sonawari constituency was 69.8%.