Sonawari

Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

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)

2024

Sonawari Assembly election results

PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
NC31,53537.07%
Hilal Akbar Lone
Winner
Margin :13,744 (16.15%)
Winner
NOTA8460.99%None of the Above
RLD3770.44%Syed Tajamul Ali
RPIA1530.18%Mohammad Abdullah Khan
BJP1,0241.2%Ab Rashid Khan
IND1,3821.62%Shabir Ahmad Mir
IND4690.55%Aafaq Sadiq
IND1,2451.46%Wazir Ahmad Qureshi
IND3570.42%Syed Fida Hussain Moosvi
BHS2990.35%Ghulam Mohammad Dar

Demographic profile

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.

Extent

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%.
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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

14. Sonawari


CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
Reservation status :General
State :Jammu and Kashmir
District(s) :Bandipora
Region (India) :North
Region (State) :Kashmir
Lok Sabha constituency :Baramulla
2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Voter turnout (%) :69.8
Total voters :1,20,886
Male voters :61,058
Female voters :59,824
Third gender voters :4
Electorate gender ratio :979.79
Poll phase :3
Poll date :October 1,2024
Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
Number of candidates :18