Sonawar Assembly constituency
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| Sonawar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| LS constituency | Srinagar |
| Established | 1996 |
| Abolished | 2018 |
Sonawar was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Sonawar was also part of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
[edit]| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Ghulam Mohammed Bawan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2002 | Mohammad Yasin Shah | ||
| 2008 | Farooq Abdullah | ||
| 2009 By-election | Mohammad Yasin Shah | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| 2014 | Mohammad Ashraf Mir | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
Election results
[edit]Assembly Election 2014
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Mohammad Ashraf Mir | 14,283 | 41.88% |  5.16
| |
| JKNC | Omar Abdullah | 9,500 | 27.85% | New | |
| Independent | Peer Bilal Ahmad | 4,394 | 12.88% | New | |
| JKPC | Laldin Mir | 1,996 | 5.85% | New | |
| BJP | Darakhshan Andrabi | 1,100 | 3.23% | New | |
| INC | Khem Lata Wakhlu | 808 | 2.37% | New | |
| Independent | Parvez Jamal | 458 | 1.34% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 305 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,783 | 14.02% |  13.77
| ||
| Turnout | 34,107 | 44.00% | 15.58
| ||
| Registered electors | 77,512 | 11.95
| |||
| JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 5.42
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Assembly By-election 2009
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Yasin Shah | 9,306 | 47.29% | New | |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Ashraf Mir | 9,256 | 47.04% | 19.18
| |
| JKANC | Mohammed Ahmad Shah | 1,115 | 5.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 50 | 0.25% | 0.12
| ||
| Turnout | 19,677 | 28.42% | 8.24
| ||
| Registered electors | 69,235 | 2.12
| |||
| JKNC gain from JKNC | Swing | 19.06
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Assembly Election 2008
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Farooq Abdullah | 7,018 | 28.23% | 26.42
| |
| JKPDP | Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi | 6,924 | 27.86% | 0.25
| |
| INC | Khem Lata Wakhloo | 4,301 | 17.30% | 6.52
| |
| JKNPP | Bashir Ahmad Kathoo | 894 | 3.60% | New | |
| Independent | Syed Mohammed Shah | 743 | 2.99% | New | |
| RJD | Merajuddin Ganai | 712 | 2.86% | New | |
| Independent | Rafi Ud Din Ahmed | 530 | 2.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 94 | 0.38% | 26.67
| ||
| Turnout | 24,856 | 36.66% | 26.70
| ||
| Registered electors | 67,796 | 7.15
| |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 26.42
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Assembly Election 2002
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Yasin Shah | 3,445 | 54.66% | 4.26
| |
| JKPDP | Ghulam Hussain Wani | 1,740 | 27.61% | New | |
| INC | Khemlata Wakhloo | 680 | 10.79% | 5.82
| |
| BJP | Gopi Krishen Mujoo | 232 | 3.68% | New | |
| Independent | Hafiza Bagum | 206 | 3.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,705 | 27.05% | 13.15
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| Turnout | 6,303 | 9.96% | 22.47
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| Registered electors | 63,272 | 22.44
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| JKNC hold | Swing | 4.26
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Assembly Election 1996
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Bawan | 9,873 | 58.92% | New | |
| JD | Bashir Ahmad Kuthoo | 3,137 | 18.72% | New | |
| INC | Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi | 2,783 | 16.61% | New | |
| JKNPP | Abdul Rashid Lone | 572 | 3.41% | New | |
| Independent | Hafiza Begum | 307 | 1.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,736 | 40.20% | |||
| Turnout | 16,757 | 34.50% | |||
| Registered electors | 51,675 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir, Assam,Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland - Notification dated 06.03.2020 - Delimitation - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Delimitation of Constituencies in Jammu-Kashmir - Notification dated 03.03.2021 - Presidential Orders/ Delimitation Commission Orders". Election Commission of India. 3 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Sitting and previous MLAs from Sonawar Assembly Constituency". Elections.in. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- ^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.