Sonawari Assembly constituency

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Sonawari
Constituency No. 14 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
DistrictBandipora
Lok Sabha constituencyBaramulla
Established1967
Total electors99,490 (2014)[1]
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year2024

Sonawari Assembly constituency is located in Bandipura district of Jammu and Kashmir. Sonawari assembly constituency is part of the Baramulla parliamentary area. There were 99,490 voters in the Sonawari constituency in 2014.[1] It has been represented by JKNC candidate Hilal Akbar Lone.[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1962 Abdul Khaliq Bhat Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967 Abdul Aziz Parray Indian National Congress
1972
1977 Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983 Ghulam Rasool Bahar
1987 Mohammed Ud-Din Kochey
1996 Mohammed Yousuf Parray Jammu and Kashmir Awami League
2002 Mohammad Akbar Lone Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2008
2014
2024 Hilal Akbar Lone Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Hilal Akbar Lone 31,535 37.07% New
Independent Yasir Reshi 17,791 20.91% New
JKAP Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray 17,608 20.70% New
JKPDP Mohammad Tahir Qadri 3,773 4.43% Decrease35.59
Independent Abdul Majeed Sheikh 3,422 4.02% New
Independent Syed Mohammad 2,051 2.41% New
Independent Saheer Ahmad Rather 1,807 2.12% New
Independent Shabir Ahmad Mir 1,382 1.62% New
Independent Wazir Ahmad Qureshi 1,245 1.46% New
BJP Abdul Rashid Khan 1,024 1.20% Decrease2.02
NOTA None of the Above 846 0.99% Decrease0.34
Margin of victory 13,744 16.15% Increase15.65
Turnout 85,077 70.33% Decrease10.44
Registered electors 1,20,963 Increase21.58
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Swing Decrease3.46

Assembly Election 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone 32,567 40.53% Increase0.78
JKPDP Yasir Reshi 32,161 40.02% Increase28.19
JKPDP Mohammad Ashraf Mir 14,283 41.88% Increase30.05
INC Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray 12,065 15.01% Increase8.65
JKNC Omar Abdullah 9,500 27.85% Decrease11.89
Independent Peer Bilal Ahmad 4,394 12.88% New
JKPC Laldin Mir 1,996 5.85% New
JKPC Qawamudin Sheikh 1,174 1.46% New
BJP Darakhshan Andrabi 1,100 3.23% New
NOTA None of the Above 1,075 1.34% New
INC Khem Lata Wakhlu 808 2.37% Decrease3.99
Margin of victory 406 0.51% Decrease23.52
Turnout 80,359 80.77% Increase20.83
Registered electors 99,490 Increase17.88
JKNC hold Swing Increase0.78

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone 20,108 39.74% Decrease18.31
Independent Abid Hussain Ansari 7,951 15.71% New
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray 6,472 12.79% Decrease16.43
JKPDP Yasir Reshi 5,985 11.83% Increase5.93
INC Ghulam Hassan Dar 3,218 6.36% New
Independent Mohammed Aslam Fafoo 929 1.84% New
Independent Abdul Majid Lone 838 1.66% New
Independent Mohammed Maqbool Malla 534 1.06% New
LJP Abdul Aziz Hurra 528 1.04% New
People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir) Syed Abbas 493 0.97% New
Independent Zahoor Ahmed Mir 465 0.92% New
Margin of victory 12,157 24.03% Decrease4.81
Turnout 50,595 59.95% Increase3.44
Registered electors 84,402 Increase7.79
JKNC hold Swing Decrease18.31

Assembly Election 2002[edit | edit source]

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone 25,687 58.05% Increase18.82
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League Mohammad Yusuf Parray 12,929 29.22% Decrease11.93
JKPDP Abdul Rashid Rather 2,610 5.90% New
Independent Abdul Khaliq Hanief 1,368 3.09% New
Independent Ghulam Mohammed Mir 1,029 2.33% New
JD(U) Abdul Majid Mir 623 1.41% New
Margin of victory 12,758 28.83% Increase26.92
Turnout 44,246 56.51% Decrease2.96
Registered electors 78,299 Increase22.82
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference gain from Jammu and Kashmir Awami League Swing Increase16.90

Assembly Election 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League Mohammad Yusuf Parray 15,601 41.15% New
JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone 14,875 39.24% Decrease28.29
Independent Qasim 7,045 18.58% New
INC Shafiq Ahmad Pandith 389 1.03% New
Margin of victory 726 1.92% Decrease37.55
Turnout 37,910 60.94% Decrease16.05
Registered electors 63,750 Increase21.22
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Swing Decrease26.37

Assembly Election 1987[edit | edit source]

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammed Ud-Din Kochey 26,819 67.53% Increase9.22
Independent Abdul Khaliq Haneef 11,146 28.06% New
JKNC Abdul Rahim Kalloo 869 2.19% Decrease56.11
JKNPP Mohammed Abdulah Hajam 309 0.78% New
Independent Mohammed Sabir Lone 270 0.68% New
Margin of victory 15,673 39.46% Increase1.80
Turnout 39,716 76.98% Increase1.11
Registered electors 52,591 Increase18.55
JKNC hold Swing Increase9.22

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Ghulam Rasool Bahar 19,245 58.30% Decrease9.68
INC Abdul Aziz Parray 6,813 20.64% New
JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone 5,470 16.57% Decrease51.42
JI Ali Mohammed Ganayee 1,481 4.49% New
Margin of victory 12,432 37.66% Increase1.69
Turnout 33,009 78.47% Decrease5.96
Registered electors 44,363 Increase15.02
JKNC hold Swing Decrease9.68

Assembly Election 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Abdul Aziz Parray 21,074 67.99% New
JP Mohammad Akbar Lone 9,923 32.01% New
Margin of victory 11,151 35.97% Decrease39.64
Turnout 30,997 84.98% Increase5.03
Registered electors 38,570 Decrease1.48
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference gain from INC Swing

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abdul Aziz Parray 25,121 85.17% Increase20.10
JI Abdul Khaliq Parray 2,819 9.56% New
Independent Ghulam Mohammed Bhat 1,554 5.27% New
Margin of victory 22,302 75.62% Increase45.48
Turnout 29,494 76.51% Increase14.30
Registered electors 39,151 Increase14.64
INC hold Swing

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Abdul Aziz Parray 13,563 65.07% New
JKNC G. Rather 7,281 34.93% New
Margin of victory 6,282 30.14%
Turnout 20,844 63.13% Increase61.04
Registered electors 34,150 Increase45.11
INC gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Swing

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari[13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Registered electors 23,534
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference win (new seat)

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sonawari Assembly Constituency".
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
  4. ↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  9. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 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.
  10. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 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.
  11. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 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.
  12. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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