Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency

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Srinagar
JK-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
Assembly constituenciesKangan
Ganderbal
Hazratbal
Lal Chowk
Channapora
Zadibal
Eidgah
Khanyar
Central Shalteng
Habba Kadal
Pampore
Tral
Pulwama
Chadoora
Rajpora
Shopian
Khan Sahib
Charari Sharief
Established1967
Total electors17,47,810[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party  [[Jammu & Kashmir National Conference|Template:Jammu & Kashmir National Conference/meta/shortname]]  
Alliance  [[Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance|Template:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance/meta/shortname]]  
Elected year2024

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir in northern India.

Assembly segments[edit | edit source]

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments Assembly Segments

AC No. AC Name District Member Party
17 Kangan (ST) Ganderbal Mian Mehar Ali Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
18 Ganderbal Omar Abdullah
19 Hazratbal Srinagar Salman Sagar
20 Khanyar Ali Mohammad Sagar
21 Habba Kadal Shamim Firdous
22 Lal Chowk Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
23 Channapora Mushtaq Guroo
24 Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq
25 Eidgah Mubarak Gul
26 Central Shalteng Tariq Hameed Karra INC
29 Khan Sahib Budgam Saif Ud Din Bhat Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
30 Chrar-i-Sharief Abdul Rahim Rather
31 Chadoora Ali Mohammad Dar
32 Pampore Pulwama Hasnain Masoodi
33 Tral Rafiq Ahmad Naik Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party
34 Pulwama Waheed Ur Rehman Para
35 Rajpora Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
37 Shopian Shopian Shabir Ahmad Kullay Independent

Members of Parliament[edit | edit source]

Year Winner Party
1967 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1971 S. A. Shamim Independent
1977 Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1980 Farooq Abdullah
1983^ Abdul Rashid Kabuli
1984
1989 Mohammad Shafi Bhat
1996 Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami Indian National Congress
1998 Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1999
2004
2009 Farooq Abdullah
2014 Tariq Hameed Karra Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
2017^ Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2019
2024 Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi

^ by poll

Election results[edit | edit source]

2024[edit | edit source]

2024 Indian general elections: Srinagar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi 356,866 52.85 Decrease4.29
JKPDP Waheed Para 1,68,450 24.95 Increase5.31
JKAP Mohammad Ashraf Mir 65,954 9.77
NOTA None of the Above 5,998 0.89
Majority 1,88,416 27.90
Turnout 6,75,242 38.49 Increase24.06
JKNC hold Swing

General election 2019[edit | edit source]

Srinagar Lok Sabha seat had 11,06,729 total electorate count in 2009, and that count typically goes up by 35-40% over 10 years in India.[3] Due to the security situation in the valley, there was only 13% voter turn-out in Srinagar seat in May 2019. On the other hand, Udhampur enjoyed voter turn-out of 66% because of the better law and order situation in Jammu area.[4] In 70 polling booths of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, not a single vote was cast due to the fear of violence.[5]

2019 Indian general elections: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 106,750 57.14 Increase3.12
JKPDP Aga Syed Mohsin 36,700 19.64 Decrease22.39
JKPC Irfan Raza Ansari 28,773 15.4 New
BJP Khalid Jahangir 4,631 2.48 Increase1.05
JD(U) Showkat Hussain Khan 1,250 0.67 New
JKNPP Abdual Rashid Ganie 791 0.42 New
SHS Abdul Khaliq Bhat 578 0.31 New
NOTA None of the Above 1,566 0.84 Decrease0.20
Majority 70,050 37.50 Increase25.51
Turnout 1,86,863 14.43 Increase7.31
JKNC hold Swing

2017 by-election[edit | edit source]

Bye-election, 2017: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 48,555 54.02 Increase16.98
JKPDP Nazir Ahmad Khan 37,779 42.03 Decrease8.55
IND. Farooq Ahmad Dar 630 0.70 New
IND. Mehraj Khourshid Malik 576 0.64 New
AJKLDP Bikram Singh 496 0.55 New
NOTA None of the Above 931 1.04 Decrease0.55
Majority 10,776 11.99 Decrease1.55
Turnout 89,883 7.12 Decrease18.74
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference gain from Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party Swing Increase3.44

General elections 2014[edit | edit source]

2014 Indian general elections: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Tariq Hameed Karra 157,923 50.58 Increase9.28
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 1,15,643 37.04 Decrease14.96
IND Aga Syed Mohsin 16,050 5.14 New
BJP Fayaz Ahmad Bhat 4,467 1.43 Increase0.72
AAP Dr. Raja Muzaffar Bhat 3,271 1.05 New
NOTA None of the Above 4,979 1.59 New
Majority 42,281 13.54 Increase2.84
Turnout 3,12,212 25.86 Increase0.31
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party gain from Jammu & Kashmir National Conference Swing Decrease1.42

General elections 2009[edit | edit source]

2009 Indian general elections: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 147,035 52.00 Increase1.70
JKPDP Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari 1,16,793 41.30 Increase2.84
BJP Avtar Kishan Pandita 1,994 0.71 Decrease0.90
Majority 30,239 10.70 Decrease1.14
Turnout 2,82,761 25.55 Increase6.98
JKNC hold Swing

General elections 2004[edit | edit source]

General Election, 2004: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Omar Abdullah 98,422 50.30
JKPDP Ghulam Nabi Lone 75,263 38.46
Independent Nazir Ahmad Khan 6,873 3.51
BJP Iftikhar Sadiq 3,154 1.61
Majority 23,159 11.84
Turnout 195,678 18.57
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1999[edit | edit source]

1999 Indian general elections: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Omar Abdullah 55,542 57.27
Independent Mehbooba Mufti 18,683 19.26
INC Aga Syed Mehdi 18,453 19.03
BJP Fayaz Ahmad Bhat 2,091 2.16
RJD Abul Hassan Bhat 792 0.82
Independent Hafiza Bagum 498 0.51
Jammu and Kashmir Awami League Mohd. Yousuf Shah 310 0.32
JKNPP Nazir Ahmad 237 0.24
SJP(R) Molvi Habibul Rehman 225 0.23
Independent Waheeda Shah 153 0.16
Majority 36,859 38.01
Turnout
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1998[edit | edit source]

1998 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Omar Abdullah 144,609 59.68
INC Aga Syed Mohdi 73,770 30.45
BJP Abdul Rashid Kabuli 11,135 4.60
Independent Bashir Ahmad Khandy 4,152 1.71
BSP Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Akhoon 3,656 1.51
Independent Hafiza Begum 2,967 1.22
Independent Mohammad Sultan 2,009 0.83
Majority 70,839 29.23
Turnout
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1996[edit | edit source]

1996 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Ghulam Mohammad Mir 55,503 18.63
JD Farooq Ahmad Anderabi 53,904 18.10
Independent Javaid 38,834 13.04
JKPP Mohammad Akbar 36,330 12.20
BJP Amar Nath Vaishanvi 35,911 12.06
Independent Mehbooba 18,369 6.17
Independent Roshan Fayaz Rahat 17,230 5.78
Independent Bashir Ahmad Kathoo 16,863 5.66
Independent Ghulam Mohammad 15,999 5.37
Independent Brij Nath Dhar 5,878 1.97
Independent Nazir Ahmad 3,070 1.03
Majority 1,599 0.53
Turnout
INC hold Swing

General Election, 1989[edit | edit source]

1989 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammad Shafi Bhat 0 0.00 N/A
Majority Won Uncontested
Turnout 0
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1984[edit | edit source]

1984 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Abdul Rashid Kabuli 367,249 81.08
Independent Muzaffer Ahmed Shah 80,972 17.88
Independent Ghulam Nabi Keng 2,020 0.45
Independent Syed Sajad Hussain 1,931 0.43
Independent Pushkar Nath Koul 764 0.17
Majority 286,277 63.20
Turnout
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1980[edit | edit source]

1980 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 0 0.00 N/A
Majority Won Uncontested
Turnout 0
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1977[edit | edit source]

1977 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Akbar Jahan Begam 210,072 67.73
Independent Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari 87,431 28.19
Independent Haji Mushtaq Ahmad 5,784 1.86
Independent Poshkar Nath Kaul 3,629 1.17
Independent Qazi Mohamad Yusaf 3,242 1.05
Majority 122,641 39.54
Turnout
JKNC hold Swing

General Election, 1971[edit | edit source]

1971 Indian general election: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Shamim Ahmad Shamim 128,948 61.78
INC Bakhshi Gulam Mohd 71,140 34.08
ABJS Triloki Nath Dhar 5,234 2.51
Independent Gulam Mohd. Bakhsh 1,418 0.68
Independent Gulam Ahmad Mir 1,096 0.53
Independent Pushkar Nath Vakil 887 0.42
Majority 57,808 27.70
Turnout
Independent hold Swing

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ elections24.eci.gov.in https://web.archive.org/web/20240526095942/https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Srinagar". Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "Srinagar(Jammu And Kashmir) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 : Srinagar Eelction Results Live | Srinagar winning MP and Party Name". www.elections.in.
  4. ↑ "Elections 2019: Srinagar registers voter turnout of 13%". 18 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "No vote cast in 90 booths in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 April 2019.

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