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    Karnah

    Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

    1. Karnah 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 Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 1. Karnah Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Karnah 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 Karnah Assembly constituency are: 34°25'30.0"N 73°56'24.0"E. This constituency falls in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. Karnah shares its borders with two other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Karnah are: Trehgam, Handwara. This constituency shares borders with Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.
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    Map location of 1. Karnah Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

    2024

    Karnah Assembly election results

    PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
    NC14,29434.59%
    Javaid Ahmad Mirchal
    Winner
    Margin :6,262 (15.15%)
    Winner
    NOTA4641.12%None of the Above
    PDP6,35415.38%Firdous Ahmad Mir
    JKPC8,03219.44%Naseer Ahmad Awan
    BHS3920.95%Sajid Ahmad Mir
    JKAP5,15112.47%Raja Manzoor Ahmad Khan
    IND2,9257.08%Fayaz Ahmad
    BJP2,9737.2%Mohd Idrees
    SP7351.78%Sajawal Shah

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 57,291 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Karnah Assembly constituency, of which 1,05,281 were male, 28,415 female and 0 of the third gender.

    The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 919.03.

    Poll dates

    Karnah 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 1. Karnah Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir: Karnah Tehsil and KralporaTehsil (Part) – Gundzonareshi, Panzgam and Shuloora 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 Karnah constituency was 69.88%.
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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

    1. Karnah


    CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
    Reservation status :General
    State :Jammu and Kashmir
    District(s) :Kupwara
    Region (India) :North
    Region (State) :Kashmir
    Lok Sabha constituency :Baramulla
    2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
    Voter turnout (%) :69.88
    Total voters :57,291
    Male voters :28,876
    Female voters :28,415
    Electorate gender ratio :984.04
    Poll phase :3
    Poll date :October 1,2024
    Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
    Number of candidates :8