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    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
    IND2660.31%Aasif Ahmad Khan
    IND1,8072.12%Saheer Ahmad Rather
    IND17,79120.91%Yasir Reshi
    IND4610.54%Younis Qawam
    RPIA2110.25%Hilal Ahmad Wagay
    JKAP17,60820.7%Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray
    PDP3,7734.43%Mohammad Tahir Qadri
    IND2,0512.41%Syed Mohammad

    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