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    Lal Chowk

    Assembly Constituency, Jammu and Kashmir

    22. Lal Chowk 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 Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 22. Lal Chowk Assembly constituency is part of the 2. Srinagar (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Lal Chowk is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.
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      Unidentified people walking around clock tower in Lal Chowk. Copyright (c) 2023 zakir1346/Shutterstock.
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      Unidentified people walking around clock tower in Lal Chowk. Copyright (c) 2023 zakir1346/Shutterstock.

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      The Ghanta Ghar or Clock Tower at Lal Chowk, Srinagar is one of the main tourist attraction in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Copyright (c) 2024 mrinalpal/Shutterstock.
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      The Ghanta Ghar or Clock Tower at Lal Chowk, Srinagar is one of the main tourist attraction in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Copyright (c) 2024 mrinalpal/Shutterstock.

    Location

    The geographic coordinates of Lal Chowk Assembly constituency are: 34°03'07.2"N 74°52'44.4"E. This constituency falls in Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir. Lal Chowk shares its borders with seven other Assembly constituencies. Other Jammu and Kashmir Assembly constituencies adjacent to Lal Chowk are: Central Shalteng, Habbakadal, Khanyar, Hazratbal, Pampore, Chadoora, Channapora. This constituency shares borders with .
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    Map location of 22. Lal Chowk Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir (Image: News18 Elections)

    2024

    Lal Chowk Assembly election results

    PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
    NC16,73145.45%
    Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
    Winner
    Margin :11,343 (30.81%)
    Winner
    NOTA5851.59%None of the Above
    PDP4,96613.49%Zuhaib Yousf Mir
    IND1510.41%Sheikh Sarwar Hussain
    BJP3,2818.91%Aijaz Hussain Rather
    IND4,47512.16%Manzoor Ahmad Bhat
    AIFB1030.28%Qari Zaheer Abbas Bhatti
    IND4611.25%Gazanfar Ali
    IND2960.8%Nisar Ahmad Wani
    JKAP5,38814.64%Mohammad Ashraf Mir

    Demographic profile

    There were a total of 1,03,784 registered voters on the electoral rolls for the 2024 Assembly election in Lal Chowk Assembly constituency, of which 1,27,060 were male, 51,854 female and 2 of the third gender.

    The electorate gender ratio (number of female voters per 1000 male voters) in this constituency in 2024 was 906.71.

    Poll dates

    Lal Chowk Assembly constituency went to the polls in Phase 2 of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections on Wednesday, September 25, 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 22. Lal Chowk Assembly constituency covers the following areas of Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir: PanthaChowk Tehsil and South Srinagar Tehsil (Part) Sonwar, Maisuma, Shivpora, Kursoo Padshahi Bagh, Naursingh Garh and Barzulla 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 Lal Chowk constituency was 34.15%.
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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

    22. Lal Chowk


    CONSTITUENCY DETAILS
    Reservation status :General
    State :Jammu and Kashmir
    District(s) :Srinagar
    Region (India) :North
    Region (State) :Kashmir
    Lok Sabha constituency :Srinagar
    2024 ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
    Voter turnout (%) :34.15
    Total voters :1,03,784
    Male voters :51,928
    Female voters :51,854
    Third gender voters :2
    Electorate gender ratio :998.57
    Poll phase :2
    Poll date :September 25, 2024
    Results (Counting of votes) :October 8, 2024
    Number of candidates :10