Sonawar Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
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Sonawar was a legislative constituency in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Sonawar was also part of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.[1][2][3]
| Sonawar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| District | Srinagar |
| Established | 1996 |
| Abolished | 2018 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2014
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Mohammad Ashraf Mir | 14,283 | 41.88% |  5.16 | |
| JKNC | Omar Abdullah | 9,500 | 27.85% | New | |
| Independent | Peer Bilal Ahmad | 4,394 | 12.88% | New | |
| JKPC | Laldin Mir | 1,996 | 5.85% | New | |
| BJP | Darakhshan Andrabi | 1,100 | 3.23% | New | |
| INC | Khem Lata Wakhlu | 808 | 2.37% | New | |
| Independent | Parvez Jamal | 458 | 1.34% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 305 | 0.89% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,783 | 14.02% |  13.77 | ||
| Turnout | 34,107 | 44.00% | 15.58 | ||
| Registered electors | 77,512 | 11.95 | |||
| JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 5.42 |
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Assembly By-election 2009
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Yasin Shah | 9,306 | 47.29% | New | |
| JKPDP | Mohammed Ashraf Mir | 9,256 | 47.04% | 19.18 | |
| JKANC | Mohammed Ahmad Shah | 1,115 | 5.67% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 50 | 0.25% | 0.12 | ||
| Turnout | 19,677 | 28.42% | 8.24 | ||
| Registered electors | 69,235 | 2.12 | |||
| JKNC gain from JKNC | Swing | 19.06 |
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Farooq Abdullah | 7,018 | 28.23% | 26.42 | |
| JKPDP | Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi | 6,924 | 27.86% | 0.25 | |
| INC | Khem Lata Wakhloo | 4,301 | 17.30% | 6.52 | |
| JKNPP | Bashir Ahmad Kathoo | 894 | 3.60% | New | |
| Independent | Syed Mohammed Shah | 743 | 2.99% | New | |
| RJD | Merajuddin Ganai | 712 | 2.86% | New | |
| Independent | Rafi Ud Din Ahmed | 530 | 2.13% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 94 | 0.38% | 26.67 | ||
| Turnout | 24,856 | 36.66% | 26.70 | ||
| Registered electors | 67,796 | 7.15 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 26.42 |
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Assembly Election 2002
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammad Yasin Shah | 3,445 | 54.66% | 4.26 | |
| JKPDP | Ghulam Hussain Wani | 1,740 | 27.61% | New | |
| INC | Khemlata Wakhloo | 680 | 10.79% | 5.82 | |
| BJP | Gopi Krishen Mujoo | 232 | 3.68% | New | |
| Independent | Hafiza Bagum | 206 | 3.27% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,705 | 27.05% | 13.15 | ||
| Turnout | 6,303 | 9.96% | 22.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 63,272 | 22.44 | |||
| JKNC hold | Swing | 4.26 |
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Assembly Election 1996
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Bawan | 9,873 | 58.92% | New | |
| JD | Bashir Ahmad Kuthoo | 3,137 | 18.72% | New | |
| INC | Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi | 2,783 | 16.61% | New | |
| JKNPP | Abdul Rashid Lone | 572 | 3.41% | New | |
| Independent | Hafiza Begum | 307 | 1.83% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,736 | 40.20% | |||
| Turnout | 16,757 | 34.50% | |||
| Registered electors | 51,675 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||