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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2014
Sonawari
Winner — 2014
MOHAMMAD AKBAR LONE
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 40.5%JKPDP 40.0%6 others 19.5%
Votes
32,567
40.5% share
Winning margin
406
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.8%
of 99,490
Sonawari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 406 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.77 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD AKBAR LONE | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 32,567 | 40.5% |
| 2 | YASIR RESHI | 32,161 | 40.0% | |
| 3 | IMTIYAZ AHMAD PARRAY | UPA | 12,065 | 15.0% |
| 4 | QAWAMUDIN SHEIKH | JPC | 1,174 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,075 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GH MOHAMMAD PARRAY | IND | 529 | 0.7% |
| 7 | NAZIR AHMAD WANI | IND | 475 | 0.6% |
| 8 | GH RASOOL MALIK | 313 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.5% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
36th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 40.5%JKPDP 40.0%INC 15.0%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.77 Cr
This seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.