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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2024
Sonawari
Winner — 2024
HILAL AKBAR LONE
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 37.0%IND 20.9%17 others 42.0%
Votes
31,535
37.1% share
Winning margin
13,744
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
70.2%
of 1,21,336
Sonawari is a safe seat — HILAL AKBAR LONE won by 16.1%.
Seat history
7 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HILAL AKBAR LONE | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 31,535 | 37.1% |
| 2 | YASIR RESHI | IND | 17,791 | 20.9% |
| 3 | IMTIYAZ AHMAD PARRAY | JKAP | 17,608 | 20.7% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD TAHIR QADRI | 3,773 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | ABDUL MAJEED SHEIKH | IND | 3,422 | 4.0% |
| 6 | SYED MOHAMMAD | IND | 2,051 | 2.4% |
| 7 | SAHEER AHMAD RATHER | IND | 1,807 | 2.1% |
| 8 | SHABIR AHMAD MIR | IND | 1,382 | 1.6% |
| 9 | WAZIR AHMAD QURESHI | IND | 1,245 | 1.5% |
| 10 | AB RASHID KHAN | 1,024 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 846 | 1.0% |
| 12 | AAFAQ SADIQ | IND | 469 | 0.6% |
| 13 | YOUNIS QAWAM | IND | 461 | 0.5% |
| 14 | SYED TAJAMUL ALI | 377 | 0.4% | |
| 15 | SYED FIDA HUSSAIN MOOSVI | IND | 357 | 0.4% |
| 16 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD DAR | BHMS | 299 | 0.3% |
| 17 | AASIF AHMAD KHAN | IND | 266 | 0.3% |
| 18 | HILAL AHMAD WAGAY | 211 | 0.3% | |
| 19 | MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH KHAN | RPPRINAT | 153 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (44th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 32.5% · min 4.1% · max 74.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
44th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.36
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
57th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 37.1%IND 20.9%JKAP 20.7%OTH 20.3%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,92,232
Density
1137 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
345 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population19.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%MUSLIM
Muslim 97.4%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.8%
Electricity80.1%
Sanitation74.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated90.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.7%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel77.9%
Health insurance9.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Crewal Based Shawl
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