| Karnah | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 1 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Division | Kashmir |
| District | Kupwara |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Baramulla |
| Established | 1962 |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| Elected year | 2024 |
Karnah Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north union territory of India. Karnah is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. [1]
Till the delimitation, which was undertaken in 2022, it was one of the 87 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir State.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Mohammed Yunis Khan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1967 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1972 | Mohammed Yaseen Shah | Independent | |
| 1977 | Ghulam Qadir Mir | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1983 | Abdul Gani Lone | Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference | |
| 1987 | Sharifuddin Shariq | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | |
| 1996 | Kafil-ur-Rehman | ||
| 2002 | |||
| 2008 | |||
| 2014 | Raja Manzoor Ahmad [2] | Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party | |
| 2024 | Javaid Ahmad Mirchal | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference | |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Javaid Ahmad Mirchal | 14,294 | 34.59% | New | |
| JKPC | Naseer Ahmad Awan | 8,032 | 19.44% | ||
| JKPDP | Firdous Ahmad Mir | 6,354 | 15.38% | ||
| JKAP | Raja Manzoor Ahmad | 5,151 | 12.47% | New | |
| BJP | Mohammed Idrees | 2,973 | 7.20% | ||
| Independent | Fayaz Ahmad | 2,925 | 7.08% | New | |
| SP | Sajawal Shah | 735 | 1.78% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 464 | 1.12% | ||
| Margin of victory | 6,262 | 15.15% | |||
| Turnout | 41,320 | 71.30% | |||
| Registered electors | 57,951 | ||||
| JKNC gain from JKPDP | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKPDP | Raja Manzoor Ahmad | 12,371 | 47.75% | ||
| JKNC | Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan | 6,596 | 25.46% | ||
| INC | Ali Asgar Khan | 2,894 | 11.17% | ||
| JKPC | Mohammad Saleem Mir | 2,359 | 9.10% | New | |
| BJP | Ishfaq Ur Rehman | 654 | 2.52% | New | |
| JKNPP | Jahangir Khan | 453 | 1.75% | New | |
| All J & K Kisan Majdoor Party | Aijaz Ahmad Badana | 339 | 1.31% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 244 | 0.94% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,775 | 22.29% | |||
| Turnout | 25,910 | 78.20% | |||
| Registered electors | 33,132 | ||||
| JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Kafil-ur-Rehman | 4,110 | 19.15% | ||
| JKANC | Abdul Rehman Bhadana | 2,962 | 13.80% | New | |
| Socialist Democratic Party (India) | Javaid Ahmad Mirchal | 2,911 | 13.57% | New | |
| Independent | Ali Asgar Khan | 2,642 | 12.31% | New | |
| JKPDP | Raja Manzoor Ahmad | 2,616 | 12.19% | New | |
| INC | Syed Yasin Shah | 2,245 | 10.46% | ||
| Independent | Mohammed Abass | 1,708 | 7.96% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,148 | 5.35% | |||
| Turnout | 21,458 | 79.65% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,941 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan | 8,707 | 46.02% | ||
| INC | Mohammed Sikander Khan | 6,719 | 35.51% | ||
| Independent | Abdul Rashid Mirchal | 2,117 | 11.19% | New | |
| BJP | Manzoor Ahmad | 749 | 3.96% | New | |
| Independent | Jehangir Khan | 282 | 1.49% | New | |
| Independent | Ali Haider | 214 | 1.13% | New | |
| Independent | Showqat Hussain Beigh | 134 | 0.71% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 1,988 | 10.51% | |||
| Turnout | 18,922 | 65.37% | |||
| Registered electors | 28,948 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan | 10,739 | 62.19% | ||
| JD | Abdul Rahman Badana | 4,311 | 24.96% | New | |
| INC | Mohammed Sikander Khan | 2,219 | 12.85% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,428 | 37.22% | |||
| Turnout | 17,269 | 66.07% | |||
| Registered electors | 26,667 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Sharifuddin Shariq | 20,269 | 50.88% | ||
| JKNC | Abdul Rashid Mirchl | 14,844 | 37.26% | ||
| Independent | Amir-Ud Din | 3,570 | 8.96% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Yaqoob | 399 | 1.00% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Qadir Mir | 364 | 0.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,425 | 13.62% | |||
| Turnout | 39,839 | 77.02% | |||
| Registered electors | 53,262 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Abdul Gani Lone | 15,407 | 45.00% | ||
| JKNC | Ghulam Qadir Mir | 12,194 | 35.61% | ||
| INC | Mehboob Illahi | 2,877 | 8.40% | ||
| JI | Mohammed Anwar | 1,514 | 4.42% | New | |
| Independent | Noorullah | 925 | 2.70% | New | |
| Independent | Gani Shiekh | 537 | 1.57% | New | |
| Independent | Ghulam Hassan | 438 | 1.28% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,213 | 9.38% | |||
| Turnout | 34,241 | 74.68% | |||
| Registered electors | 48,131 | ||||
| JKNC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Ghulam Qadir Mir | 12,357 | 46.31% | New | |
| INC | Mohammed Yunis Khan | 7,641 | 28.64% | ||
| JP | Ghulam Rasool Malik | 5,868 | 21.99% | New | |
| Independent | Mohammed Yaseen Shah | 818 | 3.07% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,716 | 17.67% | |||
| Turnout | 26,684 | 67.94% | |||
| Registered electors | 41,360 | ||||
| JKNC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mohammed Yaseen Shah | 10,310 | 42.91% | New | |
| INC | Mohammed Yunis Khan | 9,652 | 40.17% | New | |
| Independent | Abdul Rahman B Dhana | 4,065 | 16.92% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 658 | 2.74% | |||
| Turnout | 24,027 | 74.92% | |||
| Registered electors | 33,250 | ||||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mohammed Yunis Khan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 29,430 | ||||
| INC gain from JKNC | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JKNC | Mohammed Yunis Khan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 22,019 | ||||
| JKNC win (new seat) | |||||