Sonawari Assembly constituency

Sonawari
Sonawari
Constituency No. 14 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Bandipora
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1967
Total electors	99,490 (2014)
Member of Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Hilal Akbar Lone
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024

Last updated May 29, 2025

Sonawari Assembly constituency is located in Bandipura district of Jammu and Kashmir. Sonawari assembly constituency is part of the Baramulla parliamentary area. There were 99,490 voters in the Sonawari constituency in 2014.^[1] It has been represented by JKNC candidate Mohammad Akbar Lone since 2002. In the 2014 assembly elections, Lone won the election from the constituency by defeating PDP candidate Yasser Rashy by 406 votes.^[2]

Members of the Legislative Assembly
Election results
Assembly Election 2024
Assembly Election 2014
Assembly Election 2008
Assembly Election 2002
Assembly Election 1996
Assembly Election 1987
Assembly Election 1983
Assembly Election 1977
Assembly Election 1972
Assembly Election 1967
Assembly Election 1962
References

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member
1962	Abdul Khaliq Bhat	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	Abdul Aziz Parray	Indian National Congress
1972		Indian National Congress
1977		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Ghulam Rasool Bahar
1987	Mohammed Ud-Din Kochey
1996	Mohammed Yousuf Parray	Jammu and Kashmir Awami League
2002	Mohammad Akbar Lone	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2008
2014
2024	Hilal Akbar Lone	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Hilal Akbar Lone	31,535	37.07%	*New*
	Independent	Yasir Reshi	17,791	20.91%	New
	JKAP	Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray	17,608	20.70%	New
	JKPDP	Mohammad Tahir Qadri	3,773	4.43%	35.59
	Independent	Abdul Majeed Sheikh	3,422	4.02%	New
	Independent	Syed Mohammad	2,051	2.41%	New
	Independent	Saheer Ahmad Rather	1,807	2.12%	New
	Independent	Shabir Ahmad Mir	1,382	1.62%	New
	Independent	Wazir Ahmad Qureshi	1,245	1.46%	New
	BJP	Abdul Rashid Khan	1,024	1.20%	2.02
	NOTA	None of the Above	846	0.99%	0.34
Margin of victory			13,744	16.15%	15.65
Turnout			85,077	70.33%	10.44
Registered electors			1,20,963		21.58
	JKNC gain from JKNC		Swing	3.46

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Akbar Lone	32,567	40.53%	0.78
	JKPDP	Yasir Reshi	32,161	40.02%	28.19
	JKPDP	Mohammad Ashraf Mir	14,283	41.88%	30.05
	INC	Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray	12,065	15.01%	8.65
	JKNC	Omar Abdullah	9,500	27.85%	11.89
	Independent	Peer Bilal Ahmad	4,394	12.88%	New
	JKPC	Laldin Mir	1,996	5.85%	New
	JKPC	Qawamudin Sheikh	1,174	1.46%	New
	BJP	Darakhshan Andrabi	1,100	3.23%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,075	1.34%	New
	INC	Khem Lata Wakhlu	808	2.37%	3.99
Margin of victory			406	0.51%	23.52
Turnout			80,359	80.77%	20.83
Registered electors			99,490		17.88
	JKNC hold		Swing	0.78

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Akbar Lone	20,108	39.74%	18.31
	Independent	Abid Hussain Ansari	7,951	15.71%	New
	JKAL	Imtiyaz Ahmad Parray	6,472	12.79%	16.43
	JKPDP	Yasir Reshi	5,985	11.83%	5.93
	INC	Ghulam Hassan Dar	3,218	6.36%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Aslam Fafoo	929	1.84%	New
	Independent	Abdul Majid Lone	838	1.66%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Maqbool Malla	534	1.06%	New
	LJP	Abdul Aziz Hurra	528	1.04%	New
	People's Democratic Front (Jammu and Kashmir)	Syed Abbas	493	0.97%	New
	Independent	Zahoor Ahmed Mir	465	0.92%	New
Margin of victory			12,157	24.03%	4.81
Turnout			50,595	59.95%	3.44
Registered electors			84,402		7.79
	JKNC hold		Swing	18.31

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammad Akbar Lone	25,687	58.05%	18.82
	JKAL	Mohammad Yusuf Parray	12,929	29.22%	11.93
	JKPDP	Abdul Rashid Rather	2,610	5.90%	New
	Independent	Abdul Khaliq Hanief	1,368	3.09%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Mir	1,029	2.33%	New
	JD(U)	Abdul Majid Mir	623	1.41%	New
Margin of victory			12,758	28.83%	26.92
Turnout			44,246	56.51%	2.96
Registered electors			78,299		22.82
	JKNC gain from JKAL		Swing	16.90

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKAL	Mohammad Yusuf Parray	15,601	41.15%	*New*
	JKNC	Mohammad Akbar Lone	14,875	39.24%	28.29
	Independent	Qasim	7,045	18.58%	New
	INC	Shafiq Ahmad Pandith	389	1.03%	New
Margin of victory			726	1.92%	37.55
Turnout			37,910	60.94%	16.05
Registered electors			63,750		21.22
	JKAL gain from JKNC		Swing	26.37

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammed Ud-Din Kochey	26,819	67.53%	9.22
	Independent	Abdul Khaliq Haneef	11,146	28.06%	New
	JKNC	Abdul Rahim Kalloo	869	2.19%	56.11
	JKNPP	Mohammed Abdulah Hajam	309	0.78%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Sabir Lone	270	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			15,673	39.46%	1.80
Turnout			39,716	76.98%	1.11
Registered electors			52,591		18.55
	JKNC hold		Swing	9.22

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ghulam Rasool Bahar	19,245	58.30%	9.68
	INC	Abdul Aziz Parray	6,813	20.64%	New
	JKNC	Mohammad Akbar Lone	5,470	16.57%	51.42
	JI	Ali Mohammed Ganayee	1,481	4.49%	New
Margin of victory			12,432	37.66%	1.69
Turnout			33,009	78.47%	5.96
Registered electors			44,363		15.02
	JKNC hold		Swing	9.68

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Aziz Parray	21,074	67.99%	*New*
	JP	Mohammad Akbar Lone	9,923	32.01%	New
Margin of victory			11,151	35.97%	39.64
Turnout			30,997	84.98%	5.03
Registered electors			38,570		1.48
	JKNC gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Aziz Parray	25,121	85.17%	20.10
	JI	Abdul Khaliq Parray	2,819	9.56%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohammed Bhat	1,554	5.27%	New
Margin of victory			22,302	75.62%	45.48
Turnout			29,494	76.51%	14.30
Registered electors			39,151		14.64
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Aziz Parray	13,563	65.07%	*New*
	JKNC	G. Rather	7,281	34.93%	New
Margin of victory			6,282	30.14%
Turnout			20,844	63.13%	61.04
Registered electors			34,150		45.11
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawari^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	JKNC	Abdul Khaliq Bhat	Unopposed
Registered electors			23,534
	JKNC win (new seat)

References

1 2 "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
↑ "Sonawari Assembly Constituency".
↑ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
↑ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2019-06-13.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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[election2014-1] 1 2 "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[2] "Sonawari Assembly Constituency".

[3] Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[4] "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 2019-06-13.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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