Sopore Assembly constituency

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Sopore
Constituency No. 7 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country India
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Baramulla
LS constituency Baramulla
Established1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Irshad Rasool Kar
Party Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year 2024

Sopore Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Sopore is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. [1] [2] [3]

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Member of Legislative Assembly

YearMemberParty
2014 Abdul Rashid Dar [4] Indian National Congress
2024 Irshad Rasool Kar Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election: Sopore [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
INC Abdul Rashid Dar
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors

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References

  1. Sitting and previous MLAs from Sopore Assembly Constituency
  2. "Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir". Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir. Archived from the original on 31 December 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "Delimitation of Parliamentary and Assembly Constituencies Order, 2008" (PDF). The Election Commission of India. p. 562.
  4. 1 2 "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

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