Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency

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Srinagar
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Lok Sabha constituency
Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Assembly constituencies Kangan
Ganderbal
Hazratbal
Zadibal
Eidgah
Khanyar
Habba Kadal
Amira Kadal
Sonawar
Batmaloo
Chadoora
Budgam
Beerwah
Khan Sahib
Charari Sharief
Established1967
Total electors17,47,810 [1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Party Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year 2024

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India.

Contents

Previous Assembly segments

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments: [2]

  1. Kangan (assembly constituency no. 16) - JKNC
  2. Ganderbal (assembly constituency no. 17) - JKNC
  3. Hazratbal (assembly constituency no. 18) - PDP
  4. Zadibal (assembly constituency no. 19) - PDP
  5. Eidgah (assembly constituency no. 20) - JKNC
  6. Khanyar (assembly constituency no. 21) - JKNC
  7. Habba Kadal (assembly constituency no. 22) - JKNC
  8. Amira Kadal (assembly constituency no. 23) - PDP
  9. Sonawar (assembly constituency no. 24) - PDP
  10. Batmaloo (assembly constituency no. 25) - PDP
  11. Chadoora (assembly constituency no. 26) - PDP
  12. Budgam (assembly constituency no. 27) - JKNC
  13. Beerwah (assembly constituency no. 28) - JKNC
  14. Khan Sahib (assembly constituency no. 29) - JKPDF
  15. Charari Sharief(assembly constituency no. 30) - PDP

New Assembly Segments

AC No.AC NameDistrict
17 Kangan (ST) Ganderbal
18 Ganderbal
19 Hazratbal Srinagar
20 Khanyar
21 Habba Kadal
22 Lal Chowk
23 Channapora
24 Zadibal
25 Eidgah
26 Central Shalteng
29 Khan Sahib Budgam
30 Chrar-i-Sharief
31 Chadoora
32 Pampore Pulwama
33 Tral
34 Pulwama
35 Rajpora
36 Zainapora Shopian
37 Shopian

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1967 Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1971 S. A. Shamim Independent
1977 Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1980 Farooq Abdullah
1983^ Abdul Rashid Kabuli
1984
1989 Mohammad Shafi Bhat
1996 Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami Indian National Congress
1998 Omar Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1999
2004
2009 Farooq Abdullah
2014 Tariq Hameed Karra Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
2017^ Farooq Abdullah Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2019
2024 Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general elections: Srinagar
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
JKNC Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi 356,866 52.85
JKPDP Waheed Para 1,68,45024.95
JKAP Mohammad Ashraf Mir65,9549.77
NOTA None of the Above5,9980.89
Majority1,88,41627.90
Turnout 6,75,24238.49Increase2.svg24.06
JKNC hold Swing

    General election 2019

    Srinagar Lok Sabha seat had 11,06,729 total electorate count in 2009, and that count typically goes up by 35-40% over 10 years in India. [3] Due to the security situation in the valley, there was only 13% voter turn-out in Srinagar seat in May 2019. On the other hand, Udhampur enjoyed voter turn-out of 66% because of the better law and order situation in Jammu area. [4] In 70 polling booths of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, not a single vote was cast due to the fear of violence. [5]

    2019 Indian general elections: Srinagar
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JKNC Farooq Abdullah 106,750 57.14 Increase2.svg3.12
    JKPDP Aga Syed Mohsin36,70019.64Decrease2.svg22.39
    JKPC Irfan Raza Ansari28,77315.4New
    BJP Khalid Jahangir4,6312.48Increase2.svg1.05
    JD(U) Showkat Hussain Khan1,2500.67New
    JKNPP Abdual Rashid Ganie7910.42New
    SHS Abdul Khaliq Bhat5780.31New
    NOTA None of the Above 1,5660.84Decrease2.svg0.20
    Majority70,05037.50Increase2.svg25.51
    Turnout 1,86,86314.43Increase2.svg7.31
    JKNC hold Swing

    2017 by-election

    Bye-election, 2017: Srinagar
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JKNC Farooq Abdullah 48,555 54.02 Increase2.svg16.98
    JKPDP Nazir Ahmad Khan37,77942.03Decrease2.svg8.55
    IND. Farooq Ahmad Dar6300.70New
    IND. Mehraj Khourshid Malik5760.64New
    AJKLDPBikram Singh4960.55New
    NOTA None of the Above 9311.04Decrease2.svg0.55
    Majority10,77611.99Decrease2.svg1.55
    Turnout 89,8837.12Decrease2.svg18.74
    JKNC gain from JKPDP Swing Increase2.svg3.44

    General elections 2014

    2014 Indian general elections: Srinagar
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JKPDP Tariq Hameed Karra 157,923 50.58 Increase2.svg9.28
    JKNC Farooq Abdullah 1,15,64337.04Decrease2.svg14.96
    IND Aga Syed Mohsin16,0505.14New
    BJP Fayaz Ahmad Bhat4,4671.43Increase2.svg0.72
    AAP Dr. Raja Muzaffar Bhat3,2711.05New
    NOTA None of the Above 4,9791.59New
    Majority42,28113.54Increase2.svg2.84
    Turnout 3,12,21225.86Increase2.svg0.31
    JKPDP gain from JKNC Swing Decrease2.svg1.42

    General elections 2009

    2009 Indian general elections: Srinagar
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JKNC Farooq Abdullah 147,035 52.00 Increase2.svg1.70
    JKPDP Iftikhar Hussain Ansari 1,16,79341.30Increase2.svg2.84
    BJP Avtar Kishan Pandita1,9940.71Decrease2.svg0.90
    Majority30,23910.70Decrease2.svg1.14
    Turnout 2,82,76125.55Increase2.svg6.98
    JKNC hold Swing

    General elections 2004

    General Election, 2004: Srinagar
    PartyCandidateVotes%±%
    JKNC Omar Abdullah 98,422 50.30
    JKPDP Ghulam Nabi Lone 75,26338.46
    Independent Nazir Ahmad Khan6,8733.51
    BJP Iftikhar Sadiq3,1541.61
    Majority23,15911.84
    Turnout 195,67818.57
    JKNC hold Swing

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    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 2 November 2008.
    3. ↑ "Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 : Srinagar Election Results Live | Srinagar winning MP and Party Name".
    4. ↑ "Elections 2019: Srinagar registers voter turnout of 13%". 18 April 2019.
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