Handwara Assembly constituency

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

Handwara
Constituency No. 5 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1962
Total electors	number of electors at last election. Add a ref
Member of Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Sajad Gani Lone
Party	Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
Elected year	2024

Member of Legislative Assembly

Year	Member	Party
1962	Abdul Gani Mir		Independent politician
1967	Abdul Gani Lone		Indian National Congress
1972
1977			Janata Party
1983	Chowdary Mohmad Ramzan		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1987
1996
2002	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi		Independent politician
2008	Chowdary Mohmad Ramzan		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2014	Sajad Gani Lone[3]		Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
2024

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPC	Sajjad Gani Lone	29,812	40.78%	2.40
	JKNC	Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan	29,150	39.88%	New
	Independent	Abdul Majid Banday	7,639	10.45%	New
	JKPDP	Gauhar Azad Mir	2,010	2.75%	11.74
	BJP	Ghulam Mohammad Mir	1,750	2.39%	New
	Independent	Zahid Mushtaq Sheikh	1,218	1.67%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	1,253	1.71%	0.57
Margin of victory			662	0.91%	7.07
Turnout			73,100	74.29%	1.26
Registered electors			98,404		9.36
	JKPC hold		Swing	2.40

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPC	Sajjad Gani Lone	29,355	43.19%	New
	JKNC	Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan	23,932	35.21%	13.18
	JKPDP	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi	9,849	14.49%	8.47
	INC	Mohammed Yaseen Bhat	1,119	1.65%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rahman Tantry	747	1.10%	New
	BSP	Sajjad Ahmad Pir	492	0.72%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	776	1.14%	New
Margin of victory			5,423	7.98%	12.12
Turnout			67,974	75.54%	0.04
Registered electors			89,983		17.91
	JKPC gain from JKNC		Swing	5.20

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan	27,907	48.38%	10.81
	Independent	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi	16,317	28.29%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yaseen Bhat	4,825	8.37%	New
	JKPDP	Ghulam Mohammed Mir	3,471	6.02%	New
	JKANC	Mohammed Shafi Dar	1,562	2.71%	New
	Jammu & Kashmir National United Front	Pawan Kumar	883	1.53%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Nabi Shah	731	1.27%	New
Margin of victory			11,590	20.09%	11.01
Turnout			57,678	75.58%	24.10
Registered electors			76,316		19.14
	JKNC gain from Independent		Swing	1.72

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Sofi	15,389	46.67%	New
	JKNC	Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan	12,392	37.58%	29.13
	JD(U)	Bashir Ahmad Bara	1,463	4.44%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Wani	1,092	3.31%	New
	Independent	Aman - Ullah Khan	849	2.57%	New
	INC	Ali Mohammed Dar	619	1.88%	16.53
	Independent	Abdul Rashid Khan	414	1.26%	New
Margin of victory			2,997	9.09%	39.22
Turnout			32,976	51.48%	20.51
Registered electors			64,056		20.99
	Independent gain from JKNC		Swing	20.05

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Mohammed Ramzan Chowdry	10,937	66.71%	19.78
	INC	Ali Mohammed Dar	3,017	18.40%	New
	JD	Ghulam Nabi Peer	1,467	8.95%	New
	JKNPP	Taja Begum	973	5.94%	New
Margin of victory			7,920	48.31%	45.25
Turnout			16,394	34.82%	47.79
Registered electors			52,943		4.19
	JKNC hold		Swing	19.78

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan	20,423	46.93%	1.45
	JKNC	Abdul Ghani Lone	19,093	43.88%	1.61
	Independent	Nazir Ahmed Bhat	2,438	5.60%	New
	Independent	Mohmed-Rustum Bhat	574	1.32%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohmad Dar	462	1.06%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Mohmad Mochi	306	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			1,330	3.06%	3.03
Turnout			43,516	82.19%	4.84
Registered electors			55,258		5.70
	JKNC hold		Swing	1.45

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Chowdary Mohammed Ramzan	17,575	45.48%	0.75
	JKNC	Abdul Ghani Lone	17,565	45.46%	0.73
	INC	Ghulam Rasool	1,658	4.29%	2.55
	JI	Ghulam Nabi	1,209	3.13%	New
	Independent	Sheikh Abdul Rahman	481	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			10	0.03%	7.03
Turnout			38,641	76.85%	7.47
Registered electors			52,280		29.45
	JKNC gain from JP		Swing	6.30

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Abdul Ghani Lone	17,021	51.78%	New
	JKNC	Sharif Ud Din	14,702	44.73%	New
	Independent	Sheikh Abdul Rahman	575	1.75%	New
	INC	Ghulam Rasool War	571	1.74%	86.68
Margin of victory			2,319	7.06%	69.77
Turnout			32,869	83.41%	3.51
Registered electors			40,387		24.80
	JP gain from INC		Swing	36.63

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Ghani Lone	24,291	88.41%	New
	Independent	Sharif Ud Din	3,183	11.59%	New
Margin of victory			21,108	76.83%
Turnout			27,474	86.10%	84.90
Registered electors			32,362		12.37
	INC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Abdul Ghani Lone	Unopposed
Registered electors			28,800		21.80
	INC gain from Independent		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Handwara^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Abdul Gani Mir	11,429	60.63%	New
	JKNC	Ghulam Qadir Massala	7,422	39.37%	New
Margin of victory			4,007	21.26%
Turnout			18,851	79.77%
Registered electors			23,645
	Independent win (new seat)

See also

• Handwara
• Kupwara district
• List of constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly