Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency

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Srinagar
JK-2
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionNorth India
Union TerritoryJammu and Kashmir
Assembly constituenciesKangan
Ganderbal
Hazratbal
Lal Chowk
Channapora
Zadibal
Eidgah
Khanyar
Central Shalteng
Habba Kadal
Pampore
Tral
Pulwama
Chadoora
Rajpora
Shopian
Khan Sahib
Charari Sharief
Established1967
Total electors17,47,810[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyJammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year2024

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

Assembly segments

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Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments Assembly Segments

AC No. AC Name District Member Party
17 Kangan (ST) Ganderbal Mian Mehar Ali JKNC
18 Ganderbal Omar Abdullah JKNC
19 Hazratbal Srinagar Salman Sagar JKNC
20 Khanyar Ali Mohammad Sagar JKNC
21 Habba Kadal Shamim Firdous JKNC
22 Lal Chowk Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed JKNC
23 Channapora Mushtaq Guroo JKNC
24 Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq JKNC
25 Eidgah Mubarak Gul JKNC
26 Central Shalteng Tariq Hameed Karra INC
29 Khan Sahib Budgam Saif Ud Din Bhat JKNC
30 Chrar-i-Sharief Abdul Rahim Rather JKNC
31 Chadoora Ali Mohammad Dar JKNC
32 Pampore Pulwama Hasnain Masoodi JKNC
33 Tral Rafiq Ahmad Naik JKPDP
34 Pulwama Waheed Ur Rehman Para JKPDP
35 Rajpora Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir JKNC
37 Shopian Shopian Shabir Ahmad Kullay IND

Members of Parliament

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Year Winner Party
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

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2024

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2024 Indian general elections: Srinagar[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi 356,866 52.85
JKPDP Waheed Para 1,68,450 24.95
JKAP Mohammad Ashraf Mir 65,954 9.77
NOTA None of the Above 5,998 0.89
Majority 1,88,416 27.90
Turnout 6,75,242 38.49 Increase24.06
JKNC hold Swing

General election 2019

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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
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 106,750 57.14 Increase3.12
JKPDP Aga Syed Mohsin 36,700 19.64 Decrease22.39
JKPC Irfan Raza Ansari 28,773 15.4 New
BJP Khalid Jahangir 4,631 2.48 Increase1.05
JD(U) Showkat Hussain Khan 1,250 0.67 New
JKNPP Abdual Rashid Ganie 791 0.42 New
SS Abdul Khaliq Bhat 578 0.31 New
NOTA None of the Above 1,566 0.84 Decrease0.20
Majority 70,050 37.50 Increase25.51
Turnout 1,86,863 14.43 Increase7.31
JKNC hold Swing

2017 by-election

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Bye-election, 2017: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 48,555 54.02 Increase16.98
JKPDP Nazir Ahmad Khan 37,779 42.03 Decrease8.55
IND. Farooq Ahmad Dar 630 0.70 New
IND. Mehraj Khourshid Malik 576 0.64 New
AJKLDP Bikram Singh 496 0.55 New
NOTA None of the Above 931 1.04 Decrease0.55
Majority 10,776 11.99 Decrease1.55
Turnout 89,883 7.12 Decrease18.74
JKNC gain from JKPDP Swing Increase3.44

General elections 2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Tariq Hameed Karra 157,923 50.58 Increase9.28
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 1,15,643 37.04 Decrease14.96
IND Aga Syed Mohsin 16,050 5.14 New
BJP Fayaz Ahmad Bhat 4,467 1.43 Increase0.72
AAP Dr. Raja Muzaffar Bhat 3,271 1.05 New
NOTA None of the Above 4,979 1.59 New
Majority 42,281 13.54 Increase2.84
Turnout 3,12,212 25.86 Increase0.31
JKPDP gain from JKNC Swing Decrease1.42

General elections 2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Farooq Abdullah 147,035 52.00 Increase1.70
JKPDP Iftikhar Hussain Ansari 1,16,793 41.30 Increase2.84
BJP Avtar Kishan Pandita 1,994 0.71 Decrease0.90
Majority 30,239 10.70 Decrease1.14
Turnout 2,82,761 25.55 Increase6.98
JKNC hold Swing

General elections 2004

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General Election, 2004: Srinagar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Omar Abdullah 98,422 50.30
JKPDP Ghulam Nabi Lone 75,263 38.46
Independent Nazir Ahmad Khan 6,873 3.51
BJP Iftikhar Sadiq 3,154 1.61
Majority 23,159 11.84
Turnout 195,678 18.57
JKNC hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf Archived 26 May 2024 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL PDF]
  2. ^ Election Commission of India (4 June 2024). "2024 Loksabha Elections Results - Srinagar". Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  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.
  5. ^ "No vote cast in 90 booths in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat - Times of India". The Times of India. 18 April 2019.

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