HANDWARA
Assembly seat no. 5 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2024
Sajad Gani Lone
JPC
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2024
662
0.91% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
JKNChowdry Mohammad Ramzan
- Votes
- 29,150
- Vote share
- 39.88%
- Behind by
- 662
Electors
99,271
Total votes polled
73,100
Valid votes
73,100
NOTA votes
1,253
1.71% of votes polled
Turnout
73.6%
Full result, 2024
7 candidates · 73,100 valid votes
Sajad Gani LoneJPCwon
29,812
40.8%
Chowdry Mohammad RamzanJKN
29,150
39.9%
Abdul Majid BandayIND
7,639
10.4%
Gauhar Azad MirJKPDP
2,010
2.8%
Ghulam Mohammad MirBJP
1,750
2.4%
Zahid Mushtaq SheikhIND
1,218
1.7%
Shahid Hussain MirIND
268
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sajad Gani Lone | JPC | 29,812 | 40.78% | Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan | 662 |
| 2014 | SAJAD GANI LONE | JPC | 29,355 | 43.19% | CHOWDRY MOHAMAD RAMZAN | 5,423 |
| 2008 | CHOWDARY MOHD RAMZAN | JKN | 27,907 | 48.38% | GH MOHI-UD-DIN SOFI | 11,590 |
| 2002 | Gh.Mohi-ud-din Sofi | IND | 15,389 | 46.67% | Chowdry Mohd Ramzan | 2,997 |
| 1996 | MOHD. RAMZAN CHOWDRY | JKN | 10,937 | 66.71% | ALI MOHD. DAR | 7,920 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the HANDWARA assembly constituency in 2024?
Sajad Gani Lone (JPC) won HANDWARA in 2024, by a margin of 662 votes.
Which party has won HANDWARA the most times?
JKN, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has HANDWARA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2024.
Who has won HANDWARA the most times?
ABDUL GANI LONE, with 2 wins between 1972 and 1977.
