HANDWARA
Assembly seat no. 5 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 2008
CHOWDARY MOHD RAMZAN
JKN
Elections held
11
1962–2024
Most successful party
JKN
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2008
11,590
20.09% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INDGH MOHI-UD-DIN SOFI
- Votes
- 16,317
- Vote share
- 28.29%
- Behind by
- 11,590
Electors
76,316
Total votes polled
57,678
Valid votes
57,678
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.6%
Full result, 2008
13 candidates · 57,678 valid votes
CHOWDARY MOHD RAMZANJKNwon
27,907
48.4%
GH MOHI-UD-DIN SOFIIND
16,317
28.3%
MOHD YASEEN BHATIND
4,825
8.4%
GH MOHD MIRJKPDP
3,471
6.0%
MOHD SHAFI DARJKANC
1,562
2.7%
PAWAN KUMARJKNUF
883
1.5%
GH NABI SHAHIND
731
1.3%
MOHD ABDULLAH CHATWALIND
550
0.9%
HANIFA BAGUMBSP
437
0.8%
MOHD AKBAR LONEIND
308
0.5%
ANATULLAH LOHARIND
269
0.5%
SAJAD AHMAD TANTARYIND
219
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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.
