SONAWAR
Assembly seat no. 24 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1996.
Winner, 1996
GHULAM MOHD. BAWAN
JKN
Elections held
4
1996–2014
Most successful party
JKN
won 3 of 4
Margin, 1996
6,736
40.20% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
JDBASHIR AHMAD KUTHOO
- Votes
- 3,137
- Vote share
- 18.72%
- Behind by
- 6,736
Electors
51,675
Total votes polled
16,757
Valid votes
16,757
NOTA votes
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Turnout
32.4%
Full result, 1996
6 candidates · 16,757 valid votes
GHULAM MOHD. BAWANJKNwon
9,873
58.9%
BASHIR AHMAD KUTHOOJD
3,137
18.7%
SHEIKH GHULAM QADIR PARDESIINC
2,783
16.6%
ABDUL RASHID LONEJPP
572
3.4%
HAFIZA BEGUMIND
307
1.8%
GHULAM MOHI-UD-DININD
85
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | MOHAMMAD ASHRAF MIR | JKPDP | 14,283 | 41.88% | OMAR ABDULLAH | 4,783 |
| 2008 | FAROOQ ABDULLAH | JKN | 7,018 | 28.23% | SHEIKH GHULAM QADIR PARDESI | 94 |
| 2002 | Mohd. Yaseen Shah | JKN | 3,445 | 54.66% | Gh. Hussain Wani | 1,705 |
| 1996 | GHULAM MOHD. BAWAN | JKN | 9,873 | 58.92% | BASHIR AHMAD KUTHOO | 6,736 |
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 SONAWAR assembly constituency in 2014?
MOHAMMAD ASHRAF MIR (JKPDP) won SONAWAR in 2014, by a margin of 4,783 votes.
Which party has won SONAWAR the most times?
JKN, with 3 of the 4 wins recorded since 1996.
How many times has SONAWAR gone to the polls?
4 times, from 1996 to 2014.
Who has won SONAWAR the most times?
MOHAMMAD ASHRAF MIR, with 1 win between 2014 and 2014.
