SONAWAR
Assembly seat no. 24 in Jammu and Kashmir · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1996.
Winner, 2008
FAROOQ ABDULLAH
JKN
Elections held
4
1996–2014
Most successful party
JKN
won 3 of 4
Margin, 2008
94
0.38% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
JKPDPSHEIKH GHULAM QADIR PARDESI
- Votes
- 6,924
- Vote share
- 27.86%
- Behind by
- 94
Electors
67,796
Total votes polled
24,856
Valid votes
24,856
NOTA votes
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Turnout
36.7%
Full result, 2008
26 candidates · 24,856 valid votes
FAROOQ ABDULLAHJKNwon
7,018
28.2%
SHEIKH GHULAM QADIR PARDESIJKPDP
6,924
27.9%
KHEM LATA WAKHLOOINC
4,301
17.3%
BASHIR AHMAD KATHOOJKNPP
894
3.6%
SYED MOHD. SHAHIND
743
3.0%
MERAJUDDIN GANAIRJD
712
2.9%
RAFI UD DIN AHMEDIND
530
2.1%
GHULAM HUSSAIN BHATIND
480
1.9%
GHULAM MOHD. RESHISP
423
1.7%
ABDUL GHAFFAR MIRIND
296
1.2%
GHULAM MOHD. BAWANJKDPN
277
1.1%
WAJAHAT HUSSAIN JANLJP
257
1.0%
Showing the top 12 of 26. The full list is in the API.
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.
