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Assembly constituency 5 · Jammu and Kashmir

Handwara is assembly constituency number 5 in Jammu and Kashmir, and one of the segments of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Sajad Gani Lone of the Jammu & Kashmir People Conference won with 40.8% of the vote, 662 votes ahead of Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan (JKN).

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Handwara · 2024AC 5
  1. 01
    Sajad Gani Lone
    JPC
    29,812
    40.78%
  2. 02
    Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan
    JKNC
    29,150
    39.88%
  3. 03
    Abdul Majid Banday
    Independent
    7,639
    10.45%
  4. 04
    Gauhar Azad Mir
    JKPDP
    2,010
    2.75%
  5. 05
    Ghulam Mohammad Mir
    BJP
    1,750
    2.39%
  6. 2 other candidates · 1,486 votesNOTA · 1,253 (1.71%)

Margin 662 votes · 0.91% of valid votes

99,271
Registered electors
2024 election
73.8%
Turnout
1 Oct 2024
662
Victory margin
0.9% of valid votes
Sep 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 73,100 valid votes, NOTA included.

Handwara 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sajad Gani LoneMale · 57 yrsJPC29,812
40.78%
2Chowdry Mohammad RamzanMale · 74 yrsJKNC29,150
39.88%
3Abdul Majid BandayMale · 45 yrsIndependent7,639
10.45%
4Gauhar Azad MirMale · 44 yrsJKPDP2,010
2.75%
5Ghulam Mohammad MirMale · 72 yrsBJP1,750
2.39%
—NOTANOTA1,253
1.71%
6Zahid Mushtaq SheikhMale · 26 yrsIndependent1,218
1.67%
7Shahid Hussain MirMale · 25 yrsIndependent268
0.37%
Map

Handwara outlined in orange among the other Jammu and Kashmir seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2024. Click any seat to open its page.

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

Boundaries for Jammu and Kashmir were redrawn in the latest delimitation and an up-to-date open map is not available yet. The seat list on the state page covers every constituency.
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Handwara is one of the assembly segments of Baramulla. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Baramulla candidates.

  • Sajad Gani LoneJPC26,275 37.2%
  • Abdul Rashid SheikhIndependent19,336 27.4%
  • Omar AbdullahJKNC18,993 26.9%
  • Suraiya NissarIndependent970 1.4%
  • Firdous Ahmad BhatIndependent857 1.2%

In the assembly election JPC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, JPC led here by 6,939 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Handwara.

Who won the Handwara assembly seat in 2024?

Sajad Gani Lone of the Jammu & Kashmir People Conference (JPC) won Handwara in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election with 29,812 votes, which was 40.78% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Handwara?

The margin was 662 votes (0.91% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference with 29,150 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Handwara in 2024?

Turnout was 73.76%: 73,227 of 99,271 registered electors voted, across 120 polling stations.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Handwara part of?

Handwara is an assembly segment of the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Sajad Gani Lone got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Handwara a reserved constituency?

No. Handwara is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Handwara?

The Jammu and Kashmir assembly elected in 2024 completes its five-year term in 2029, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections of 2024 (2024 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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