Sonawari is assembly constituency number 14 in Jammu and Kashmir, and one of the segments of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Hilal Akbar Lone of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won with 37.1% of the vote, 13,744 votes ahead of Yasir Reshi (IND).
- 01Hilal Akbar LoneJKNC31,53537.07%
- 02Yasir ReshiIndependent17,79120.91%
- 03Imtiyaz Ahmad ParrayJAKAP17,60820.70%
- 04Mohammad Tahir QadriJKPDP3,7734.43%
- 05Abdul Majeed SheikhIndependent3,4224.02%
- 13 other candidates · 10,102 votesNOTA · 846 (0.99%)
Margin 13,744 votes · 16.15% of valid votes
All 18 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 85,077 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hilal Akbar LoneMale · 50 yrs | JKNC | 31,535 | 37.07% |
| 2 | Yasir ReshiMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 17,791 | 20.91% |
| 3 | Imtiyaz Ahmad ParrayMale · 40 yrs | JAKAP | 17,608 | 20.70% |
| 4 | Mohammad Tahir QadriMale · 45 yrs | JKPDP | 3,773 | 4.43% |
| 5 | Abdul Majeed SheikhMale · 57 yrs | Independent | 3,422 | 4.02% |
| 6 | Syed MohammadMale · 37 yrs | Independent | 2,051 | 2.41% |
| 7 | Saheer Ahmad RatherMale · 33 yrs | Independent | 1,807 | 2.12% |
| 8 | Shabir Ahmad MirMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 1,382 | 1.62% |
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| 9 | Wazir Ahmad QureshiMale · 39 yrs | Independent | 1,245 | 1.46% |
| 10 | Ab Rashid KhanMale · 48 yrs | BJP | 1,024 | 1.20% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 846 | 0.99% |
| 11 | Aafaq SadiqMale · 32 yrs | Independent | 469 | 0.55% |
| 12 | Younis QawamMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 461 | 0.54% |
| 13 | Syed Tajamul AliMale · 37 yrs | RLD | 377 | 0.44% |
| 14 | Syed Fida Hussain MoosviMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 357 | 0.42% |
| 15 | Ghulam Mohammad DarMale · 56 yrs | BHMS | 299 | 0.35% |
| 16 | Aasif Ahmad KhanMale · 34 yrs | Independent | 266 | 0.31% |
| 17 | Hilal Ahmad WagayMale · 30 yrs | RPI(A) | 211 | 0.25% |
| 18 | Mohammad Abdullah KhanMale · 64 yrs | RPPRINAT | 153 | 0.18% |
Sonawari 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.
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Sonawari is one of the assembly segments of Baramulla. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Baramulla candidates.
- Abdul Rashid SheikhIndependent29,931 38.3%
- Omar AbdullahJKNC22,430 28.7%
- Sajad Gani LoneJPC16,430 21.0%
- Mir Mohammad FayazJKPDP1,944 2.5%
- Suraiya NissarIndependent1,538 2.0%
In the assembly election JKN won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, IND led here by 7,501 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Sonawari.
Who won the Sonawari assembly seat in 2024?
Hilal Akbar Lone of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) won Sonawari in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election with 31,535 votes, which was 37.07% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Sonawari?
The margin was 13,744 votes (16.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was Yasir Reshi of the Independent with 17,791 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Sonawari in 2024?
Turnout was 70.15%: 85,115 of 1,21,336 registered electors voted, across 137 polling stations.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sonawari part of?
Sonawari is an assembly segment of the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Abdul Rashid Sheikh got the most EVM votes in this segment.
Is Sonawari a reserved constituency?
No. Sonawari is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Sonawari?
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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