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Assembly constituency 7 · Jammu and Kashmir

Sopore is assembly constituency number 7 in Jammu and Kashmir, and one of the segments of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat. In the 2024 election Irshad Rasool Kar of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference won with 52.3% of the vote, 20,356 votes ahead of Mursaleen Aajir (IND).

Sopore · 2024AC 7
  1. 01
    Irshad Rasool Kar
    JKNC
    26,975
    52.32%
  2. 02
    Mursaleen Aajir
    Independent
    6,619
    12.84%
  3. 03
    Abdul Rashid Dar
    INC
    5,167
    10.02%
  4. 04
    Mohammad Latief Wani
    Independent
    2,099
    4.07%
  5. 05
    Irfan Ali Lone
    JKPDP
    1,687
    3.27%
  6. 15 other candidates · 8,665 votesNOTA · 341 (0.66%)

Margin 20,356 votes · 39.49% of valid votes

1,12,997
Registered electors
2024 election
45.6%
Turnout
1 Oct 2024
20,356
Victory margin
39.5% of valid votes
Sep 2024 · candidate-wise result

All 20 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 51,553 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sopore 2024 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Irshad Rasool KarMale · 51 yrsJKNC26,975
52.32%
2Mursaleen AajirFemale · 32 yrsIndependent6,619
12.84%
3Abdul Rashid DarMale · 74 yrsINC5,167
10.02%
4Mohammad Latief WaniMale · 71 yrsIndependent2,099
4.07%
5Irfan Ali LoneMale · 37 yrsJKPDP1,687
3.27%
6Ghulam Mohammad WarMale · 59 yrsJAKAP1,519
2.95%
7Irshad Ahmad TantrayMale · 51 yrsJKANC1,154
2.24%
8Dr Farooz Ahmad GanaiMale · 36 yrsIndependent1,066
2.07%
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9Dr Manzoor Ahmad BhatMale · 40 yrsJPC987
1.91%
10Aijaz Ahmad GanaiMale · 37 yrsIndependent848
1.64%
11Arti NehruFemale · 40 yrsIndependent471
0.91%
12Shuiab Mohd ShiekhMale · 39 yrsIndependent469
0.91%
13Manzoor Ahmad KalooMale · 58 yrsIndependent406
0.79%
14Mushtaq Ahmad ChangaMale · 35 yrsIndependent385
0.75%
—NOTANOTA341
0.66%
15Waris Abdullah DarMale · 40 yrsIndependent310
0.60%
16Raquib-Ul-Rashid BudhaMale · 51 yrsJKAADP270
0.52%
17Rizwan Illahi ParvaizMale · 34 yrsIndependent258
0.50%
18Tanveer FatimaFemale · 56 yrsIndependent215
0.42%
19Farooq Ahmad RatherMale · 40 yrsRLD178
0.35%
20Aijaz Ahmad GurooMale · 58 yrsIndependent129
0.25%
Map

Sopore 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

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

  • Abdul Rashid SheikhIndependent25,099 51.3%
  • Omar AbdullahJKNC16,461 33.6%
  • Sajad Gani LoneJPC2,337 4.8%
  • Suraiya NissarIndependent985 2.0%
  • Firdous Ahmad BhatIndependent904 1.8%

In the assembly election JKN won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, IND led here by 8,638 EVM votes.

Open Baramulla Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Sopore assembly seat in 2024?

Irshad Rasool Kar of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKN) won Sopore in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir assembly election with 26,975 votes, which was 52.32% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sopore?

The margin was 20,356 votes (39.49% of valid votes). The runner-up was Mursaleen Aajir of the Independent with 6,619 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sopore in 2024?

Turnout was 45.63%: 51,563 of 1,12,997 registered electors voted, across 129 polling stations.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sopore part of?

Sopore 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 Sopore a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Sopore?

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.