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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 11 · 2008
Sonawari
Winner — 2008
MOHD. AKBAR LONE
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 39.7%IND 15.7%20 others 44.5%
Votes
20,108
39.7% share
Winning margin
12,157
24.0% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
60.0%
of 84,402
Sonawari is a safe seat — MOHD. AKBAR LONE won by 24.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. AKBAR LONE | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 20,108 | 39.7% |
| 2 | ABID HUSSAIN ANSARI | IND | 7,951 | 15.7% |
| 3 | IMTIAZ AHMED PARRAY | JKAL | 6,472 | 12.8% |
| 4 | YASIR RESHI | 5,985 | 11.8% | |
| 5 | GHULAM HASSAN DAR | UPA | 3,218 | 6.4% |
| 6 | MOHD. ASLAM FAFOO | IND | 929 | 1.8% |
| 7 | ABDUL MAJID LONE | IND | 838 | 1.7% |
| 8 | MOHD. MAQBOOL MALLA | IND | 534 | 1.1% |
| 9 | ABDUL AZIZ HURRA | NDA | 528 | 1.0% |
| 10 | SYED ABBAS | PDF | 493 | 1.0% |
| 11 | ZAHOOR AHMED MIR | IND | 465 | 0.9% |
| 12 | MOHD. AKBAR DAR | BSP | 400 | 0.8% |
| 13 | MOHD. ASHRAF RESHI | NDA | 379 | 0.8% |
| 14 | SHABIIR AHMED MIR | IND | 374 | 0.7% |
| 15 | MOHD. YOUSUF RATHER | Samajwadi Party | 314 | 0.6% |
| 16 | GHULAM MOHD. MIR | NDA | 305 | 0.6% |
| 17 | MOHD. ASHRAF SHEIKH | 289 | 0.6% | |
| 18 | MUSHTAQ AHMED GANIE | IND | 280 | 0.6% |
| 19 | AFROZ AHMED MALIK | IND | 254 | 0.5% |
| 20 | ZULFIKAR ALI MALLA | IND | 199 | 0.4% |
| 21 | ALI MOHD. KAWA | JKANC | 182 | 0.4% |
| 22 | GHULAM AHMED LONE | IND | 98 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe24.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.5% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
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36th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
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20th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 39.7%IND 15.7%JKAL 12.8%JKPDP 11.8%INC 6.4%OTH 13.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.