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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2024
Handwara
Winner — 2024
SAJAD GANI LONE
JPC· JPC
JPC 40.7%JKN 39.8%6 others 19.5%
Votes
29,812
40.8% share
Winning margin
662
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.8%
of 99,271
Handwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 662 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAJAD GANI LONE | JPC JPC | 29,812 | 40.8% |
| 2 | CHOWDRY MOHAMMAD RAMZAN | 29,150 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | ABDUL MAJID BANDAY | IND | 7,639 | 10.4% |
| 4 | GAUHAR AZAD MIR | 2,010 | 2.8% | |
| 5 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD MIR | 1,750 | 2.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,253 | 1.7% |
| 7 | ZAHID MUSHTAQ SHEIKH | IND | 1,218 | 1.7% |
| 8 | SHAHID HUSSAIN MIR | IND | 268 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 0.6% · max 76.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
26th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.96
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
39th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.96EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JPC 40.8%JKN 39.9%IND 10.4%OTH 7.2%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,70,354
Density
366 / km²
Sex ratio
836 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,379 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population8.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%MUSLIM
Muslim 94.6%Other 5.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.1%
Electricity77.8%
Sanitation50.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.1%
Clean cooking fuel62.0%
Health insurance10.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.