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Winner — 2024
IRSHAD RASOOL KAR
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 52.3%IND 12.8%19 others 34.8%
Votes
26,975
52.3% share
Winning margin
20,356
39.5% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
45.6%
of 1,12,997
Sopore is a safe seat — IRSHAD RASOOL KAR won by 39.5%.
Seat history
6 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IRSHAD RASOOL KAR | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 26,975 | 52.3% |
| 2 | MURSALEEN AAJIR | IND | 6,619 | 12.8% |
| 3 | ABDUL RASHID DAR | 5,167 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD LATIEF WANI | IND | 2,099 | 4.1% |
| 5 | IRFAN ALI LONE | 1,687 | 3.3% | |
| 6 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD WAR | JKAP | 1,519 | 3.0% |
| 7 | IRSHAD AHMAD TANTRAY | JKANC | 1,154 | 2.2% |
| 8 | DR FAROOZ AHMAD GANAI | IND | 1,066 | 2.1% |
| 9 | DR MANZOOR AHMAD BHAT | JPC | 987 | 1.9% |
| 10 | AIJAZ AHMAD GANAI | IND | 848 | 1.6% |
| 11 | ARTI NEHRU | IND | 471 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SHUIAB MOHD SHIEKH | IND | 469 | 0.9% |
| 13 | MANZOOR AHMAD KALOO | IND | 406 | 0.8% |
| 14 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD CHANGA | IND | 385 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 341 | 0.7% |
| 16 | WARIS ABDULLAH DAR | IND | 310 | 0.6% |
| 17 | RAQUIB-UL-RASHID BUDHA | JKAADP | 270 | 0.5% |
| 18 | RIZWAN ILLAHI PARVAIZ | IND | 258 | 0.5% |
| 19 | TANVEER FATIMA | IND | 215 | 0.4% |
| 20 | FAROOQ AHMAD RATHER | 178 | 0.3% | |
| 21 | AIJAZ AHMAD GUROO | IND | 129 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (80th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.6% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
46%
lowerhigher
80th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 52.3%IND 12.8%INC 10.0%OTH 24.2%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,08,039
Density
238 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,243 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%MUSLIM
Muslim 95.2%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.0%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.5%
Women literate67.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel76.5%
Health insurance6.5%
What's nearby?
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