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24. Sonawar

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Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election, 2008

JK-SONAWAR

JKN 28.2%won by 0.4%JKPDP 27.9%

What changed here

Derived

JKN held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 27.1% to 0.4%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2002 and 2008 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 26.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerJKPDP (JKPDP) finished second with 27.9% — it did not contest here in 2002.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 56.1% between them, down from 82.3% — the field split more ways.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
24,856
Margin
94
0.38%

Candidates

26 contested · winner JKN
  1. 1FAROOQ ABDULLAHJKN · JKN7,01828.2%
  2. 2SHEIKH GHULAM QADIRJKPDP · JKPDP6,92427.9%
  3. 3KHEM LATA WAKHLOOIndian National Congress · INC4,30117.3%
  4. 4BASHIR AHMAD KATHOOJammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim) · JKNPP8943.6%
  5. 5SYED MOHD. SHAHIndependent · IND7433.0%
  6. 6MERAJUDDIN GANAIRashtriya Janata Dal · RJD7122.9%
  7. 7RAFI UD DIN AHMEDIndependent · IND5302.1%
  8. 8GHULAM HUSSAIN BHATIndependent · IND4801.9%
  9. 9GHULAM MOHD. RESHISamajwadi Party · SP4231.7%
  10. 10ABDUL GHAFFAR MIRIndependent · IND2961.2%
  11. 11GHULAM MOHD. BAWANJKDPN · JKDPN2771.1%
  12. 12WAJAHAT HUSSAIN JANLoktantrik Janshakti Party · LJP2571.0%
  13. 13SYED MAQSOOD SHAHIndependent · IND2320.9%
  14. 14GHULAM MOHIUDDIN BHATSDP · SDP2110.8%
  15. 15GOWHAR AHMED MALIKIndependent · IND2100.8%
  16. 16ABDUL RASHID LONERPIA · RPIA2090.8%
  17. 17MOHD. SHAFI MIRJKANC · JKANC1680.7%
  18. 18SANJAY KACHROOBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1650.7%
  19. 19ABDUL RASHID WANIIndependent · IND1550.6%
  20. 20FAROOQ AHMED DARUCP · UCP1430.6%
  21. 21AMIN DARIndependent · IND1070.4%
  22. 22SYED IRSHAD HUSSAINAJKMP · AJKMP880.4%
  23. 23NAZIR AHMED GANAINational Democratic Party (Indian) · NDP870.4%
  24. 24MADHUSUDAN LAL BHATRKSP · RKSP860.3%
  25. 25ABDUL REHMAN KHANSamajwadi Andolan Party · SAP820.3%
  26. 26MOHD. HUSSAIN BHATAll India Forward Bloc · AIFB580.2%

Since 2002

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2002 and 2008. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
JKN
Winner now
JKN
JKN–JKPDP swing
−54.3%
JKN share
54.7% → 28.2%
JKPDP share
0.0% → 27.9%
Turnout
— → —
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