Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Srinagar
Established:1967
Reservation:None
Party:Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Mp:Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi
Latest Election Year:2024
Union Territory:Jammu and Kashmir
Assembly Cons:Kangan
Ganderbal
Hazratbal
Zadibal
Eidgah
Khanyar
Habba Kadal
Amira Kadal
Sonawar
Batmaloo
Chadoora
Budgam
Beerwah
Khan Sahib
Charari Sharief
Electors:17,47,810[1]

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the five Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in the Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India.

Previous Assembly segments

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:[2]

  1. Kangan (assembly constituency no. 16) - JKNC
  2. Ganderbal (assembly constituency no. 17) - JKNC
  3. Hazratbal (assembly constituency no. 18) - PDP
  4. Zadibal (assembly constituency no. 19) - PDP
  5. Eidgah (assembly constituency no. 20) - JKNC
  6. Khanyar (assembly constituency no. 21) - JKNC
  7. Habba Kadal (assembly constituency no. 22) - JKNC
  8. Amira Kadal (assembly constituency no. 23) - PDP
  9. Sonawar (assembly constituency no. 24) - PDP
  10. Batmaloo (assembly constituency no. 25) - PDP
  11. Chadoora (assembly constituency no. 26) - PDP
  12. Budgam (assembly constituency no. 27) - JKNC
  13. Beerwah (assembly constituency no. 28) - JKNC
  14. Khan Sahib (assembly constituency no. 29) - JKPDF
  15. Charari Sharief(assembly constituency no. 30) - PDP

New Assembly Segments

AC No.AC Name District
17Kangan (ST) Ganderbal
18Ganderbal
19HazratbalSrinagar
20Khanyar
21Habba Kadal
22Lal Chowk
23Channapora
24Zadibal
25Eidgah
26Central Shalteng
29Khan SahibBudgam
30Chrar-i-Sharief
31Chadoora
32PamporePulwama
33Tral
34Pulwama
35Rajpora
36ZainaporaShopian
37Shopian

Members of Parliament

YearWinnerParty
1967Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad
1971S. A. Shamim
1977Begum Akbar Jehan Abdullah
1980Farooq Abdullah
1983^Abdul Rashid Kabuli
1984
1989Mohammad Shafi Bhat
1996Ghulam Mohammad Mir Magami
1998Omar Abdullah
1999
2004
2009Farooq Abdullah
2014Tariq Hameed Karra
2017^Farooq Abdullah
2019
2024Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi
^ by poll

Election results

General election 2019

Srinagar Lok Sabha seat had 11,06,729 total electorate count in 2009, and that count typically goes up by 35-40% over 10 years in India.[3] Due to the security situation in the valley, there was only 13% voter turn-out in Srinagar seat in May 2019. On the other hand, Udhampur enjoyed voter turn-out of 66% because of the better law and order situation in Jammu area.[4] In 70 polling booths of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, not a single vote was cast due to the fear of violence.[5]

General elections 2004

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://elections24.eci.gov.in/docs/WYKXFehhEH.pdf
  2. Web site: Assembly Constituencies - Corresponding Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies of Jammu and Kashmir . Chief Electoral Officer, Jammu and Kashmir . 2008-11-02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081231174529/http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/Constituencies.html . 31 December 2008 . dmy-all .
  3. Web site: Srinagar(Jammu and Kashmir) Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 : Srinagar Election Results Live | Srinagar winning MP and Party Name.
  4. Web site: Elections 2019: Srinagar registers voter turnout of 13%. 18 April 2019.
  5. Web site: No vote cast in 90 booths in Srinagar Lok Sabha seat - Times of India. The Times of India.