Ganderbal Assembly Election 2024: Constituency profile, past winners, margin, party-wise candidates

Ganderbal Assembly Election 2024: The Ganderbal Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 18 of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Ganderbal is one of the Assembly seats of Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district. It is one of the Assembly seats comprising the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) and the Congress are the main parties in the constituency. JKNC leader Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh won the Ganderbal constituency in 2014. In 2008, JKNC leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah registered a win. In the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, PDP candidate Qazi Mohd Afzal defeated Omar Abdullah and Independent candidate Ghulam Hassan Shah. Farooq Abdullah represented the constituency thrice in a row in 1983, 1987 and 1996. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS

Ganderbal Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile

As per data from the Election Commission, there were 90,582 voters in the Ganderbal constituency during the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections. Out of this, 47,096 voters were male and 43,485 were female. Only one voter belonged to the third gender. 96 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Ganderbal in 2014 was 34 (32 were men and 2 were women).

In 2008, the total number of voters in the Ganderbal constituency was 76,971. Out of this, 39,865 voters were male and 37,106 were female. There were 20 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Ganderbal in 2008 was 11 (10 were men and only one was woman).

Ganderbal Assembly Election 2024: Poll Date

The Ganderbal constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will go to the polls in the second phase on September 25, along with the other 25 constituencies of the UT, including Budgam and Rajouri. 

Ganderbal Assembly Election 2024: Result Date

The result for Ganderbal will be declared on October 8, along with the other 89 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. 

Ganderbal Jammu and Kashmir Constituency Assembly Election 2024 Candidates

Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader and former Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's (JKPDP) Bashir Ahmad Mir, Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party's (JKAP) Qazi Mubisher Farooq and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) leader Qaiser Sultan Ganaie are the main candidates in the Ganderbal seat. The Congress is in an alliance with the JKNC. 

Ganderbal Constituency 2014 and 2008 Winners (Candidates and Parties)

In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, JKNC candidate Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh won the seat with a margin of just 597 votes. He was polled 19,478 votes with a vote share of 36.38%. He defeated JKPDP candidate Qazi Mohammad Afzal, who got 18,881 votes (35.27%). Independent candidate Sheikh Ghulam Ahmad stood third with 6,009 votes (11.22%), and Congress candidate Mohammad Yousuf Bhat was in the fourth position with just 3,190 votes (5.96%). The total number of votes polled was 53,544 (59.11%).

In the 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, JKNC leader Omar Abdullah won the seat. He was polled 16,519 votes with a vote share of 41.49%. JKPDP candidate Qazi Mohammad Afzal got 8,304 votes (20.85%) and was the runner-up. Abdullah defeated Afzal by a margin of 8,215 votes. The total number of votes polled in this constituency was 39,874 (51.80%). Congress candidate Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh came in third with 8,077 votes (20.28%), and JKDPN candidate Farooq Ahmad Dar was in the fourth position with 2,622 votes (6.58%).

Ganderbal Assembly Constituency Past Winners

• 1977: Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah (JKNC)
• 1983: Farooq Abdullah (JKNC)
• 1987: Farooq Abdullah (JKNC)
• 1996: Farooq Abdullah (JKNC)  
• 2002: Qazi Mohammad Afzal (JKPDP)
• 2008: Omar Abdullah (JKNC)
• 2014: Ishfaq Ahmad Sheikh (JKNC)

Ganderbal Constituency Voter Turnout in 2014 and 2008

The total number of votes polled during the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections was 53,544 or 59.11% in the Ganderbal Legislative Assembly Constituency. In 2008, the total number of votes polled in this Assembly seat was 39,874 or 51.80%.