Hazratbal Assembly Election 2024: The Hazratbal Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It is constituency number 19 of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). Hazratbal is one of the Assembly seats of Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district. It is one of the Assembly seats comprising the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency. Hazratbal is located on the northern shores of Dal Lake in Srinagar, and it is well-known for the Hazratbal Shrine, a key religious site for Muslims. The Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP), the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the main parties in the constituency. The JKPDP's Asiea Naqash won the Hazratbal constituency in the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. In 2008, JKNC leader and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah won the seat. In the 2002 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, JKNC candidate Mohammad Syed Akhoon defeated the JKPDP's Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Akhoon and independent candidate Ghulam Mohd Shakhsaz. In 1996 and 1987, the JKNC's Mohammad Syed Akhoon and Mohammad Yasin Shah won the constituency, respectively. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS
Hazratbal Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 99,857 voters in the Hazratbal constituency during the 20214 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 52,536 were male and 47,321 were female voters. No voter belonged to the third gender. 12 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Hazratbal in 2014 was 7 (all were men).
In 2008, the total number of voters in the Hazratbal constituency was 85,514. Out of this, 44,941 voters were male and 40,573 were female voters. There were 11 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Hazratbal in 2008 was 2 (1 man and 1 woman).
Hazratbal Legislative Assembly Constituency Elections 2024: Poll Date
The Hazratbal 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 Eidgah and Budgam.
Hazratbal Legislative Assembly Constituency Elections 2024: Result Date
The result for Hazratbal will be declared on October 8, along with the other 89 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir.
Hazratbal Jammu and Kashmir Constituency Assembly Election 2024 Candidates
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) leader Salman Ali Sagar, Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's (JKPDP) sitting MLA Asiea Naqash and Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) leader Peer Bilal Ahmad are the main candidates in the Hazratbal seat. The Congress is in an alliance with the JKNC.
Hazratbal Constituency 2014 and 2008 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, JKPDP candidate Asiea Naqash won the seat with a margin of 3,400 votes. She was polled 13,234 votes with a vote share of 44.87%. She defeated JKNC candidate Mohammad Syed Akhoon, who got 9,834 votes (33.34%). BJP candidate Masood ul Hassan stood third with 2,635 votes (8.93%), and independent candidate Altaf Hussain Dar was in the fourth position with just 1,089 votes (3.69%). The total number of votes polled was 29,497 (29.54%).
In the 2008 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, JKNC candidate and former CM Farooq Abdullah won the seat. He was polled 11,041 votes with a vote share of 44.66%. JKPDP candidate Asiea Naqash got 6,769 votes (27.38%) and was the runner-up. Abdullah defeated Asiea by a margin of 4,272 votes (17.28%). The total number of votes polled in this constituency was 24,725 (28.91%). Congress candidate Aga Syed Mohsin came in third with 2,913 votes (11.78%), and JKPDF candidate Sheikh Abdul Rashid was in the fourth position with just 977 votes (3.95%).
Hazratbal Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 1977: Ghulam-ud-Din Shah (JKNC)
- 1983: Hissam Ud Din Bandey (JKNC)
- 1987: Mohammad Yasin Shah (JKNC)
- 1996: Mohammad Syed Akhoon (JKNC)
- 2002: Mohammad Syed Akhoon (JKNC)
- 2008: Farooq Abdullah (JKNC)
- 2009 bypoll: Sheikh Mustafa Kamal (JKNC)
- 2014: Asiya Naqash (JKPDP)
Hazratbal Constituency Voter Turnout in 2014 and 2008
In 2014, the total number of votes polled in the Hazratbal Assembly constituency was 29,497 or 29.54%. In 2008, the total number of votes polled in the Assembly elections was 24,725 or 28.91%.
