Pulwama Assembly Election 2024: The Pulwama Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. It is numbered as constituency 34 and is also part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency. The constituency is a general seat not reserved for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs). The main parties in this constituency are the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (JKPDP) and the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC). Mohammad Khalil Band of the JKPDP has represented the Pulwama constituency thrice in 2014, 2008, and 2002. In 1996 and 1987, the JKNC's Bashir Ahmad Nengroo won the constituency. COMPLETE COVERAGE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ELECTIONS
Pulwama Assembly Constituency Demographic Profile
As per data from the Election Commission, there were 79,175 voters in the Pulwama constituency during the 20214 Assembly Elections. Out of this, 42,050 were male and 37,125 were female voters. No voter belonged to the third gender. 48 postal votes were cast in the constituency. The number of service voters in Pulwama in 2014 was 8 (7 were men and only 1 was woman).
In 2008, the total number of voters in the Pulwama constituency was 71,466. Out of this, 37,140 voters were male and 34,326 were female voters. There were 58 postal votes in the constituency. The number of service voters in Pulwama in 2008 was 9 (8 were men and only 1 was woman).
Pulwama Legislative Assembly Constituency Elections 2024: Poll date
The Pulwama constituency in Jammu and Kashmir will go to the polls in the first phase on September 18, along with the other 23 constituencies of the UT, including Shopian and Pampore.
Pulwama Legislative Assembly Constituency Elections 2024: Result date
The results for the Pulwama constituency, along with the other 89 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, will be declared on October 8, 2024.
Pulwama Jammu and Kashmir Constituency Assembly Election 2024 Candidates
Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party's (JKPDP) Waheed ur Rehman Para and Jammu and Kashmir National Conference's (JKNC) Mohammad Khalil Band are the main candidates in the Pulwama seat. The Congress is in an alliance with the JKNC.
Pulwama Constituency 2014 and 2008 Winners (Candidates and Parties)
In the 2014 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections, JKPDP candidate Mohammad Khalil Band won the Pulwama seat with a margin of 1,032 votes, securing 11,631 votes (38.55% of the total vote share). He defeated JKNC candidate Ghulam Nabi Wani, who received 10,599 votes (35.13%). The JKPDF candidate Abdul Quyoom Mir was third with 1,850 votes (6.13%), while independent candidate Sana Ullah Dar was fourth with 1,760 votes (5.83%). The total number of votes polled was 30,183 (38.12%).
In the 2008 elections, JKPDP candidate Mohammad Khalil Band won the seat with 10,639 votes, capturing 36.45% of the vote share. Independent candidate Sana Ullah Dar came in second with 4,003 votes (13.71%), losing to Band by a margin of 6,636 votes. The total number of votes polled in this constituency was 29,237 (40.91%). JKNC candidate Ghulam Nabi Wani finished third with 3,246 votes (11.12%), and independent candidate Mohammad Maqbool Bhat came fourth with 3,202 votes (10.97%).
Pulwama Assembly Constituency Past Winners
- 1977: Mohammad Ibrahim Dar (JKNC)
- 1983: Sana Ullah Dar (JKNC)
- 1987: Bashir Ahmad Nengroo (JKNC)
- 1996: Bashir Ahmad Nengroo (JKNC)
- 2002: Mohammad Khalil Band (JKPDP)
- 2008: Mohammad Khalil Bandh (JKPDP)
- 2014: Mohammad Khalil Band (JKPDP)
Pulwama Constituency Voter Turnout in 2014 and 2008
In 2014, the total number of votes polled in the Pulwama Assembly constituency was 30,183 or 38.12%. In 2008, the total number of votes polled in the Assembly elections was 29,237 or 40.91%.
