The BARAMULLA Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a high-stakes election on May 20, 2024, with 24 candidates vying for the seat. The results, announced on June 4, 2024, saw Abdul Rashid Sheikh, an independent candidate, emerge victorious.
Won
472481 (+ 204142)
ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH
Independent
Lost
268339 ( -204142)
OMAR ABDULLAH
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Lost
173239 ( -299242)
SAJAD GANI LONE
Jammu & Kashmir People Conference
Lost
27488 ( -444993)
MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ
Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party
Lost
21618 ( -450863)
SURAIYA NISSAR
Independent
Lost
15722 ( -456759)
FIRDOUS AHMAD BHAT
Independent
Lost
6214 ( -466267)
SHAFEEQA BEGUM
Independent
Lost
5566 ( -466915)
PEERZADA MUDASIR RASHID SHAH
Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim)
Lost
4268 ( -468213)
KHURSHEED AHMAD SHAH
Rashtriya Jankranti Party
Lost
4063 ( -468418)
MOHAMMAD SULTAN GANAIE
Independent
Lost
3670 ( -468811)
SHADIB HANIEF KHAN
Independent
Lost
3218 ( -469263)
MUDASIR AHMAD TANTARY
Independent
Lost
2983 ( -469498)
NAZIR AHMAD SOFI
Independent
Lost
2700 ( -469781)
SHABIR AHMAD DAR
Independent
Lost
2689 ( -469792)
HILAL AHMAD WAGAY
Independent
Lost
2570 ( -469911)
MEHRAJ UDDIN NAJAR
Independent
Lost
2417 ( -470064)
SYED AMEER SUHAIL
Independent
Lost
2343 ( -470138)
FAROOQ AHMAD BHAT
National Youth Party
Lost
2241 ( -470240)
ARUN KUMAR RAINA
Independent
Lost
2019 ( -470462)
MUNIR AHMAD KHAN
Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People’s Front
Lost
1671 ( -470810)
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN DAR
Independent
Lost
1397 ( -471084)
MUSHTAQ AHMAD MIR
National Loktantrik Party
4984 ( -467497)
NOTA
None of the Above
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH | Independent | 469574 | 2907 | 472481 | 45.7 |
| 2 | OMAR ABDULLAH | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference | 266301 | 2038 | 268339 | 25.95 |
| 3 | SAJAD GANI LONE | Jammu & Kashmir People Conference | 171582 | 1657 | 173239 | 16.76 |
| 4 | MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party | 27173 | 315 | 27488 | 2.66 |
| 5 | SURAIYA NISSAR | Independent | 21565 | 53 | 21618 | 2.09 |
| 6 | FIRDOUS AHMAD BHAT | Independent | 15707 | 15 | 15722 | 1.52 |
| 7 | SHAFEEQA BEGUM | Independent | 6203 | 11 | 6214 | 0.6 |
| 8 | PEERZADA MUDASIR RASHID SHAH | Jammu & Kashmir National Panthers Party (Bhim) | 5499 | 67 | 5566 | 0.54 |
| 9 | KHURSHEED AHMAD SHAH | Rashtriya Jankranti Party | 4213 | 55 | 4268 | 0.41 |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD SULTAN GANAIE | Independent | 4054 | 9 | 4063 | 0.39 |
| 11 | SHADIB HANIEF KHAN | Independent | 3668 | 2 | 3670 | 0.35 |
| 12 | MUDASIR AHMAD TANTARY | Independent | 3196 | 22 | 3218 | 0.31 |
| 13 | NAZIR AHMAD SOFI | Independent | 2980 | 3 | 2983 | 0.29 |
| 14 | SHABIR AHMAD DAR | Independent | 2694 | 6 | 2700 | 0.26 |
| 15 | HILAL AHMAD WAGAY | Independent | 2681 | 8 | 2689 | 0.26 |
| 16 | MEHRAJ UDDIN NAJAR | Independent | 2560 | 10 | 2570 | 0.25 |
| 17 | SYED AMEER SUHAIL | Independent | 2409 | 8 | 2417 | 0.23 |
| 18 | FAROOQ AHMAD BHAT | National Youth Party | 2315 | 28 | 2343 | 0.23 |
| 19 | ARUN KUMAR RAINA | Independent | 2161 | 80 | 2241 | 0.22 |
| 20 | MUNIR AHMAD KHAN | Jammu and Kashmir Nationalist People’s Front | 2004 | 15 | 2019 | 0.2 |
| 21 | MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN DAR | Independent | 1663 | 8 | 1671 | 0.16 |
| 22 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD MIR | National Loktantrik Party | 1382 | 15 | 1397 | 0.14 |
| 23 | NOTA | None of the Above | 4873 | 111 | 4984 | 0.48 |
| Total | 1026457 | 7443 | 1033900 |
In Hindi
लोक सभा निर्वाचन क्षेत्रों के लिए आम चुनाव: रुझान और परिणाम जून-2024
लोक सभा क्षेत्र 1 – बारामूला (जम्मू – कश्मीर)
विजयी
472481 (+ 204142)
ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH
निर्दलीय
हारा
268339 ( -204142)
OMAR ABDULLAH
जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर नेशनल काँफ्रेंस
हारा
173239 ( -299242)
SAJAD GANI LONE
जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर पीपुल्स कांफ्रेस
हारा
27488 ( -444993)
MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ
जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर पीपुल्स डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी
हारा
21618 ( -450863)
SURAIYA NISSAR
निर्दलीय
हारा
15722 ( -456759)
FIRDOUS AHMAD BHAT
निर्दलीय
हारा
6214 ( -466267)
SHAFEEQA BEGUM
निर्दलीय
हारा
5566 ( -466915)
PEERZADA MUDASIR RASHID SHAH
जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर नेशनल पैंथर्स पार्टी (भीम)
हारा
4268 ( -468213)
KHURSHEED AHMAD SHAH
राष्ट्रीय जनक्रान्ति पार्टी
हारा
4063 ( -468418)
MOHAMMAD SULTAN GANAIE
निर्दलीय
हारा
3670 ( -468811)
SHADIB HANIEF KHAN
निर्दलीय
हारा
3218 ( -469263)
MUDASIR AHMAD TANTARY
निर्दलीय
हारा
2983 ( -469498)
NAZIR AHMAD SOFI
निर्दलीय
हारा
2700 ( -469781)
SHABIR AHMAD DAR
निर्दलीय
हारा
2689 ( -469792)
HILAL AHMAD WAGAY
निर्दलीय
हारा
2570 ( -469911)
MEHRAJ UDDIN NAJAR
निर्दलीय
हारा
2417 ( -470064)
SYED AMEER SUHAIL
निर्दलीय
हारा
2343 ( -470138)
FAROOQ AHMAD BHAT
नेशनल यूथ पार्टी
हारा
2241 ( -470240)
ARUN KUMAR RAINA
निर्दलीय
हारा
2019 ( -470462)
MUNIR AHMAD KHAN
जम्मू और कश्मीर नेशनलिस्ट पीपुल्स फ्रंट
हारा
1671 ( -470810)
MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN DAR
निर्दलीय
हारा
1397 ( -471084)
MUSHTAQ AHMAD MIR
नेशनल लोकतांत्रिक पार्टी
4984 ( -467497)
NOTA
इनमें से कोई नहीं
| क्रम संख्या. | अभ्यर्थी | दल का नाम | ई.वी.एम. मत | डाक द्वारा मत | कुल मत | % मत |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL RASHID SHEIKH | निर्दलीय | 469574 | 2907 | 472481 | 45.7 |
| 2 | OMAR ABDULLAH | जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर नेशनल काँफ्रेंस | 266301 | 2038 | 268339 | 25.95 |
| 3 | SAJAD GANI LONE | जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर पीपुल्स कांफ्रेस | 171582 | 1657 | 173239 | 16.76 |
| 4 | MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ | जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर पीपुल्स डेमोक्रेटिक पार्टी | 27173 | 315 | 27488 | 2.66 |
| 5 | SURAIYA NISSAR | निर्दलीय | 21565 | 53 | 21618 | 2.09 |
| 6 | FIRDOUS AHMAD BHAT | निर्दलीय | 15707 | 15 | 15722 | 1.52 |
| 7 | SHAFEEQA BEGUM | निर्दलीय | 6203 | 11 | 6214 | 0.6 |
| 8 | PEERZADA MUDASIR RASHID SHAH | जम्मू एण्ड कश्मीर नेशनल पैंथर्स पार्टी (भीम) | 5499 | 67 | 5566 | 0.54 |
| 9 | KHURSHEED AHMAD SHAH | राष्ट्रीय जनक्रान्ति पार्टी | 4213 | 55 | 4268 | 0.41 |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD SULTAN GANAIE | निर्दलीय | 4054 | 9 | 4063 | 0.39 |
| 11 | SHADIB HANIEF KHAN | निर्दलीय | 3668 | 2 | 3670 | 0.35 |
| 12 | MUDASIR AHMAD TANTARY | निर्दलीय | 3196 | 22 | 3218 | 0.31 |
| 13 | NAZIR AHMAD SOFI | निर्दलीय | 2980 | 3 | 2983 | 0.29 |
| 14 | SHABIR AHMAD DAR | निर्दलीय | 2694 | 6 | 2700 | 0.26 |
| 15 | HILAL AHMAD WAGAY | निर्दलीय | 2681 | 8 | 2689 | 0.26 |
| 16 | MEHRAJ UDDIN NAJAR | निर्दलीय | 2560 | 10 | 2570 | 0.25 |
| 17 | SYED AMEER SUHAIL | निर्दलीय | 2409 | 8 | 2417 | 0.23 |
| 18 | FAROOQ AHMAD BHAT | नेशनल यूथ पार्टी | 2315 | 28 | 2343 | 0.23 |
| 19 | ARUN KUMAR RAINA | निर्दलीय | 2161 | 80 | 2241 | 0.22 |
| 20 | MUNIR AHMAD KHAN | जम्मू और कश्मीर नेशनलिस्ट पीपुल्स फ्रंट | 2004 | 15 | 2019 | 0.2 |
| 21 | MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN DAR | निर्दलीय | 1663 | 8 | 1671 | 0.16 |
| 22 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD MIR | नेशनल लोकतांत्रिक पार्टी | 1382 | 15 | 1397 | 0.14 |
| 23 | NOTA | इनमें से कोई नहीं | 4873 | 111 | 4984 | 0.48 |
| कुल | 1026457 | 7443 | 1033900 |
Key Candidates:
Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Independent): Sheikh is a prominent social activist and independent candidate who has been actively campaigning in the BARAMULLA constituency. He has a strong grassroots presence and has been vocal about issues related to the region’s development.
Omar Abdullah (JKNC): Abdullah is a former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a prominent figure in the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC). He has been actively campaigning in the BARAMULLA constituency, focusing on issues related to the rights of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Sajjad Lone (JKPC): Lone is a Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) member and has actively campaigned in the BARAMULLA constituency. He has a significant regional following and has been vocal about his party’s policies.
Factors Influencing the Outcome:
Voter Turnout: The voter turnout in BARAMULLA was 59%, the highest in the last three decades. This indicates a strong engagement from the electorate, which could have influenced the outcome.
Demographic Shifts: BARAMULLA’s demographics have been shifting, with a growing population of young voters and a significant presence of the Muslim community. This shift has influenced the political landscape, with parties adapting their strategies to cater to these groups.
Implications for Local, State, and National Politics:
Local Politics: Abdul Rashid Sheikh’s victory as the independent candidate is seen as a significant development in the local politics of Jammu and Kashmir. It showcases the electorate’s desire for independent and non-partisan leadership.
State Politics: The result has implications for the future of the JKNC in Jammu and Kashmir. The party’s loss in BARAMULLA could impact its ability to maintain its presence in the state assembly.
National Politics: The outcome of the BARAMULLA election is significant in national politics. It highlights the importance of regional issues and the need for parties to adapt their strategies to cater to the diverse demographics of different constituencies.
Conclusion:
The BARAMULLA Lok Sabha election result 2024 is a significant development in Indian politics. The victory of Abdul Rashid Sheikh and the performance of other candidates highlight the importance of local issues and demographic shifts in shaping the political landscape. As we reflect on the results, engaging with the insights and trends from this election is essential.
