Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency

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

Baramulla
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Lok Sabha constituency
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Constituency details
Country India
Region North India
Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir
Established 1967
Total electors 17,37,865
Reservation None
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent

Sheikh Er Rashid
Party Independent
Elected year 2024

Previous Assembly segments

Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:

  1. Karnah (assembly constituency no. 1)
  2. Kupwara (assembly constituency no. 2)
  3. Lolab (assembly constituency no. 3)
  4. Handwara (assembly constituency no. 4)
  5. Langate (assembly constituency no. 5)
  6. Uri (assembly constituency no. 6)
  7. Rafiabad(assembly constituency no. 7)
  8. Sopore (assembly constituency no. 8)
  9. Gurez (assembly constituency no. 9)
  10. Bandipora (assembly constituency no. 10)
  11. Sonawari (assembly constituency no. 11)
  12. Sangrama (assembly constituency no. 12)
  13. Baramulla (assembly constituency no. 13)
  14. Gulmarg (assembly constituency no. 14)
  15. Pattan (assembly constituency no. 15)

New Assembly segments

AC No. AC Name District
1 Karnah Kupwara
2 Trehgam
3 Kupwara
4 Lolab
5 Handwara
6 Langate
7 Sopore Baramulla
8 Rafiabad
9 Uri
10 Baramulla
11 Gulmarg
12 Wagoora-Kreeri
13 Pattan
14 Sonawari Bandipora
15 Bandipora
16 Gurez (ST)
27 Budgam Budgam
28 Beerwah

Members of Parliament

Year Winner Party
1957 Shaikh Mohammed Akbar Indian National Congress
1967 Syed Ahmed Aga
1971
1977 Abdul Ahad Vakil Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1980 Khwaja Mubarak Shah
1983^ Saifuddin Soz
1984
1989
1996 Ghulam Rasool Kar Indian National Congress
1998 Saifuddin Soz Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1999 Abdul Rashid Shaheen
2004
2009 Sharifuddin Shariq
2014 Muzaffar Hussain Baig Jammu & Kashmir People’s Democratic Party
2019 Mohammad Akbar Lone Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
2024 Sheikh Er Rashid Independent politician

^ by poll

Election results

2024

2024 Indian general elections: Baramulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
IND Sheikh Er Rashid 4,72,481 45.70 Increase24.58
JKNC Omar Abdullah 2,66,301 25.95 Decrease3.74
JKPC Sajjad Gani Lone 1,71,582 16.76 Decrease6.74
JKPDP Fayaz Ahmad Mir 27,173 2.66 Decrease9.12
NOTA None of the Above 4,873 0.49 Decrease1.29
Majority 1,34,705 21.46 Increase14.82
Turnout 10,33,900 59.49 Increase24.60
Independent gain from JKNC Swing

2019

2019 Indian general elections: Baramulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Mohammad Akbar Lone 133,426 29.29 Decrease2.05
JKPC Raja Aijaz Ali 1,03,193 22.65 Increase7.38
IND Sheikh Er Rashid 1,02,168 22.43 New
JKPDP Abdul Qayoom Wani 53,530 11.75 Decrease25.86
INC Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir 34,532 7.58 New
NOTA None of the Above 8,128 1.78
BJP M. M War 7,894 1.73 Increase0.32
Majority 30,053 6.64 Increase0.37
Turnout 4,57,931 34.89 Decrease4.24
JKNC gain from JKPDP Swing

General elections 2014

2014 Indian general elections: Baramulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKPDP Muzaffar Hussain Baig 175,277 37.61 Increase6.29
JKNC Sharifuddin Shariq 1,46,058 31.34 Decrease14.67
JKPC Salamuddin Bajad 71,154 15.27 Increase0.45
IND Er. Abdul Rashid Sheikh 22,090 4.74 New
IND Abdul Hussain 7,301 1.57 New
BJP Gulam Mohammad Mir 6,558 1.41 New
NOTA None of the Above 4,568 0.98 New
Majority 29,219 6.27 Decrease8.42
Turnout 4,65,992 39.13 Decrease2.71
JKPDP gain from JKNC Swing Decrease8.40

General elections 2009

2009 Indian general elections: Baramulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Sharifuddin Shariq 203,022 46.01 Increase7.88
JKPDP Mohammad Dilawar Mir 1,38,208 31.32 Decrease3.86
JKPC Sajad Gani Lone 65,403 14.82
IND. Gowsia Bashir 5,848 1.33
Majority 64,814 14.69 Increase11.74
Turnout 4,41,234 41.84 Increase6.19
JKNC hold Swing

General election 2004

2004 Indian general elections: Baramulla
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JKNC Abdul Rashid Shaheen 127,653 38.13
JKPDP Nizamuddin Bhat 1,17,758 35.18
INC Ghulam Rasool Kar 62,316 18.61
Independent Mir Khursheed Abbasi 10,569 3.16
BJP Mohmad Akbar 9,003 2.69
JKNPP Syed Mohd Rafiq Shah 7,471 2.23
Majority 9,895 2.95
Turnout 3,34,770 35.65
JKNC hold Swing