Karnah Assembly constituency

Karnah
Karnah
Constituency No. 1 for the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	North India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
Division	Kashmir
District	Kupwara
Lok Sabha constituency	Baramulla
Established	1962
Member of Legislative Assembly
	Incumbent Javaid Ahmad Mirchal
Party	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference
Elected year	2024
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Karnah Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north union territory of India. Karnah is also part of Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency.^[1]

Till the delimitation, which was undertaken in 2022, it was one of the 87 constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir State.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Year	Member
1962	Mohammed Yunis Khan	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1967	Mohammed Yunis Khan	Indian National Congress
1972	Mohammed Yaseen Shah	Independent
1977	Ghulam Qadir Mir	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1983	Abdul Gani Lone	Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
1987	Sharifuddin Shariq	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
1996	Kafil-ur-Rehman
2002
2008
2014	Raja Manzoor Ahmad^[2]	Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party
2024	Javaid Ahmad Mirchal	Jammu and Kashmir National Conference

Election results

Assembly Election 2024

2024 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Javaid Ahmad Mirchal	14,294	34.59%	*New*
	JKPC	Naseer Ahmad Awan	8,032	19.44%	10.33
	JKPDP	Firdous Ahmad Mir	6,354	15.38%	32.37
	JKAP	Raja Manzoor Ahmad	5,151	12.47%	New
	BJP	Mohammed Idrees	2,973	7.20%	4.67
	Independent	Fayaz Ahmad	2,925	7.08%	New
	SP	Sajawal Shah	735	1.78%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	464	1.12%	0.18
Margin of victory			6,262	15.15%	7.13
Turnout			41,320	71.30%	6.90
Registered electors			57,951		74.91
	JKNC gain from JKPDP		Swing	13.15

Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKPDP	Raja Manzoor Ahmad	12,371	47.75%	35.55
	JKNC	Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan	6,596	25.46%	6.30
	INC	Ali Asgar Khan	2,894	11.17%	0.71
	JKPC	Mohammad Saleem Mir	2,359	9.10%	New
	BJP	Ishfaq Ur Rehman	654	2.52%	New
	JKNPP	Jahangir Khan	453	1.75%	New
	All J & K Kisan Majdoor Party	Aijaz Ahmad Badana	339	1.31%	New
	NOTA	None of the Above	244	0.94%	New
Margin of victory			5,775	22.29%	16.94
Turnout			25,910	78.20%	1.45
Registered electors			33,132		22.98
	JKPDP gain from JKNC		Swing	28.59

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Kafil-ur-Rehman	4,110	19.15%	26.86
	JKANC	Abdul Rehman Bhadana	2,962	13.80%	New
	Socialist Democratic Party (India)	Javaid Ahmad Mirchal	2,911	13.57%	New
	Independent	Ali Asgar Khan	2,642	12.31%	New
	JKPDP	Raja Manzoor Ahmad	2,616	12.19%	New
	INC	Syed Yasin Shah	2,245	10.46%	25.05
	Independent	Mohammed Abass	1,708	7.96%	New
Margin of victory			1,148	5.35%	5.16
Turnout			21,458	79.65%	14.28
Registered electors			26,941		6.93
	JKNC hold		Swing	26.86

Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan	8,707	46.02%	16.17
	INC	Mohammed Sikander Khan	6,719	35.51%	22.66
	Independent	Abdul Rashid Mirchal	2,117	11.19%	New
	BJP	Manzoor Ahmad	749	3.96%	New
	Independent	Jehangir Khan	282	1.49%	New
	Independent	Ali Haider	214	1.13%	New
	Independent	Showqat Hussain Beigh	134	0.71%	New
Margin of victory			1,988	10.51%	26.72
Turnout			18,922	65.37%	0.61
Registered electors			28,948		8.55
	JKNC hold		Swing	16.17

Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Kifil-Ur-Rehman Khan	10,739	62.19%	11.31
	JD	Abdul Rahman Badana	4,311	24.96%	New
	INC	Mohammed Sikander Khan	2,219	12.85%	New
Margin of victory			6,428	37.22%	23.61
Turnout			17,269	66.07%	10.04
Registered electors			26,667		49.93
	JKNC hold		Swing

Assembly Election 1987

1987 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Sharifuddin Shariq	20,269	50.88%	5.88
	JKNC	Abdul Rashid Mirchl	14,844	37.26%	7.74
	Independent	Amir-Ud Din	3,570	8.96%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yaqoob	399	1.00%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Qadir Mir	364	0.91%	New
Margin of victory			5,425	13.62%	4.23
Turnout			39,839	77.02%	3.66
Registered electors			53,262		10.66
	JKNC hold		Swing	5.88

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Abdul Gani Lone	15,407	45.00%	1.31
	JKNC	Ghulam Qadir Mir	12,194	35.61%	10.70
	INC	Mehboob Illahi	2,877	8.40%	20.23
	JI	Mohammed Anwar	1,514	4.42%	New
	Independent	Noorullah	925	2.70%	New
	Independent	Gani Shiekh	537	1.57%	New
	Independent	Ghulam Hassan	438	1.28%	New
Margin of victory			3,213	9.38%	8.29
Turnout			34,241	74.68%	6.62
Registered electors			48,131		16.37
	JKNC hold		Swing	1.31

Assembly Election 1977

1977 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JKNC	Ghulam Qadir Mir	12,357	46.31%	*New*
	INC	Mohammed Yunis Khan	7,641	28.64%	11.54
	JP	Ghulam Rasool Malik	5,868	21.99%	New
	Independent	Mohammed Yaseen Shah	818	3.07%	New
Margin of victory			4,716	17.67%	14.93
Turnout			26,684	67.94%	7.75
Registered electors			41,360		24.39
	JKNC gain from Independent		Swing	3.40

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mohammed Yaseen Shah	10,310	42.91%	*New*
	INC	Mohammed Yunis Khan	9,652	40.17%	New
	Independent	Abdul Rahman B Dhana	4,065	16.92%	New
Margin of victory			658	2.74%
Turnout			24,027	74.92%	72.26
Registered electors			33,250		12.98
	Independent gain from INC		Swing

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	±%
	INC	Mohammed Yunis Khan	Unopposed
Registered electors			29,430	33.66
	INC gain from JKNC		Swing

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Karnah^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	JKNC	Mohammed Yunis Khan	Unopposed
Registered electors			22,019
	JKNC win (new seat)

References

^ Sitting and previous MLAs from Karnah Assembly Constituency
^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
^ "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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[1] Sitting and previous MLAs from Karnah Assembly Constituency

[election2014-2] "Jammu & Kashmir 2014". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 13 November 2021.

[3] Election Commission of India (8 October 2024). "J&K Assembly Election Results 2024 - Bandipora". Archived from the original on 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.

[4] "Jammu & Kashmir 2014 - Jammu & Kashmir - Election Commission of India". eci.gov.in. Archived from the original on 13 June 2019.

[5] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2008 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 25 December 2024. Retrieved 25 December 2024.

[6] "Statistical Report on General Election, 2002 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[7] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1996 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[8] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1987 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[9] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[10] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1977 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[11] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[12] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[13] "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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