Srinagar is one of six Lok Sabha constituencies in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Voting here for the 2019 Lok Sabha election took place on April 18
New Delhi: Early trends show Farooq Abdullah is leading in Srinagar. Farooq Abdullah is seeking a fourth term in the lower house of Parliament from the Srinagar seat. Abdullah is pitched against political greenhorns Aga Moshin of the PDP, Irfan Ansari of the People's Conference and Khalid Jehangir of the BJP.
Srinagar is one of six Lok Sabha constituencies in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir. Voting here for the 2019 Lok Sabha election took place on April 18.
Srinagar registered 14.08% voter turnout in Lok Sabha Election 2019, a loss of 11.62% from 2014. The total number of electors in the constituency is 12,93,957 while 1,82,190 came out to exercise their franchise. While in 2014, the constituency registered 25.70% voter turnout. The total number of electors in the constituency was 12,04,958 while 3,09,696 voted.
Sheikh Khalid Jehangir of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Farooq Abdullah of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Aga Syed Mohsin of the People’s Democratic Party and Abdul Rashid Ganie of the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party are some of the most prominent names who contested the Lok Sabha election 2019 from Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu & Kashmir.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Tariq Hameed Karra of the People’s Democratic Party- won by a margin of over 42 thousand votes. However, following his resignation in 2016, by-elections were held. Farooq Abdullah defeated PDP's Nazir Ahmad Khan by winning over 48 thousand votes.
In the year 2009, Farooq Abdullah of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference defeated PDP candidate Iftikhar Hussain Ansari.
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