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Srinagar Lok Sabha Elections

Srinagar is one of 6 Lok Sabha constituencies in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir and will cast its vote in the 2019 election on April 18.

Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency covers 15 assembly segments – Kangan, Ganderbal, Hazratbal, Zadibal, Idgah, Khanyar, Habba kadal, Amira Kadal, Sonawar, Batmaloo, Chadoora, Budgam, Beerwah, Khansahib and Chrari-Sharif.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, Tariq Hameed Karra of the Peoples Democratic Party- won by a margin of over 42 thousand votes. He had defeated Farooq Abdulla of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. Karra had secured 157923 votes while Abdulla got 115643 votes.

The voter turnout figure was at 71.93 percent across 1546 polling stations. Other members in the fray werer Aga Syed Mohsin who was an Independent and Fayaz Ahmad Bhat of the BJP

Karra resigned from the Lok Sabha in 2016 and joined the Indian National Congress in 2017. In the bi-elections held that year, Farooq Abdullah defeated PDP's Nazir Ahmad Khan by winning over 48 thousand votes.

In the year 2009, Dr. Farooq Abdullah of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference defeated PDP candidate Iftikhar Hussain Ansari. Abdullah secured 147035 votes while Ansarai managed to get 116793 votes.

Some of the other candidates in the fray were Avtar Kishan Pandita of the BJP and Independent candidate Mohd Alyas Kumar.

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Candidates Party Status Votes
Farooq Abdullah JKNC

Won

106750
Aga Syed Mohsin JKPDP

Lost

36700
Irfan Raza Ansari JKPC

Lost

28773
Sheikh Khalid Jehangir BJP

Lost

4631
Bilal Sultan IND

Lost

1630
Nota NOTA

Lost

1566
Abdul Rashid Banday IND

Lost

1537
Nazir Ahmad Sofi MNP

Lost

1507
Showkat Hussain Khan JD(U)

Lost

1250
Abdual Rashid Ganie JKNPP

Lost

791
Sajjad Ahmad Dar IND

Lost

613
Abdul Khaliq Bhat SHS

Lost

578
Nazir Ahmad Lone RJKP

Lost

506

Srinagar News

J-K: NIA arrests TRF operative in Srinagar who was recruiting youth for LeT

J-K: NIA arrests TRF operative in Srinagar who was recruiting youth for LeT

"Arsalan was radicalising youths and was recruiting them for LeT. He was hatching a conspiracy to carry out terror activities across India." said the NIA official.

Dec 31, 2021, 19:43 PM IST
Terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar

Terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar

The Kashmir Zone Police informed that a search is currently going on.

Dec 19, 2021, 06:16 AM IST
Srinagar police bus attack: Attackers believed to have fled to Tral, will track them down soon, says IGP

Srinagar police bus attack: Attackers believed to have fled to Tral, will track them down soon, says IGP

The blood trail of one of the injured militant suggests that the group first fled to Pampore and then to the Tral area of Pulwama while the police team is working to track down the group.

Dec 14, 2021, 18:34 PM IST
Srinagar records coldest night of the season so far

Srinagar records coldest night of the season so far

Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar recorded the coldest night of the season so far on Monday.

Nov 23, 2021, 17:33 PM IST
Bodies of civilians killed in Hyderpora encounter exhumed, to be handed over to kin

Bodies of civilians killed in Hyderpora encounter exhumed, to be handed over to kin

The bodies of Mohammad Altaf Bhat and Mudasir Gul will be handed over to their families, PTI cited a Jammu and Kashmir official as saying. 

Nov 18, 2021, 21:52 PM IST
Kashmir shivers as cold wave intensifies, Srinagar records season’s lowest temperature

Kashmir shivers as cold wave intensifies, Srinagar records season’s lowest temperature

The intense cold wave continued in Kashmir and in Ladakh the minimum temperature dropped below freezing point. Srinagar recorded minus 1.5°C, the coldest night so far this season. 

Nov 17, 2021, 15:26 PM IST
90-year-old 'chana' seller who saved Rs 1 lakh for his last rites looted; J&K cop gives money from his own pocket, earns praise

90-year-old 'chana' seller who saved Rs 1 lakh for his last rites looted; J&K cop gives money from his own pocket, earns praise

Senior Superintendent of Police Sandeep Chaudhary gave the local vendor Rs 1 lakh from his own pocket.

Nov 15, 2021, 10:59 AM IST
COVID-19 third wave? Jammu and Kashmir reports surge, Srinagar emerges as hotspot

COVID-19 third wave? Jammu and Kashmir reports surge, Srinagar emerges as hotspot

Srinagar is emerging as one of the hotspots for the COVID spread. At present, out of 968 active cases in Kashmir division, 554 (57 per cent) are from district Srinagar, indicating a spurt in COVID-19

Nov 11, 2021, 16:34 PM IST
Srinagar to be part of UNESCO's creative cities network; PM Narendra Modi hails the recognition

Srinagar to be part of UNESCO's creative cities network; PM Narendra Modi hails the recognition

The inclusion in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) 2021, under the Crafts and Folk Arts category, took place on Monday, and the announcement was made on UNESCO`s official website, wherein 49

Nov 11, 2021, 14:33 PM IST
Srinagar joins UNESCO creative cities network, PM Modi congratulates J-K people

Srinagar joins UNESCO creative cities network, PM Modi congratulates J-K people

Srinagar is among 49 cities worldwide to join the UNESCO creative cities network.

Nov 08, 2021, 23:12 PM IST
Go First introduces direct international flight from Srinagar to Sharjah

Go First introduces direct international flight from Srinagar to Sharjah

Go First (formerly known as GoAir) has become the first airline company in India to connect Jammu & Kashmir with UAE with an inaugural flight to Sharjah.   

Oct 25, 2021, 14:42 PM IST
J-K: Home Minister Amit Shah meets family members of slain Inspector Parvaiz Ahmad

J-K: Home Minister Amit Shah meets family members of slain Inspector Parvaiz Ahmad

The Home Minister is scheduled to chair a high-level security review meeting later in the day and will also inaugurate the first direct international flight between Srinagar and Sharjah in UAE. 

Oct 23, 2021, 15:54 PM IST
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to heavy rains

Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closed due to heavy rains

"Jammu Srinagar National Highway closed as heavy rains trigger shooting stones and landslide at Ramban and Udhampur," Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police said in a statement.

Oct 23, 2021, 15:28 PM IST
Amid tight security, Amit Shah begins his three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir

Amid tight security, Amit Shah begins his three-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir

The Home Minister is scheduled to chair a high-level security review meeting later in the day (October 23) and will also inaugurate the first direct international flight between Srinagar and Sharjah

Oct 23, 2021, 12:33 PM IST
Internet services suspended in parts of Kashmir Valley following recent civilian killings

Internet services suspended in parts of Kashmir Valley following recent civilian killings

In the Srinagar district, the areas where the service was suspended include Anchar, Eidgah, Qamarwari, Soura, Maharajgunj, Nowhatta, Safa Kadal, and Bagyass.  

Oct 18, 2021, 21:47 PM IST
J-K: Militants kill street vendor from Bihar in Srinagar, injure one from UP in Pulwama

J-K: Militants kill street vendor from Bihar in Srinagar, injure one from UP in Pulwama

A non-local street vendor was shot dead and one critically injured by militants near the Eidgah Park in Srinagar city.

Oct 16, 2021, 20:24 PM IST
Killing of teachers in Srinagar: As fear spreads, J&K DGP says terrorists acting on Pakistan's behest

Killing of teachers in Srinagar: As fear spreads, J&K DGP says terrorists acting on Pakistan's behest

The targeted killing of civilians, particularly minorities, in Kashmir is aimed at creating an atmosphere of fear and damaging age-old communal harmony, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police

Oct 07, 2021, 18:14 PM IST
I'm a Hindu and have read Quran; my father's spirit lives on: Daughter of chemist killed in Srinagar

I'm a Hindu and have read Quran; my father's spirit lives on: Daughter of chemist killed in Srinagar

"My father Makhan Lal Bindroo will be alive in the spirit," the chemist's daughter, an associate professor, told the media today (October 6). Makhan Lal was shot dead while he was working in his shop

Oct 06, 2021, 16:00 PM IST
Terror attacks in Kashmir: Three civilians, including prominent pharmacist, killed in separate incidents

Terror attacks in Kashmir: Three civilians, including prominent pharmacist, killed in separate incidents

Among the three killed was Makhan Lal Bindroo, owner of Bindroo Medicate. While this incident took place at Iqbal Park in Srinagar, the other two killings were reported from Shahgund area of

Oct 05, 2021, 23:53 PM IST
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