Lal Chowk Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2024
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 — results
Winner
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed
votes
16,731
Margin
11,343(30.8%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed✓ WinnerJKNC16,73145.45%
- 2Mohammad Ashraf MirJammu And Kashmir Apni PartyDeposit lost5,38814.64%
- 3Zuhaib Yousf MirPDPDeposit lost4,96613.49%
- 4Manzoor Ahmad BhatINDDeposit lost4,47512.16%
- 5Aijaz Hussain RatherBJPDeposit lost3,2818.91%
- 6NOTA5851.59%
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- 7Gazanfar AliINDDeposit lost4611.25%
- 8Abdul Rashid HaroonJammu & Kashmir Awami National ConferenceDeposit lost3741.02%
- 9Nisar Ahmad WaniINDDeposit lost2960.8%
- 10Sheikh Sarwar HussainINDDeposit lost1510.41%
- 11Qari Zaheer Abbas BhattiAll India Forward BlocDeposit lost1030.28%
Deposit lost: 9 of 10 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).
Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2024
From the Election Commission of India's statistical report
- Electors
- 1,07,573
- Votes cast
- 36,812
- Turnout
- 34.22%
- Polling stations
- 137
incl. service voters
incl. 80 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women29.2%
15,766 of 53,960 voted on EVMs
Men39.1%
20,965 of 53,612 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 1; 1 voted.
- Candidates10
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA585
- Valid votes36,226
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Lal Chowk?
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed (JKNC) won Lal Chowk in the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 with 16,731 votes.
What was the winning margin in Lal Chowk?
Sheikh Ahsan Ahmed defeated Mohammad Ashraf Mir (Jammu And Kashmir Apni Party) by 11,343 votes.
What was the turnout in Lal Chowk in 2024?
34.22% — 36,812 of 1,07,573 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 29.2%, men's 39.1%.
How many voters does Lal Chowk have?
1,07,573 electors at the 2024 election — 53,612 men, 53,960 women, 1 third gender (service voters included), and 137 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Lal Chowk?
The last general election was completed in October 2024. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2029; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.
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