Sopore assembly election result 2024 early trends: NC's Irshad Rasool Kar leads after 10 rounds of counting

16812678326783NEW DELHI: Sopore is one of the 90 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, located in the Baramulla district. This constituency is classified as a General seat and is part of the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency. Known as a stronghold of militancy and separatism, the 2024 elections marked a significant shift with a 45% voter turnout, surpassing previous records of the last three decades.
In the third phase of the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, held alongside 40 other constituencies, Sopore recorded a 45.32% voter turnout, according to the Election Commission of India.
In comparison, only 19% of the electorate voted in 2008, and 30% in 2014. These elections were the first after the abrogation of Article 370 and the reorganization of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, followed by a delimitation exercise that increased Jammu's seat count from 37 to 43, while Kashmir gained one seat, raising its total to 47.
For many first-time voters, the key issues driving them to the polls were unemployment, inflation, the restoration of statehood, and concerns over the disempowerment of the people.
Abdul Rashid Dar, a former Congress legislator, is one of 20 candidates contesting, locked in a race with National Conference (NC) candidate Irshad Kar. The NC and Congress are engaged in a "friendly contest" in Sopore, one of five constituencies where the two parties failed to reach a consensus on a joint candidate.
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Sopore went to the polls on October 1, 2024, during Phase 3 of the elections, and the results will be counted on October 8, 2024.