# Sonawar Assembly constituency

Sonawar was one of the 87 constituencies in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir a north state of India. Sonawar was also part of Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency.

## Members of the Legislative Assembly

| Election | Member | Party |
| 1996 | Ghulam Mohammed Bawan | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2002 | Mohammad Yasin Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2008 | Farooq Abdullah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference |
| 2009 By-election | Mohammad Yasin Shah | Jammu and Kashmir National Conference |
| 2014 | Mohammad Ashraf Mir | Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party |

## Election results
### Assembly Election 2014

2014 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKPDP | Mohammad Ashraf Mir | 14,283 | 41.88% | 5.16 |
| | JKNC | Omar Abdullah | 9,500 | 27.85% | New |
| | Independent | Peer Bilal Ahmad | 4,394 | 12.88% | New |
| | JKPC | Laldin Mir | 1,996 | 5.85% | New |
| | BJP | Darakhshan Andrabi | 1,100 | 3.23% | New |
| | INC | Khem Lata Wakhlu | 808 | 2.37% | New |
| | Independent | Parvez Jamal | 458 | 1.34% | New |
| | NOTA | None of the Above | 305 | 0.89% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 4,783 | 14.02% | 13.77 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 34,107 | 44.00% | 15.58 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 77,512 | | 11.95 |
| | JKPDP gain from JKNC | JKPDP gain from JKNC | Swing | 5.42 | |

### Assembly By-election 2009

2009 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly by-election : Sonawar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammad Yasin Shah | 9,306 | 47.29% | New |
| | JKPDP | Mohammed Ashraf Mir | 9,256 | 47.04% | 19.18 |
| | JKANC | Mohammed Ahmad Shah | 1,115 | 5.67% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 50 | 0.25% | 0.12 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 19,677 | 28.42% | 8.24 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 69,235 | | 2.12 |
| | JKNC gain from JKNC | JKNC gain from JKNC | Swing | 19.06 | |

### Assembly Election 2008

2008 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Farooq Abdullah | 7,018 | 28.23% | 26.42 |
| | JKPDP | Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi | 6,924 | 27.86% | 0.25 |
| | INC | Khem Lata Wakhloo | 4,301 | 17.30% | 6.52 |
| | JKNPP | Bashir Ahmad Kathoo | 894 | 3.60% | New |
| | Independent | Syed Mohammed Shah | 743 | 2.99% | New |
| | RJD | Merajuddin Ganai | 712 | 2.86% | New |
| | Independent | Rafi Ud Din Ahmed | 530 | 2.13% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 94 | 0.38% | 26.67 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 24,856 | 36.66% | 26.70 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 67,796 | | 7.15 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 26.42 | |

### Assembly Election 2002

2002 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Mohammad Yasin Shah | 3,445 | 54.66% | 4.26 |
| | JKPDP | Ghulam Hussain Wani | 1,740 | 27.61% | New |
| | INC | Khemlata Wakhloo | 680 | 10.79% | 5.82 |
| | BJP | Gopi Krishen Mujoo | 232 | 3.68% | New |
| | Independent | Hafiza Bagum | 206 | 3.27% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 1,705 | 27.05% | 13.15 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,303 | 9.96% | 22.47 |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 63,272 | | 22.44 |
| | JKNC hold | JKNC hold | Swing | 4.26 | |

### Assembly Election 1996

1996 Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly election : Sonawar :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | JKNC | Ghulam Mohammed Bawan | 9,873 | 58.92% | New |
| | JD | Bashir Ahmad Kuthoo | 3,137 | 18.72% | New |
| | INC | Sheikh Ghulam Qadir Pardesi | 2,783 | 16.61% | New |
| | JKNPP | Abdul Rashid Lone | 572 | 3.41% | New |
| | Independent | Hafiza Begum | 307 | 1.83% | New |
| Margin of victory | Margin of victory | Margin of victory | 6,736 | 40.20% | |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 16,757 | 34.50% | |
| Registered electors | Registered electors | Registered electors | 51,675 | | |
| | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) | JKNC win (new seat) |