Baramulla
Constituency No. 1 · General
AR
Abdul Rashid Sheikh (Engineer Rashid)
Independent (Awami Ittehad Party)
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
- Karnah
- Trehgam
- Kupwara
- Lolab
- Handwara
- Langate
Kupwara District
Jammu and Kashmir
Kupwara district is one of the districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Its administrative headquarters is at Kupwara. It covers 2,379 sq km and had a population of 8,70,354 at the 2011 census, a density of 366 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 6 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Kupwara
Area
2,379 sq km
Population
8.70 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
366 /km²
Literacy Rate
64.51%
Sex Ratio
835
per 1,000 males
Kupwara District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Kupwara district.
Total Population
8.70 Lakh
Male Population
4.74 Lakh
Female Population
3.96 Lakh
Rural Population
7.65 Lakh
Urban Population
1.05 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
3,520
Scheduled Tribe
70,800
Literacy Rate
64.51%
Population Density
366 /km²
Sex Ratio
835
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 75.62%Female literacy 50.48%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Kupwara district.
11
Tehsils
24
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
385
Gram Panchayats
366
Villages
- Headquarters
- Kupwara
- Languages
- Kashmiri, Pahari, Urdu, Gojri
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 34.53° N, 74.26° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Kupwara
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Partial
Assembly Constituencies Covering Kupwara
(6)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 1 · Baramulla
JM
Javaid Ahmad Mirchal
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
MLA
No. 2 · Baramulla
SM
Saifullah Mir
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
MLA
No. 3 · Baramulla
MF
Mir Mohammad Fayaz
Jammu & Kashmir People's Democratic Party
MLA
No. 4 · Baramulla
QL
Qaysar Jamshaid Lone
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
MLA
No. 5 · Baramulla
SL
Sajad Gani Lone
Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference
MLA
No. 6 · Baramulla
KS
Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh
Awami Ittehad Party
MLA
Your Representatives from Kupwara
(7)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Kupwara district.
- ARAbdul Rashid Sheikh (Engineer Rashid)Independent (Awami Ittehad Party)MPBaramulla · No. 1
- JMJavaid Ahmad MirchalJammu & Kashmir National ConferenceMLAKarnah · No. 1
- SMSaifullah MirJammu & Kashmir National ConferenceMLATrehgam · No. 2
- MFMir Mohammad FayazJammu & Kashmir People's Democratic PartyMLAKupwara · No. 3
- QLQaysar Jamshaid LoneJammu & Kashmir National ConferenceMLALolab · No. 4
- SLSajad Gani LoneJammu and Kashmir People's ConferenceMLAHandwara · No. 5
- KSKhursheed Ahmad SheikhAwami Ittehad PartyMLALangate · No. 6
Election History
Lok SabhaBaramulla · No. 1
- 202418th Lok SabhaIndependentAbdul Rashid SheikhVotes 4,72,481Vote share 45.7%Margin 2,04,142
- 1. Abdul Rashid Sheikh · Independent4,72,481 (45.7%)
- 2. Omar Abdullah · JKNC2,68,339 (25.95%)
- 3. Sajad Gani Lone · Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference1,73,239 (16.77%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Kupwara District at a Glance
- State
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Headquarters
- Kupwara
- Area
- 2,379 sq km
- Population
- 8.70 Lakh
- Population density
- 366 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 835 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 64.51%
- Languages
- Kashmiri, Pahari, Urdu, Gojri
- Tehsils
- 11
- Blocks
- 24
- Gram panchayats
- 385
- Villages
- 366
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 6
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Jammu and Kashmir
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.