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Sajad Gani Lone

JKPC | Handwara | Jammu and Kashmir
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Sajad Lone is the Jammu & Kashmir People Conference (JKPC) candidate from the Kupwara and Handwara constituencies for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Elections 2024. A former member of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami, Lone is the chief of JKPC. In his election affidavit, Lone, 57, has declared assets worth over Rs 11 crore and has declared his highest education qualification as B.Sc (Economics) Hons from Cardiff University in the UK. Lone has also declared that he has no pending criminal cases against him and has not been convicted for any crime. Lone had fought the Lok Sabha election 2024 from the Baramullah constituency in northern Kashmir against Sheikh Abdul Rashid, and had lost by a margin of over 3,00,000 votes.


About Sajad Gani Lone

Sajad Gani Lone is the Jammu & Kashmir People Conference (JKPF) candidate from 5. Handwara (General) Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

His profession according to the election affidavit filed with the Election Commission of India, and as analysed by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections 2024 is: Politician & Business Interests.

This candidate's educational qualifications are: Graduate and he is 57 years of age. Sajad Gani Lone's total declared assets are Rs 20.8 crore which includes Rs 1.6 crore in movable assets and Rs 19.2 crore in immovable assets. His total declared income is Rs 37.8 lakh of which Rs 37.8 lakh is self income. He has declared total liabilities of Rs 7.3 crore.

This JKPF candidate, in the election affidavit has mentioned 0 criminal cases registered against him.

Handwara Assembly election results

2024
PartyParty votes polledVotes %Candidate name
JKPC29,81240.78%
Sajad Gani Lone
Winner
Margin:
662 (0.91%)
Winner
NC29,15039.88%Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan
IND7,63910.45%Abdul Majid Banday
PDP2,0102.75%Gauhar Azad Mir
BJP1,7502.39%Ghulam Mohammad Mir
NOTA1,2531.71%None of the Above
IND1,2181.67%Zahid Mushtaq Sheikh
IND2680.37%Shahid Hussain Mir

About Handwara constituency

5. Handwara is one of the 90 Assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir is located in the North region of India. This seat can be classified as: and falls in the Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The reservation status of this constituency is: General. 5. Handwara Assembly constituency is part of the 1. Baramulla (General) Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2024 Jammu and Kashmir Assembly election, Handwara is scheduled to vote on Tuesday, October 1,2024 and the counting of votes is scheduled for Tuesday, October 8, 2024.


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First Published: April 18, 2024, 05:40 IST

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Sajad Gani Lone


Candidate details

PartyJammu & Kashmir People Conference
Age57
GenderM
Phase3
Poll DateOctober 1, 2024
Counting of votes/Results date:October 8, 2024
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