Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr5- Baramulla Parliamentary constituency, set to go to polls on May 13, has a total electorate of 10, 54, 086, which includes 1,627 service electors. Out of the total registered voters, 5, 49, 778 are male and 5, 04, 308 female who will exercise their franchise in the Lok Sabha elections 2009.
In comparison, there were 9, 41, 053 electors registered for the 2004 Parliamentary elections. Abdul Rashid Shaheen of NC won the Parliamentary seat in 2004 elections when he defeated his nearest rival Nizam-ud-Din Bhat of PDP by a margin of 9,895 votes. While Shaheen polled 1, 27, 653 votes, Bhat polled 1, 17, 758 votes. The total poll percentage was recorded at 35.66.
The Assembly segments going to polls in Baramulla Parliamentary elections in 2009 are Karnah, Kupwara, Lolab, Handwara and Langate in Kupwara district, Uri, Rafiabad, Sopore, Sangrama, Baramulla, Gulmarg and Pattan in Baramulla district and Gurez, Bandipora and Sonawari in Bandipora district.
Baramulla district leads with 5, 23, 485 voters which include 2, 72,128 male and 2, 51 357 female voters. Kupwara district follows with 3, 41, 204 electors including 1, 78,812 male and 1, 62,392 female electors. Bandipora district has 1, 89,397 registered voters which include 98,838 male and 90,559 female voters.
As many as 1,470 polling stations, spread across 15 segments of Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, will be set up for the voters. These include 1,394 main and 76 auxiliary polling stations. Baramulla district again leads with 743 polling stations.
According to poll schedule for Baramulla Lok Sabha seat, notification will be issued on April 17. The last day of filing nomination is April 24 while as scrutiny of papers will take place the next day. The last day for withdrawal of candidatures is April 27 while as polling in the constituency will be held on May 13.
In 1967 and 1971 midterm elections, Baramulla Parliamentary constituency was represented by Syed Ahmad Aga of the Congress. In 1977 elections, the seat was won by Abdul Ahad on NC while as in the midterm 1980 Parliamentary elections; the seat was won by Mubarak Shah, again of NC. In 1984 and 1989, the seat was won by Prof. Saifuddin Soz on NC ticket. In 1996, the seat went to Ghulam Rasool Kar of INC while as in 1998, the seat was wrested by Prof. Saif-ud-din Soz of NC while as in 1999, and the constituency was represented by Abdul Rashid Shaheen of NC.
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