Sopore, part of the Baramulla district and the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency, will go to polls in the third phase on October 1. Among the notable candidates in this election is Ajaz Guru, brother of Afzal Guru, who was executed in 2013. The main political parties contesting the constituency are the JKNC, JKPDP, and Congress. 

 

In 2014, the Congress' Abdul Rashid Dar secured victory, while JKNC’s Mohd Ashraf Ganie had won in 2008. According to the Election Commission, Sopore had 103,782 registered voters in 2014, with 54,271 males and 49,511 females. No voters identified as third gender. The constituency saw 18