Handwara

Handwara is a town in the Kupwara District of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Located on Baramulla-Kupwara National Highway NH-701 it is governed by a municipal committee.

Geography

Handwara is located at 34.40°N 74.28°E / 34.40; 74.28 at an average elevation of 1,582 metres (5,190 feet) above sea level.

Politics

Handwara is in a politically volatile area of Kupwara. It was the home constituency of the late separatist leader Abdul Gani Lone and of Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan. The current MLA for Handwara is Sajjad Lone of the Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference, who defeated Ramzan of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference by more than 5000 votes in the 2014 assembly elections.[1]

Municipal Committee Handwara is an Urban Local Body with 13 elected members, which administers the town.[2]

# Name Municipal Ward Reservation Status Party
1 Iram Amin Banday Banday Mohalla Women Open Independent
2 Farooq Ahmad Bhat Herpora Open Independent
3 Masroor Ah. Banday Jamia Jadeed Open Independent
4 Dilshada Jan Jamia Qadeem Women Open Independent
5 Gh. Mohd. Ganie Khanbal Maqbool Abad Open Independent
6 Bashir Ah. Khan Khanbal Tantray Mohalla Open Independent
7 Zoona Behum Durishpora Women Open Independent
8 Mumtaza Begum Baghatpora Open Independent
9 Ateeqa Begum Kachiwari Open Independent
10 Zamrooda Begum Chotipora Women Open Independent
11 Mushtaq Ahmad Hanji Tootigund Open Independent
12 Nazir Ahmed Bhat Zalipora Open Independent
13 Ab. Majid Pandith Wani Mohalla Open Independent

Literacy

The Census of 2011 showed the literacy rate of Handwara at 77.26%, higher than the national average of 67.16%.[3] There is a gender difference in literacy, with a male literacy rate of 87.40% and a much lower female literacy rate of 64.91%.

References
  1. "Election Results: Sajjad Lone, Former Separatist with Pakistani Wife, Wins in Kashmir". m.ndtv.com. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
  2. http://ceojammukashmir.nic.in/pdf/municipal%20Election/Result_Notifi_Corp.pdf
  3. "2011 Census Data". Census India. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
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