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Jammu & Kashmir · PC 5 · 1988 by-election
Udhampur
Winner — 1988 by-election
MOHD.A.KHAN
INC 47.9%JPP 47.0%6 others 5.1%
Votes
1,33,893
47.9% share
Winning margin
2,376
0.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,79,574
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD.A.KHAN | 1,33,893 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | B.SINGH | JPP | 1,31,517 | 47.0% |
| 3 | R.LAL | IND | 6,356 | 2.3% |
| 4 | D.RAJ | IND | 3,021 | 1.1% |
| 5 | R.ALI | IND | 1,532 | 0.6% |
| 6 | K.K.DUBEY | IND | 1,310 | 0.5% |
| 7 | P.CHAND | IND | 1,024 | 0.4% |
| 8 | A.REHMAN | IND | 921 | 0.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 2.2% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
1st of 5How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 5How much NOTA?
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0.4%
lowerhigher
5th of 5How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%JPP 47.0%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.