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Winner — 1962
GULAM AHMED
NC
NC 71.1%IND 27.3%1 others 1.5%
Votes
15,148
71.1% share
Winning margin
9,329
43.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.7%
of 30,561
Poonch is a safe seat — GULAM AHMED won by 43.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULAM AHMED | NC | 15,148 | 71.1% |
| 2 | GHULAM QADIR BANDEY | IND | 5,819 | 27.3% |
| 3 | BHAGWAN DASS | DNC | 325 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (89th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.2% · min 3.7% · max 90.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
26%
lowerhigher
89th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
37th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NC 71.1%IND 27.3%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— 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.