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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1962
Handwara
Winner — 1962
ABDUL GANI MIR
IND
IND 60.6%NC 39.4%
Votes
11,429
60.6% share
Winning margin
4,007
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
79.7%
of 23,645
Handwara is a safe seat — ABDUL GANI MIR won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL GANI MIR | IND | 11,429 | 60.6% |
| 2 | GHULAM QADIR MASSALA | NC | 7,422 | 39.4% |
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.
Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.0% · min 1.7% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
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74%
lowerhigher
27th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.5%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 60.6%NC 39.4%
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.