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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1972
Gulmarg
Winner — 1972
SURINDER SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.9%IND 19.8%7 others 29.2%
Votes
8,987
50.9% share
Winning margin
5,485
31.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.9%
of 30,467
Gulmarg is a safe seat — SURINDER SINGH won by 31.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURINDER SINGH | Congress (R) | 8,987 | 50.9% |
| 2 | MIRZA GHULAM AHMAD BEG | IND | 3,502 | 19.8% |
| 3 | MOHAMAD AKBAR | IND | 1,735 | 9.8% |
| 4 | GHULAM QADIR | IND | 1,322 | 7.5% |
| 5 | MEHRAUDIN | IND | 744 | 4.2% |
| 6 | S. JALALUDDIN QADIR | IND | 525 | 3.0% |
| 7 | GULAM AHMAD BHAT | IND | 353 | 2.0% |
| 8 | NISSAR AHMAD | IND | 252 | 1.4% |
| 9 | ABDUL AZIZ RESHI | IND | 231 | 1.3% |
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.
Average turnout (64th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.3% · max 61.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
64th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.56
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
8th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%IND 19.8%IND 9.8%IND 7.5%OTH 11.9%
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.