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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

GHULAM NABI NOWSHESHRI
JMI
JMI 33.8%IND 26.0%7 others 40.2%
Votes
5,121
33.8% share
Winning margin
1,179
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.2%
of 26,979

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHULAM NABI NOWSHESHRI
JMI
5,12133.8%
2
MOHAN KISHEN TIKOO
IND
3,94226.0%
3
NOOR MOHAMMAD
INC
Congress (R)
3,15320.8%
4
GHULAM QADIR BASMATI
IND
1,75911.6%
5
JALAL UDDIN
IND
4112.7%
6
KAILASH NATH KAUL
BJS
Grand Alliance
3862.5%
7
ALI MOHD
IND
3012.0%
8
GHULAM MOHAMMAD
IND
690.5%
9
BAL KRISHAN HANDOO
IND
240.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (70th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 3.6% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
70th of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMI 33.8%IND 26.0%INC 20.8%IND 11.6%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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