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Winner — 1972
SAIF ULLAH BHAT
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.3%IND 31.9%3 others 14.9%
Votes
9,424
53.3% share
Winning margin
3,786
21.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.6%
of 28,239
Lolab is a safe seat — SAIF ULLAH BHAT won by 21.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAIF ULLAH BHAT | Congress (R) | 9,424 | 53.3% |
| 2 | NABI SHAH | IND | 5,638 | 31.9% |
| 3 | AB. RASHEED MIR | IND | 1,379 | 7.8% |
| 4 | MOHD. YOUSEF | JMI | 720 | 4.1% |
| 5 | SUBHAN JOOWANI | IND | 528 | 3.0% |
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 (57th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe21.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 4.0% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
57th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
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23rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.3%IND 31.9%IND 7.8%OTH 7.1%
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.