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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1972
Pahalgam
Winner — 1972
MAKHAN LAL FOTEDAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 78.6%IND 21.4%
Votes
16,628
78.6% share
Winning margin
12,108
57.3% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
78.5%
of 26,957
Pahalgam is a safe seat — MAKHAN LAL FOTEDAR won by 57.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAKHAN LAL FOTEDAR | Congress (R) | 16,628 | 78.6% |
| 2 | HAMI ULLAH | IND | 4,520 | 21.4% |
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 (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe57.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.0% · max 57.3%
How contested is turnout?
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59%
lowerhigher
68th of 90How crowded is the field?
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6.20
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.6%
lowerhigher
12th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
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6.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 78.6%IND 21.4%
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.