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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1972
Bandipora
Winner — 1972
M. A. KHAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.5%JMI 28.9%2 others 10.6%
Votes
14,148
60.5% share
Winning margin
7,374
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.7%
of 36,711
Bandipora is a safe seat — M. A. KHAN won by 31.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. A. KHAN | Congress (R) | 14,148 | 60.5% |
| 2 | MOHD. SULTAN SHAH | JMI | 6,774 | 28.9% |
| 3 | GULAM MOHIUDIN MIR | IND | 2,310 | 9.9% |
| 4 | MOHD. MOQBOOL PARRAY | IND | 168 | 0.7% |
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 (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 5.2% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
55th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
5.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
30th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
5.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.5%JMI 28.9%IND 9.9%OTH 0.7%
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.