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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1972
Kishtwar
Winner — 1972
PIR NIZAM UD DIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 60.5%IND 24.7%2 others 14.8%
Votes
9,283
60.5% share
Winning margin
5,487
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.1%
of 28,347
Kishtwar is a safe seat — PIR NIZAM UD DIN won by 35.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIR NIZAM UD DIN | Congress (R) | 9,283 | 60.5% |
| 2 | GHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | IND | 3,796 | 24.7% |
| 3 | JIA LAL SHAN | Grand Alliance | 2,054 | 13.4% |
| 4 | HEM RAJ | 209 | 1.4% |
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 (66th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.6% · min 3.6% · max 97.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
66th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.5%
lowerhigher
13th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.5%IND 24.7%BJS 13.4%OTH 1.4%
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.