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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1972
Baramulla
Winner — 1972
MOHD. MACBOOL MAHJOO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.4%IND 32.1%4 others 22.6%
Votes
7,809
45.4% share
Winning margin
2,292
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.6%
of 35,437
A clear win with a 13.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. MACBOOL MAHJOO | Congress (R) | 7,809 | 45.4% |
| 2 | ABDUL HAMID KHAN | IND | 5,517 | 32.1% |
| 3 | ABDUL HAMID KAKROO | IND | 1,876 | 10.9% |
| 4 | SOOM NATH | Grand Alliance | 835 | 4.8% |
| 5 | SANT SINGH | IND | 732 | 4.3% |
| 6 | PREM NATH RAINA | IND | 442 | 2.6% |
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 (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.3% · min 5.9% · max 66.9%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
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62nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 90How much NOTA?
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1.7%
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40th of 90Where does the house stand?
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75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%IND 32.1%IND 10.9%OTH 11.7%
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.