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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1977
Zadibal
Winner — 1977
GHULAM AHMAD SHUNTHOO
JKN 51.6%JNP 47.4%1 others 1.0%
Votes
23,401
51.5% share
Winning margin
1,879
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.5%
of 56,400
A closely fought contest. GHULAM AHMAD SHUNTHOO won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM AHMAD SHUNTHOO | 23,401 | 51.5% | |
| 2 | SALIN ANWAR DHAR | Janata | 21,522 | 47.4% |
| 3 | GHULAM NABI NOWSHEHRI | JMI | 469 | 1.0% |
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.
Low turnout (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 41.4% · min 4.1% · max 89.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
20%
lowerhigher
90th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
68th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 51.5%JNP 47.4%OTH 1.0%
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.