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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1977
Pahalgam
Winner — 1977
PIYAREE LAL HANDOO
JKN 68.8%JNP 20.0%1 others 11.3%
Votes
14,764
68.8% share
Winning margin
10,481
48.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
71.9%
of 29,839
Pahalgam is a safe seat — PIYAREE LAL HANDOO won by 48.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIYAREE LAL HANDOO | 14,764 | 68.8% | |
| 2 | GHULAM RASOOL KOCHAH | Janata | 4,283 | 19.9% |
| 3 | MOHAMMED TAHIR | INC | 2,420 | 11.3% |
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 (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe48.8%
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%
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12th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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6.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 68.8%JNP 19.9%INC 11.3%
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.