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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1983
Handwara
Winner — 1983
CHOWDRY MOHMAD RAMZAN
JKN 45.5%JKP 45.5%4 others 9.1%
Votes
17,575
45.5% share
Winning margin
10
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.9%
of 52,280
Handwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 10 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOWDRY MOHMAD RAMZAN | 17,575 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | ABDUL GANI LONE | JKP | 17,565 | 45.5% |
| 3 | GH. RASOOL | Congress (I) | 1,658 | 4.3% |
| 4 | GH. NABI | JMI | 1,209 | 3.1% |
| 5 | SHEIKH ABDUL REHMAN | IND | 481 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MOHD. RUSTUM | IND | 153 | 0.4% |
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 (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
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51st of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.49
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 45.5%JKP 45.5%OTH 9.1%
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.