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Winner — 1983
GULAM HUSSAIN GEELANI
JKN 55.7%INC 27.4%3 others 16.9%
Votes
17,037
55.7% share
Winning margin
8,645
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.2%
of 42,376
Badgam is a safe seat — GULAM HUSSAIN GEELANI won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULAM HUSSAIN GEELANI | 17,037 | 55.7% | |
| 2 | ASSADULLAN MIR | Congress (I) | 8,392 | 27.4% |
| 3 | MOHD. SULTAN BHAT | JMI | 2,971 | 9.7% |
| 4 | GULAM HUSSAIN BHAT | JKP | 2,014 | 6.6% |
| 5 | ALI. MOHD. BHAT | IND | 192 | 0.6% |
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.
Low turnout (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 28.3% · min 7.3% · max 91.5%
How contested is turnout?
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37%
lowerhigher
83rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.76
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.8%
lowerhigher
36th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 55.7%INC 27.4%JMI 9.7%JKP 6.6%OTH 0.6%
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.