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Winner — 1983
PEER ABDUL GANI
JKN 48.3%JKP 22.2%5 others 29.5%
Votes
13,119
48.3% share
Winning margin
7,073
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.0%
of 45,271
Kupwara is a safe seat — PEER ABDUL GANI won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEER ABDUL GANI | 13,119 | 48.3% | |
| 2 | ABDUL HAQ | JKP | 6,046 | 22.3% |
| 3 | MOHD. ASHRAF KHAN | JMI | 3,717 | 13.7% |
| 4 | ABDUL HAMID GANAI | IND | 2,061 | 7.6% |
| 5 | GHULAM NABI SHAH | Congress (I) | 1,821 | 6.7% |
| 6 | QAMAR-U-DIN | IND | 217 | 0.8% |
| 7 | ABDUL JABBAR | IND | 195 | 0.7% |
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 (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 5.2% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
55th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
30th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
5.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 48.3%JKP 22.3%JMI 13.7%IND 7.6%INC 6.7%OTH 1.5%
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.