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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1983
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Winner — 1983
MOHD. MAQBOOL
INC· Congress (I)
INC 50.8%JKN 46.0%1 others 3.1%
Votes
14,403
50.8% share
Winning margin
1,361
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
80.2%
of 35,323
A closely fought contest. MOHD. MAQBOOL won with a 4.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. MAQBOOL | Congress (I) | 14,403 | 50.8% |
| 2 | MOHD, ASHRAF KHAN | 13,042 | 46.0% | |
| 3 | PEER WALI ULLAH | IND | 886 | 3.1% |
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 (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.5% · min 1.3% · max 57.2%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
lowerhigher
69th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.44
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
lowerhigher
25th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.8%JKN 46.0%OTH 3.1%
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.