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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1983
Kistwar
Winner — 1983
GHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN
INC· Congress (I)
INC 51.6%JKN 38.1%6 others 10.3%
Votes
12,213
51.6% share
Winning margin
3,209
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.8%
of 33,415
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM HUSSAIN ARMAN | Congress (I) | 12,213 | 51.6% |
| 2 | BASHIR AHMAD KICHLOO | 9,004 | 38.1% | |
| 3 | SEVA RAM PARIHAT | BJP | 1,066 | 4.5% |
| 4 | ABDUL HAMID | IND | 515 | 2.2% |
| 5 | GHULAM MOHD. | IND | 447 | 1.9% |
| 6 | JAGAT RAM | IND | 201 | 0.8% |
| 7 | NAIB CHAND | IND | 140 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 71 | 0.3% |
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 (66th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.6% · min 3.6% · max 97.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
66th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
13th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.6%JKN 38.1%OTH 10.3%
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.