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Winner — 1983
GHULAM AHMAD
JKN 29.6%IND 25.1%6 others 45.3%
Votes
8,555
29.6% share
Winning margin
1,314
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.9%
of 44,502
A closely fought contest. GHULAM AHMAD won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM AHMAD | 8,555 | 29.6% | |
| 2 | YASH LAL | IND | 7,241 | 25.1% |
| 3 | MIR GHULAM MOHAMAD | Congress (I) | 4,715 | 16.3% |
| 4 | LAL HUSSAIN MUSTAQ | JKP | 4,539 | 15.7% |
| 5 | GHULAM MOHD. JAN | IND | 3,339 | 11.6% |
| 6 | DAWARKA NATH | BJP | 269 | 0.9% |
| 7 | ABDUL SALAM | IND | 184 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JAMAL DIN | IND | 23 | 0.1% |
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 (58th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.3% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
58th of 90How crowded is the field?
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1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
66th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 29.6%IND 25.1%INC 16.3%JKP 15.7%IND 11.6%OTH 1.7%
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.