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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1987
Baramulla
Winner — 1987
SHIEKH MOHAMAD MAQBOL
JKN 48.1%IND 43.8%4 others 8.1%
Votes
16,247
48.1% share
Winning margin
1,436
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.1%
of 44,429
A closely fought contest. SHIEKH MOHAMAD MAQBOL won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIEKH MOHAMAD MAQBOL | 16,247 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | GHULAM MOHMAD | IND | 14,811 | 43.8% |
| 3 | MANJEET SINGH | IND | 1,399 | 4.1% |
| 4 | MOHD. AKBAR DAR | JKP | 1,123 | 3.3% |
| 5 | NAZIR HUSSAIN KHAN | IND | 165 | 0.5% |
| 6 | GUHLAM AHMAD GANAI | IND | 61 | 0.2% |
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 (64th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 4.3% · max 61.2%
How contested is turnout?
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61%
lowerhigher
64th of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.56
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.9%
lowerhigher
8th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 48.1%IND 43.8%OTH 8.1%
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.