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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1987
Habakadal
Winner — 1987
P.L. HANDOO
JKN 48.5%IND 44.9%4 others 6.6%
Votes
17,240
48.5% share
Winning margin
1,289
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.3%
of 59,900
A closely fought contest. P.L. HANDOO won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.L. HANDOO | 17,240 | 48.5% | |
| 2 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD | IND | 15,951 | 44.9% |
| 3 | TEKA LAL TAPLOO | BJP | 1,736 | 4.9% |
| 4 | MOHD. ISMAIL KHAN | IND | 418 | 1.2% |
| 5 | JAGAN NATH KOUL | JKP | 102 | 0.3% |
| 6 | PUSHKER NATH VAKIL | IND | 90 | 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 (70th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 3.6% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
lowerhigher
70th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 48.5%IND 44.9%OTH 6.6%
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.