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Winner — 1987
NAZIR AHMAD WANI
JKN 49.7%IND 49.3%1 others 1.0%
Votes
17,900
49.7% share
Winning margin
122
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
79.4%
of 45,380
Wachi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 122 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAZIR AHMAD WANI | 17,900 | 49.7% | |
| 2 | MOHMAD ABDULLAH | IND | 17,778 | 49.3% |
| 3 | PRAN NATH BHAT | IND | 364 | 1.0% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.6% · min 0.3% · max 70.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
71st of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.5%
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15th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 49.7%IND 49.3%OTH 1.0%
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.