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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1987
Banihal
Winner — 1987
MOLVI ABDUL RASHID
JKN 57.9%IND 25.1%4 others 16.9%
Votes
13,949
57.9% share
Winning margin
7,893
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.0%
of 38,840
Banihal is a safe seat — MOLVI ABDUL RASHID won by 32.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOLVI ABDUL RASHID | 13,949 | 57.9% | |
| 2 | MOHD. AKHTER NIZAM | IND | 6,056 | 25.1% |
| 3 | ABDUL AHAD MALIK | IND | 2,743 | 11.4% |
| 4 | MOHD. ALI | IND | 698 | 2.9% |
| 5 | ABDUL MAJID | IND | 469 | 1.9% |
| 6 | KHADIM HUSSAIN | Janata | 168 | 0.7% |
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.
High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.6% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
53rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 57.9%IND 25.1%IND 11.4%OTH 5.5%
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.