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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1996
Sonawari
Winner — 1996
M0HD. YOUSUF PARRAY
JKAL
JKAL 41.2%JKN 39.2%2 others 19.6%
Votes
15,601
41.1% share
Winning margin
726
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.5%
of 63,750
Sonawari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 726 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M0HD. YOUSUF PARRAY | JKAL | 15,601 | 41.1% |
| 2 | MOHD. AKBAR LONE | 14,875 | 39.2% | |
| 3 | QASIM | IND | 7,045 | 18.6% |
| 4 | SHAFIQ AHMAD PANDITH | INC | 389 | 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 (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.5% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
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72%
lowerhigher
36th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKAL 41.1%JKN 39.2%IND 18.6%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.