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Winner — 1996
MIAN ALTAF AHMED
JKN 90.2%INC 4.0%2 others 5.8%
Votes
21,553
90.2% share
Winning margin
20,599
86.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
61.5%
of 38,836
Kangan is a safe seat — MIAN ALTAF AHMED won by 86.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIAN ALTAF AHMED | 21,553 | 90.2% | |
| 2 | QAZI MOHD. AFZAL | INC | 954 | 4.0% |
| 3 | LATIEF SHAH | IND | 949 | 4.0% |
| 4 | NAZIR AHMED | JPP | 430 | 1.8% |
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 (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe86.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.4% · min 0.4% · max 86.2%
How contested is turnout?
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79%
lowerhigher
7th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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61st of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 90.2%OTH 9.8%
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.