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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1996
Hazratbal
Winner — 1996
MOHMMAD SYED AKHOON
JKN 65.1%BSP 24.8%3 others 10.1%
Votes
10,109
65.1% share
Winning margin
6,254
40.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
22.4%
of 69,222
Hazratbal is a safe seat — MOHMMAD SYED AKHOON won by 40.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHMMAD SYED AKHOON | 10,109 | 65.1% | |
| 2 | GHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN | BSP | 3,855 | 24.8% |
| 3 | MALIK GHULAM MOHAMAD | INC | 618 | 4.0% |
| 4 | GHULAM QADIR | United Front | 482 | 3.1% |
| 5 | GOPI KISHEN MUJOO | BJP | 468 | 3.0% |
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 (70th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 3.6% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
70th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 65.1%BSP 24.8%OTH 10.1%
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.