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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1996
Amirakadal
Winner — 1996
MUHAMMED SHAFI BHAT
JKN 63.9%JD 14.5%5 others 21.6%
Votes
4,256
63.9% share
Winning margin
3,288
49.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
11.8%
of 56,462
Amirakadal is a safe seat — MUHAMMED SHAFI BHAT won by 49.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUHAMMED SHAFI BHAT | 4,256 | 63.9% | |
| 2 | MOHD. ALTAF DAR | United Front | 968 | 14.5% |
| 3 | LALIT KUMAR MOZA | BJP | 554 | 8.3% |
| 4 | BHIM SINGH | JPP | 406 | 6.1% |
| 5 | IFTIKHAR SADIQ | INC | 278 | 4.2% |
| 6 | JAVED IQBAL | IND | 127 | 1.9% |
| 7 | HILAL AHMAD BHAT | AIIC(T) | 76 | 1.1% |
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.
Low turnout (88th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe49.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.8% · min 4.2% · max 49.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
30%
lowerhigher
88th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 90How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 63.9%JD 14.5%BJP 8.3%JPP 6.1%OTH 7.2%
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.