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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1996
Sonawar
Winner — 1996
GHULAM MOHD. BAWAN
JKN 58.9%JD 18.7%4 others 22.4%
Votes
9,873
58.9% share
Winning margin
6,736
40.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
32.4%
of 51,675
Sonawar is a safe seat — GHULAM MOHD. BAWAN won by 40.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM MOHD. BAWAN | 9,873 | 58.9% | |
| 2 | BASHIR AHMAD KUTHOO | United Front | 3,137 | 18.7% |
| 3 | SHEIKH GHULAM QADIR PARDESI | INC | 2,783 | 16.6% |
| 4 | ABDUL RASHID LONE | JPP | 572 | 3.4% |
| 5 | HAFIZA BEGUM | IND | 307 | 1.8% |
| 6 | GHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN | IND | 85 | 0.5% |
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 (87th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe40.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.7% · min 0.4% · max 74.6%
How contested is turnout?
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31%
lowerhigher
87th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
32nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 58.9%JD 18.7%INC 16.6%OTH 5.8%
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.