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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1996
Chadoora
Winner — 1996
ALI MOHAMMAD
JKN 44.8%INC 24.5%3 others 30.8%
Votes
11,230
44.8% share
Winning margin
5,096
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
58.6%
of 42,812
Chadoora is a safe seat — ALI MOHAMMAD won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALI MOHAMMAD | 11,230 | 44.8% | |
| 2 | GH. NABI MIR | INC | 6,134 | 24.5% |
| 3 | FAROOQ AHMAD | United Front | 4,656 | 18.6% |
| 4 | GH. HUSSAIN WANI | BSP | 2,529 | 10.1% |
| 5 | MOHD. ABDULLAH DAR | BJP + allies | 528 | 2.1% |
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 (86th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 3.2% · max 69.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
32%
lowerhigher
86th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 44.8%INC 24.5%JD 18.6%BSP 10.1%OTH 2.1%
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.