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Winner — 1996
SYED GH. HUSSAIN GEELANI
JKN 41.5%INC 37.2%3 others 21.3%
Votes
15,360
41.5% share
Winning margin
1,594
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.8%
of 58,029
A closely fought contest. SYED GH. HUSSAIN GEELANI won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED GH. HUSSAIN GEELANI | 15,360 | 41.5% | |
| 2 | AGA SYED MEHDI | INC | 13,766 | 37.2% |
| 3 | ROSHAN | United Front | 5,550 | 15.0% |
| 4 | MOHD. ASHRAF HAJAM | JKAL | 1,666 | 4.5% |
| 5 | MOHD. JAFER HAJAM | IND | 658 | 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.
Low turnout (75th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 40.5% · min 4.0% · max 80.8%
How contested is turnout?
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53%
lowerhigher
75th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.7%
lowerhigher
11th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 41.5%INC 37.2%JD 15.0%OTH 6.3%
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.