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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1996
Shopian
Winner — 1996
SHIEKH MOHD. RAFI
JKN 49.1%JD 33.4%2 others 17.5%
Votes
10,340
49.1% share
Winning margin
3,300
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.1%
of 46,715
Shopian is a safe seat — SHIEKH MOHD. RAFI won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIEKH MOHD. RAFI | 10,340 | 49.1% | |
| 2 | GH. NABI SHAH | United Front | 7,040 | 33.4% |
| 3 | MOHD. SHAFI BANDAY | INC | 2,266 | 10.8% |
| 4 | FAROOQ AHMAD MIR | IND | 1,415 | 6.7% |
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 (73rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 4.8% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
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56%
lowerhigher
73rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 90How much NOTA?
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3.4%
lowerhigher
4th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 49.1%JD 33.4%INC 10.8%IND 6.7%
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.