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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1996
Handwara
Winner — 1996
MOHD. RAMZAN CHOWDRY
JKN 66.7%INC 18.4%2 others 14.9%
Votes
10,937
66.7% share
Winning margin
7,920
48.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
31.0%
of 52,943
Handwara is a safe seat — MOHD. RAMZAN CHOWDRY won by 48.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. RAMZAN CHOWDRY | 10,937 | 66.7% | |
| 2 | ALI MOHD. DAR | INC | 3,017 | 18.4% |
| 3 | GULAM NABI PEER | United Front | 1,467 | 8.9% |
| 4 | TAJA BEGUM | JPP | 973 | 5.9% |
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.
Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe48.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 5.2% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
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65%
lowerhigher
55th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
30th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 66.7%INC 18.4%JD 8.9%JPP 5.9%
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.