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Winner — 1996
PEERZADA GHULAM AHMAD
JKN 35.3%INC 27.3%2 others 37.5%
Votes
8,763
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,986
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
48.4%
of 51,332
A clear win with a 8.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PEERZADA GHULAM AHMAD | 8,763 | 35.3% | |
| 2 | MOHD. YOUSUF | INC | 6,777 | 27.3% |
| 3 | ABDUL HAMID RATHER | JKAL | 5,507 | 22.2% |
| 4 | GHULAM NABI SHAH | United Front | 3,803 | 15.3% |
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 (63rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.4% · min 2.6% · max 67.3%
How contested is turnout?
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62%
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63rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 90How much NOTA?
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3.6%
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1st of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 35.3%INC 27.3%JKAL 22.2%JD 15.3%
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.