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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1996
Kokernag
Winner — 1996
SYED ABDUL RASHID
JKN 49.9%JKAL 18.1%5 others 32.0%
Votes
11,436
49.9% share
Winning margin
7,291
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
39.0%
of 58,733
Kokernag is a safe seat — SYED ABDUL RASHID won by 31.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED ABDUL RASHID | 11,436 | 49.9% | |
| 2 | ABDUL RASHID RATHER | JKAL | 4,145 | 18.1% |
| 3 | PEERZADA MOHMAD SAYEED | INC | 3,575 | 15.6% |
| 4 | PEERZADA ABDUL HAMEED | United Front | 1,930 | 8.4% |
| 5 | YOUSUF | JPP | 810 | 3.5% |
| 6 | GH. MOHMAD TANTRAY | BJP | 601 | 2.6% |
| 7 | MOHD. YASIN HADI | AIIC(T) | 431 | 1.9% |
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.
Low turnout (77th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.3% · min 1.7% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
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49%
lowerhigher
77th of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.03
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
lowerhigher
22nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 49.9%JKAL 18.1%INC 15.6%JD 8.4%OTH 8.0%
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.