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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1996
Shangus
Winner — 1996
ABDUL MAJEED
JKN 44.5%JD 40.4%3 others 15.0%
Votes
10,703
44.5% share
Winning margin
993
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.8%
of 47,298
A closely fought contest. ABDUL MAJEED won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL MAJEED | 10,703 | 44.5% | |
| 2 | GOWHAR MAQBOOL | United Front | 9,710 | 40.4% |
| 3 | GULZAR AHMAD | INC | 2,768 | 11.5% |
| 4 | ABDUL RASHID MISGAR | JKAL | 426 | 1.8% |
| 5 | MOLVI HABIB-UL-REHMAN | BJP | 418 | 1.7% |
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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.7% · max 77.9%
How contested is turnout?
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46%
lowerhigher
79th of 90How crowded is the field?
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6.78
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
21st of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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6.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 44.5%JD 40.4%INC 11.5%OTH 3.5%
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.