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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1996
Bijbehara
Winner — 1996
MEHBOOBA MUFTI
INC· INC
INC 45.3%JKN 35.1%5 others 19.7%
Votes
10,051
45.3% share
Winning margin
2,271
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
34.4%
of 64,626
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHBOOBA MUFTI | INC | 10,051 | 45.3% |
| 2 | ABDUL GANI SHAH | 7,780 | 35.0% | |
| 3 | MD. YUSUF | JPP | 1,405 | 6.3% |
| 4 | MD. ABDULLAH NADAF | United Front | 1,203 | 5.4% |
| 5 | SRINATH | JKAL | 965 | 4.3% |
| 6 | VIDYA SAGAR | BJP | 655 | 3.0% |
| 7 | DWARKA NATH RAINA | AIIC(T) | 137 | 0.6% |
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 (66th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.6% · min 3.6% · max 97.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
66th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.5%
lowerhigher
13th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%JKN 35.0%JPP 6.3%JD 5.4%OTH 7.9%
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.