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Winner — 1996
QAMAR ALI AKHOON
JKN 57.6%INC 28.8%2 others 13.5%
Votes
24,183
57.6% share
Winning margin
12,079
28.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
79.7%
of 52,642
Kargil is a safe seat — QAMAR ALI AKHOON won by 28.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QAMAR ALI AKHOON | 24,183 | 57.6% | |
| 2 | HASSAN KHAN | INC | 12,104 | 28.8% |
| 3 | NUSSURULLAH | IND | 4,792 | 11.4% |
| 4 | QASIM | BJP | 892 | 2.1% |
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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe28.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.2% · min 0.9% · max 92.0%
How contested is turnout?
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81%
lowerhigher
4th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 90How much NOTA?
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1.0%
lowerhigher
54th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 57.6%INC 28.8%IND 11.4%OTH 2.1%
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.