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Winner — 1996
MAULANA ATTAULLAH SUHARWARDY
JKN 43.7%JD 26.7%7 others 29.6%
Votes
13,230
43.7% share
Winning margin
5,165
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.1%
of 47,956
Doda is a safe seat — MAULANA ATTAULLAH SUHARWARDY won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAULANA ATTAULLAH SUHARWARDY | 13,230 | 43.7% | |
| 2 | GHULAM QADIR | United Front | 8,065 | 26.7% |
| 3 | KULBUSHAN | BJP | 7,152 | 23.6% |
| 4 | MUZAFFER HUSSAIN BAIG | INC | 1,185 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SHASHI KUMAR | IND | 362 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MOHD. BASHIR ZARGAR | IND | 153 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NAZIR AHMED MIR | IND | 52 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AMRITA BHAT | IND | 26 | 0.1% |
| 9 | AZAD HUSSAIN | IND | 21 | 0.1% |
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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.6% · max 34.2%
How contested is turnout?
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78%
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11th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.21
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72nd of 90How much NOTA?
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1.5%
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45th 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 43.7%JD 26.7%BJP 23.6%OTH 6.0%
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.