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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1996
Rajouri
Winner — 1996
MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQ
JKN 50.7%INC 35.3%4 others 14.0%
Votes
25,934
50.7% share
Winning margin
7,886
15.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.7%
of 79,073
Rajouri is a safe seat — MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQ won by 15.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQ | 25,934 | 50.7% | |
| 2 | CH. TALIB HUSSAIN | INC | 18,048 | 35.3% |
| 3 | VIBOD KUMAR GUPTA | BJP | 6,103 | 11.9% |
| 4 | QAMMAR RABBANI | United Front | 580 | 1.1% |
| 5 | NATTER SINGH | JPP | 380 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SHAFAIT AHAMED | IND | 75 | 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.
Average turnout (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean15.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.5% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
47th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
63rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 50.7%INC 35.3%BJP 11.9%OTH 2.0%
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.