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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1996
Surankote
Winner — 1996
MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH
JKN 57.8%INC 39.7%3 others 2.5%
Votes
27,275
57.8% share
Winning margin
8,532
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.5%
of 64,230
Surankote is a safe seat — MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH won by 18.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSHTAQ AHMED SHAH | 27,275 | 57.8% | |
| 2 | CH. MOHD. ASLAM | INC | 18,743 | 39.7% |
| 3 | MOHD. ASLAM | BJP + allies | 398 | 0.8% |
| 4 | MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQ | United Front | 395 | 0.8% |
| 5 | MOHD. SHARIEF SHAD | IND | 390 | 0.8% |
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 (40th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.2% · max 18.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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40th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 57.8%INC 39.7%OTH 2.5%
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.