Back to Jammu & Kashmir 1996 map
Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1996
Mendhar
Winner — 1996
NISAR AHMED KHAN
JKN 37.5%IND 32.0%5 others 30.6%
Votes
16,716
37.5% share
Winning margin
2,460
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.7%
of 65,888
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NISAR AHMED KHAN | 16,716 | 37.5% | |
| 2 | JAVED AHMED RANA | IND | 14,256 | 31.9% |
| 3 | SARDAR RAFIQ HUSSAIN KHAN | United Front | 5,645 | 12.7% |
| 4 | CH. LAL MOHD. SABIR | INC | 4,946 | 11.1% |
| 5 | CH. MOHD. SADEEQ NAZ | BJP | 2,507 | 5.6% |
| 6 | MOHD. RASHID | BSP | 401 | 0.9% |
| 7 | CH. MAHMOOD AHMED | IND | 142 | 0.3% |
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 (39th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.2% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
39th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
50th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 37.5%IND 31.9%JD 12.7%INC 11.1%BJP 5.6%OTH 1.2%
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.