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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1996

Poonch Haveli

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Winner — 1996

GHULAM MOHD. JAN
JKN
JKN 33.8%JD 22.4%8 others 43.7%
Votes
16,150
33.8% share
Winning margin
5,428
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.6%
of 72,786

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHULAM MOHD. JAN
JKN
16,15033.8%
2
YASHPAL SHARMA
JD
United Front
10,72222.4%
3
CHOUDHERY BASHIR AHMAD
IND
10,54722.1%
4
GHULAM MOHD. MIR
INC
INC
3,9598.3%
5
GHULAM MOHD. GANAI
IND
2,6425.5%
6
KHEM RAJ
IND
1,0072.1%
7
SANA-ULLAH
IND
9321.9%
8
BHAGAT SINGH
BJP
BJP
6821.4%
9
MOHD. YOUNIS
IND
6701.4%
10
MOHD. SHARIEF QURESHI
BSP
BSP
4520.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 1.1% · max 13.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
23rd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
49th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 33.8%JD 22.4%IND 22.1%INC 8.3%IND 5.5%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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