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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2002
Handwara
Winner — 2002
Gh.Mohi-ud-din Sofi
IND
IND 46.7%JKN 37.6%7 others 15.8%
Votes
15,389
46.7% share
Winning margin
2,997
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.5%
of 64,056
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gh.Mohi-ud-din Sofi | IND | 15,389 | 46.7% |
| 2 | Chowdry Mohd Ramzan | 12,392 | 37.6% | |
| 3 | Bashir Ahmad Bara | NDA | 1,463 | 4.4% |
| 4 | Gh.Mohi-ud-din Wani | IND | 1,092 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Aman - Ullah Khan | IND | 849 | 2.6% |
| 6 | ALI MOHD DAR | INC | 619 | 1.9% |
| 7 | Abdul Rashid Khan | IND | 414 | 1.3% |
| 8 | Sheikh Abdul Rehman | IND | 407 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Bashir Ahmad Awan | IND | 351 | 1.1% |
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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 (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 5.2% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
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65%
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55th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
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30th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.7%JKN 37.6%OTH 15.8%
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.