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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2002
Surankote
Winner — 2002
Mushtaq Ahmad Shah
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 45.8%INC 39.9%4 others 14.3%
Votes
15,243
45.8% share
Winning margin
1,972
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.0%
of 83,113
A clear win with a 5.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mushtaq Ahmad Shah | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 15,243 | 45.8% |
| 2 | MOHD ASLAM | INC | 13,271 | 39.9% |
| 3 | Abdul Hamid Manhas | IND | 3,172 | 9.5% |
| 4 | MOHD ABDULLAH | IND | 931 | 2.8% |
| 5 | AFTAB HUSSAIN SHAH | PDP | 416 | 1.3% |
| 6 | ABDUL AZIZ | NDA | 221 | 0.7% |
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?
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lean5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.2% · max 18.1%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
lowerhigher
40th of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
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62nd of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 45.8%INC 39.9%IND 9.5%OTH 4.7%
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.