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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2008
Bandipora
Winner — 2008
NIZAMUDDIN BHAT
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 26.1%IND 24.5%17 others 49.4%
Votes
13,051
26.1% share
Winning margin
820
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
57.1%
of 87,596
Bandipora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 820 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIZAMUDDIN BHAT | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 13,051 | 26.1% |
| 2 | USMAN ABDUL MAJID | IND | 12,231 | 24.5% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD ABDULLAH WANI | PDF | 5,356 | 10.7% |
| 4 | MOHD. ISMAIL BHAT | IND | 3,907 | 7.8% |
| 5 | GH. RASOOL MIR | 3,559 | 7.1% | |
| 6 | HABIB ULLAH BHAT | IND | 1,533 | 3.1% |
| 7 | MOHD. IQBAL JAN | 1,524 | 3.0% | |
| 8 | MOHD. QASIM MIR | 1,296 | 2.6% | |
| 9 | MOHD. ANWAR WANI | NDA | 991 | 2.0% |
| 10 | HABIB ULLAH PAHLOO | IND | 883 | 1.8% |
| 11 | NOOR MOHAMMAD SHEERGOJRI | IND | 869 | 1.7% |
| 12 | IFTIKHAR AHMED PEERZADA | Samajwadi Party | 815 | 1.6% |
| 13 | SHAMAS-UD-DIN KHAN TRUK | NDA | 775 | 1.6% |
| 14 | GH. MOHI DIN BHAT | JKANC | 770 | 1.5% |
| 15 | BASHIR AHMED KHAN | IND | 701 | 1.4% |
| 16 | GOUSIA BASHIR | IND | 633 | 1.3% |
| 17 | ABDUL REHMAN THIKRIYA | UPA | 554 | 1.1% |
| 18 | MANZOOR AHMED KHAN | 305 | 0.6% | |
| 19 | REYAZ AHMED WANI | BSP | 244 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (74th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.1% · max 63.9%
How contested is turnout?
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54%
lowerhigher
74th of 90How crowded is the field?
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6.35
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
65th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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6.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 26.1%IND 24.5%PDF 10.7%IND 7.8%JKN 7.1%OTH 23.8%
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.