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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2008
Ganderbal
Winner — 2008
OMAR ABDULLAH
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 41.5%JKPDP 20.9%10 others 37.7%
Votes
16,519
41.5% share
Winning margin
8,215
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.7%
of 76,971
Ganderbal is a safe seat — OMAR ABDULLAH won by 20.6%.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OMAR ABDULLAH | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 16,519 | 41.5% |
| 2 | QAZI MOHAMMAD AFZAL | 8,304 | 20.9% | |
| 3 | SHEIKH ISHFAQ AHMAD | UPA | 8,077 | 20.3% |
| 4 | FAROOQ AHMAD DAR | JKDPN | 2,622 | 6.6% |
| 5 | BASHIR AHMED BHAT | UPA | 759 | 1.9% |
| 6 | GH HASSAN DAR | BCDP | 737 | 1.9% |
| 7 | NISSAR AHMAD BHAT | IND | 726 | 1.8% |
| 8 | NAZIR AHMAD LONE | JKANC | 678 | 1.7% |
| 9 | AB RASHID SHEIKH | NDA | 551 | 1.4% |
| 10 | FAROOQ AHMAD | 375 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | ALI MOHAMMAD BABA | BSP | 374 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SYED ALI MOHAMMAD SHAH | IND | 96 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
29th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
10th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 41.5%JKPDP 20.9%INC 20.3%JKDPN 6.6%OTH 10.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
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.