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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2008

Kupwara

Winner — 2008

MIR SAIFULLAH
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 30.1%JKPDP 20.7%17 others 49.2%
Votes
16,696
30.1% share
Winning margin
5,182
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
62.4%
of 88,942

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MIR SAIFULLAH
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
16,69630.1%
2
FAYAZ AHMAD MIR
11,51420.7%
3
SHABNAM GANI LONE
IND
11,05019.9%
4
ABDUL MAJEED KHAN
IND
2,6734.8%
5
ABDUL AHAD MIR
PDF
2,4954.5%
6
ABDUL MAJEED SHEIKH
JKDPN
2,2374.0%
7
CHOWDRY SALAM - UD -DIN
UPA
2,0463.7%
8
SONAULLA BHAT
IND
8141.5%
9
NAZIR AHMAD KHAN
NDA
7591.4%
10
ABDUL REHMAN LONE
JP
6971.3%
11
MANZOOR AHMAD MIR
IND
6401.1%
12
MOHD MAQBOOL MIR
JKANC
6121.1%
13
GULZAR AHMAD LONE
IND
5911.1%
14
BASHIR AHMAD AWAN
IND
5751.0%
15
MOHD SADIQ MALIK
NDA
5040.9%
16
MOHD ISMAIL ZARGAR
UPA
4740.8%
17
SARDAR KHAN
BSP
4630.8%
18
SAMER RAINA
JKNUF
3750.7%
19
SYED MOHD RAFIQ SHAH
3100.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
51st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.49
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 30.1%JKPDP 20.7%IND 19.9%OTH 29.3%

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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