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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2008
Pulwama
Winner — 2008
MOHD KHALIL BANDH
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 36.4%IND 13.7%17 others 49.8%
Votes
10,639
36.5% share
Winning margin
6,636
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
40.8%
of 71,466
Pulwama is a safe seat — MOHD KHALIL BANDH won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHD KHALIL BANDH | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 10,639 | 36.5% |
| 2 | SONAULLAH DAR | IND | 4,003 | 13.7% |
| 3 | GH. NABI WANI | 3,246 | 11.1% | |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD MAQBOOL BAHT | IND | 3,202 | 11.0% |
| 5 | BASHIR AHMAD NENGROO | IND | 2,318 | 7.9% |
| 6 | ABDUL QAYOOM MIR | PDF | 1,643 | 5.6% |
| 7 | JAVAID ABDULLAH MIR | JKDPN | 849 | 2.9% |
| 8 | MOHAMMAD IBRAHIM DAR | IND | 511 | 1.8% |
| 9 | IMTIYAZ AHMAD MIR | 442 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | GH. MOHAMMAD BHAT | NDA | 330 | 1.1% |
| 11 | GULZAR AHMAD NENGROO | UPA | 307 | 1.1% |
| 12 | GH. MOHAMMAD RESHI | 301 | 1.0% | |
| 13 | AB REHMAN THOKER | IND | 292 | 1.0% |
| 14 | MOHANNAD AYOUB THOKER | JKANC | 261 | 0.9% |
| 15 | RIYAZ AHMAD MIR | BSP | 240 | 0.8% |
| 16 | ABDUL GANI SHAH | IND | 223 | 0.8% |
| 17 | SYED MASOOD AHMAD | 186 | 0.6% | |
| 18 | SUHAIL AHMAD MIR | NLHP | 113 | 0.4% |
| 19 | SANJAY KOUL | IND | 82 | 0.3% |
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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.
Low turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.0% · min 1.1% · max 88.2%
How contested is turnout?
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44%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 90How much NOTA?
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3.3%
lowerhigher
5th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 36.5%IND 13.7%JKN 11.1%IND 11.0%IND 7.9%PDF 5.6%OTH 14.2%
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.