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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2008
Handwara
Winner — 2008
CHOWDARY MOHD RAMZAN
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 48.4%IND 28.3%11 others 23.3%
Votes
27,907
48.4% share
Winning margin
11,590
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
75.6%
of 76,316
Handwara is a safe seat — CHOWDARY MOHD RAMZAN won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHOWDARY MOHD RAMZAN | Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned) | 27,907 | 48.4% |
| 2 | GH MOHI-UD-DIN SOFI | IND | 16,317 | 28.3% |
| 3 | MOHD YASEEN BHAT | IND | 4,825 | 8.4% |
| 4 | GH MOHD MIR | 3,471 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | MOHD SHAFI DAR | JKANC | 1,562 | 2.7% |
| 6 | PAWAN KUMAR | JKNUF | 883 | 1.5% |
| 7 | GH NABI SHAH | IND | 731 | 1.3% |
| 8 | MOHD ABDULLAH CHATWAL | IND | 550 | 0.9% |
| 9 | HANIFA BAGUM | BSP | 437 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MOHD AKBAR LONE | IND | 308 | 0.5% |
| 11 | ANATULLAH LOHAR | IND | 269 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SAJAD AHMAD TANTARY | IND | 219 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SHAFIQA BAGUM | 199 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (55th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.8% · min 5.2% · max 48.3%
How contested is turnout?
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65%
lowerhigher
55th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.02
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
30th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 48.4%IND 28.3%IND 8.4%JKPDP 6.0%OTH 9.0%
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.