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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2008
Anantnag
Winner — 2008
MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 39.5%JKN 24.0%21 others 36.5%
Votes
12,439
39.5% share
Winning margin
4,891
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
41.2%
of 76,410
Anantnag is a safe seat — MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED won by 15.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUFTI MOHAMMAD SAYEED | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 12,439 | 39.5% |
| 2 | MIRZA MEHBOOB BEIGH | 7,548 | 24.0% | |
| 3 | LIYAQAT ALI KHAN | IND | 1,895 | 6.0% |
| 4 | HILAL AHMAD SHAH | IND | 1,683 | 5.3% |
| 5 | MANZOOR AHMAD GANAI | UPA | 1,537 | 4.9% |
| 6 | IFTIKAR HUSSAIN MISGAR | JKPDF | 1,530 | 4.9% |
| 7 | GHULAM AHMAD THOOKRO | JKDPN | 928 | 3.0% |
| 8 | ROOP KRISHAN RAINA | IND | 530 | 1.7% |
| 9 | SAJAD HUSSAIN MALIK | IND | 529 | 1.7% |
| 10 | GULZAR AHMAD MIR | IND | 396 | 1.3% |
| 11 | NAZIR AHMAD KHAN | BSP | 333 | 1.1% |
| 12 | GHULAM RASOOL WANI | IND | 304 | 1.0% |
| 13 | ASHAQ HUSSAIN DAR | NDA | 303 | 1.0% |
| 14 | TARIQ AHMAD MIR | 293 | 0.9% | |
| 15 | MUJIEB-UR-RAHMAN | Samajwadi Party | 282 | 0.9% |
| 16 | SYED BILAL AHMAD | NDA | 200 | 0.6% |
| 17 | BASHIR AHMAD PAHALWAN | JKANC | 197 | 0.6% |
| 18 | NARESH KOUL | SDP | 184 | 0.6% |
| 19 | BILAL AHMAD MIR | JP | 157 | 0.5% |
| 20 | RAFIQ AHMAD GANIE | 67 | 0.2% | |
| 21 | SYED GHULAM NABI SHAH | UPA | 66 | 0.2% |
| 22 | JAWAHARA BEGUM | IND | 51 | 0.2% |
| 23 | SHOWKAT HUSSAIN WANI | IND | 47 | 0.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.5% · min 1.3% · max 57.2%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
lowerhigher
69th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.44
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
lowerhigher
25th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 39.5%JKN 24.0%IND 6.0%IND 5.3%OTH 25.2%
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.