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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2008
Bijbehara
Winner — 2008
ABDUL REHMAN BHAT
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 49.9%JKN 27.9%10 others 22.2%
Votes
23,320
49.9% share
Winning margin
10,274
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.8%
of 76,954
Bijbehara is a safe seat — ABDUL REHMAN BHAT won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL REHMAN BHAT | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 23,320 | 49.9% |
| 2 | BASHIR AHMAD SHAH | 13,046 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | GHULAM QADIR TAK | IND | 4,612 | 9.9% |
| 4 | ABDUL GANI BHAT | Samajwadi Party | 1,553 | 3.3% |
| 5 | GULZAR AHMAD MIR | JKANC | 1,189 | 2.5% |
| 6 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD SHEIKH | BSP | 703 | 1.5% |
| 7 | FAYAZ AHMAD GANIE | PDF | 599 | 1.3% |
| 8 | ISHFAQ AHMAD DAR | NDA | 567 | 1.2% |
| 9 | BASHIR AHMAD LONE | IND | 393 | 0.8% |
| 10 | HAJIRA | 330 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | TANVEER HASSAN GANIE | IND | 259 | 0.6% |
| 12 | AJAZ AHMAD THAKROO | 181 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (66th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.6% · min 3.6% · max 97.8%
How contested is turnout?
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61%
lowerhigher
66th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.5%
lowerhigher
13th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 49.9%JKN 27.9%IND 9.9%OTH 12.3%
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.