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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

MOHD ASHRAF GANIE
JKN· Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
JKN 24.2%INC 18.3%22 others 57.4%
Votes
4,368
24.2% share
Winning margin
1,064
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
20.0%
of 90,259

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHD ASHRAF GANIE
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (unaligned)
4,36824.2%
2
ABDUL RASHID DAR
UPA
3,30418.3%
3
AB KHALIQ BHAT
2,35713.1%
4
GH RASOOL KAR
IND
1,5558.6%
5
KIFAYAT HUSSAIN MIR
IND
9225.1%
6
NAZIR AHMAD NAIKOO
IND
8404.7%
7
GH MOHD MIR
IND
5633.1%
8
GH RASOOL SHAH
JKANC
5513.1%
9
MOHD ABDULLAH DAR
JKDPN
5272.9%
10
GH NABI LONE
IND
4222.3%
11
KHAZIR MOHD GANIE
IND
4212.3%
12
FEROOZ AHMAD MALIK
NDA
3441.9%
13
GH AHMAD LONE
IND
2691.5%
14
MOHD ISMAIL ZARGAR
IND
2161.2%
15
VIJAY CHICKEN KOUL
JKNUF
2151.2%
16
MOHD LATIEF MIRCHAL
SDP
2071.1%
17
SHABIR AHMAD PEER
1470.8%
18
FAROOQ AHMAD WANI
IND
1430.8%
19
GH RASOOL DAR
IND
1350.8%
20
ROSHAN LAL PANDITH
IND
1300.7%
21
ABDUL RASHID LONE
NDA
1080.6%
22
MOHD MAQBOOL WAR
IND
940.5%
23
GH NABI DAR
IND
920.5%
24
ASHFAQ YOUSUF BHAT
BSP
870.5%

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

Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.3% · min 5.9% · max 66.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
40th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 24.2%INC 18.3%JKPDP 13.1%IND 8.6%IND 5.1%OTH 30.6%

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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