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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2008
Rajouri
Winner — 2008
SHABBIR AHMED KHAN
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 13.6%JKPDP 13.2%21 others 73.2%
Votes
10,013
13.6% share
Winning margin
333
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,04,783
Rajouri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 333 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHABBIR AHMED KHAN | INC (UPA) | 10,013 | 13.6% |
| 2 | TASADIQ HUSSAIN | 9,680 | 13.2% | |
| 3 | CHAUDHARI TALIB HUSSAIN | IND | 8,763 | 11.9% |
| 4 | VIBODH GUPTA | NDA | 8,712 | 11.9% |
| 5 | MOHD. ASLAM KHAN | 7,706 | 10.5% | |
| 6 | QAMAR HUSSAIN | IND | 7,035 | 9.6% |
| 7 | MOHD. SHARIEF TARIQ | IND | 5,299 | 7.2% |
| 8 | SHAHZAD KHAN | IND | 4,524 | 6.2% |
| 9 | ABDUL SALAM MIR | IND | 3,201 | 4.4% |
| 10 | MOHD. MOBIN | IND | 1,939 | 2.6% |
| 11 | HAJI ALAM DIN BHATTI | IND | 1,268 | 1.7% |
| 12 | NAZIR AHMED | IND | 949 | 1.3% |
| 13 | MOHD. ARIF | IND | 852 | 1.2% |
| 14 | RANDHIR KUMAR SHARMA | BSP | 470 | 0.6% |
| 15 | KHADAM HUSSAIN | IND | 433 | 0.6% |
| 16 | MUSHTAQ AHMED | JKANC | 431 | 0.6% |
| 17 | QARI ZAHEER ABBAS BHATTI | 354 | 0.5% | |
| 18 | HAJI MOHD. TAJ KHAN | IND | 338 | 0.5% |
| 19 | MOHD. NISSAR BHAT | BCDP | 335 | 0.5% |
| 20 | MOHD. SHABIR | IND | 325 | 0.4% |
| 21 | MOHD. YOUNIS | IND | 325 | 0.4% |
| 22 | RAJESH KUMAR SHARMA | 273 | 0.4% | |
| 23 | RAMESH CHANDER | NDA | 244 | 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 (47th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.5% · max 20.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
47th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
63rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 13.6%JKPDP 13.2%IND 11.9%BJP 11.9%JKN 10.5%IND 9.6%OTH 29.4%
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.