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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2024
Bandipora
Winner — 2024
NIZAM UDDIN BHAT
INC· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
INC 27.4%IND 26.3%18 others 46.3%
Votes
20,391
27.4% share
Winning margin
811
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,17,224
Bandipora was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 811 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIZAM UDDIN BHAT | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 20,391 | 27.4% |
| 2 | USMAN ABDUL MAJID | IND | 19,580 | 26.4% |
| 3 | PRINCE PARVEZ | IND | 8,138 | 10.9% |
| 4 | SYED SHAFAT QAZMI | JKAP | 6,650 | 8.9% |
| 5 | BALKEES AKHTER | IND | 2,920 | 3.9% |
| 6 | MOHAMMAD SIKANDAR MALIK | IND | 2,411 | 3.3% |
| 7 | MOHAMMAD ISMAIL BHAT | IND | 1,785 | 2.4% |
| 8 | SYED TAJAMUL ISLAM | 1,769 | 2.4% | |
| 9 | MUDASIR AHMAD BHAT | JPC | 1,762 | 2.4% |
| 10 | GHULAM MUSTAFA KHAN | 1,695 | 2.3% | |
| 11 | MUDASIR AHMAD BHAT | IND | 1,441 | 1.9% |
| 12 | NASEER AHMAD LONE | 1,196 | 1.6% | |
| 13 | BILAL AHMAD BHAT | IND | 921 | 1.2% |
| 14 | MOHAMMAD SHAFI KHAN | IND | 841 | 1.1% |
| 15 | IMRAN SHEIKH | IND | 779 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 501 | 0.7% |
| 17 | TARIQ AHMAD SHEIKH | NYP | 489 | 0.7% |
| 18 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD BHAT | BHMS | 441 | 0.6% |
| 19 | TAHIR AHMAD RATHER | JKAADP | 313 | 0.4% |
| 20 | MOHAMMAD ASLAM CHOPAN | BHRTJDOP | 273 | 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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.8% · min 1.1% · max 92.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
60th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
5.86
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
72nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
5.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.4%IND 26.4%IND 10.9%JKAP 8.9%OTH 25.6%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,92,232
Density
1137 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
345 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population19.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%MUSLIM
Muslim 97.4%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water59.8%
Electricity80.1%
Sanitation74.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.8%
Children fully vaccinated90.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.2%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.7%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.8%
Clean cooking fuel77.9%
Health insurance9.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Crewal Based Shawl
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