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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Gurez(ST)
Winner — 2024
NAZIR AHMAD KHAN
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 46.6%BJP 40.3%4 others 13.1%
Votes
8,378
46.6% share
Winning margin
1,132
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.0%
of 22,742
A clear win with a 6.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAZIR AHMAD KHAN | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 8,378 | 46.6% |
| 2 | FAQEER MOHAMMAD KHAN | 7,246 | 40.3% | |
| 3 | NISAR AHMAD LONE | DPAP | 1,966 | 10.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 150 | 0.8% |
| 5 | GHULAM RASOOL | IND | 113 | 0.6% |
| 6 | MOHAMMAD HAMZA LONE | JPC | 109 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (7th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.4% · min 0.4% · max 86.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
7th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
61st of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 46.6%BJP 40.3%DPAP 10.9%OTH 1.2%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.00 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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