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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2024
Habbakadal
Winner — 2024
SHAMIM FIRDOUS
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 64.6%BJP 15.1%15 others 20.3%
Votes
12,437
64.7% share
Winning margin
9,538
49.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
20.1%
of 95,759
Habbakadal is a safe seat — SHAMIM FIRDOUS won by 49.6%.
Seat history
5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.75 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMIM FIRDOUS | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 12,437 | 64.7% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR BHAT | 2,899 | 15.1% | |
| 3 | NAZIR AHMAD GILKAR | IND | 1,475 | 7.7% |
| 4 | ARIF IRSHAD LAIGROO | 602 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | NAZIR AHMAD SOFI | IND | 330 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MUZZAFAR SHAH | JKANC | 276 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SANJAY SARAF | RASLJP | 265 | 1.4% |
| 8 | ASIF AHMAD BEIGH | IND | 160 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 148 | 0.8% |
| 10 | AJAZ AHMAD SOFI | IND | 134 | 0.7% |
| 11 | MOHAMMAD FAROOQ KHAN | 100 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | JEELANI HAMID KUMAR | JKAP | 97 | 0.5% |
| 13 | ASHOK SHAIB | IND | 97 | 0.5% |
| 14 | NANAJI DEMBI | SBKP | 65 | 0.3% |
| 15 | FAYAZ AHMAD BUTT | IND | 58 | 0.3% |
| 16 | RUBINA AKHTER | NLP | 46 | 0.2% |
| 17 | FAISAL MANZOOR | JKNPPB | 40 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe49.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 41.4% · min 4.1% · max 89.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
20%
lowerhigher
90th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
68th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 64.7%BJP 15.1%IND 7.7%OTH 11.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.75 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
12,36,829
Density
625 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,979 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%MUSLIM
Muslim 95.2%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water98.2%
Electricity98.8%
Sanitation97.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.2%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER33.0%
Children underweight (under 5)15.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate78.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.7%
Clean cooking fuel98.4%
Health insurance17.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Silk Carpet (Hand Knotted Carpet)
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