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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2024
Central Shalteng
Winner — 2024
TARIQ HAMEED KARRA
INC· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
INC 54.9%IND 13.2%12 others 31.9%
Votes
18,933
55.9% share
Winning margin
14,395
42.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
31.9%
of 1,08,147
Central Shalteng is a safe seat — TARIQ HAMEED KARRA won by 42.5%.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.80 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARIQ HAMEED KARRA | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 18,933 | 55.9% |
| 2 | MUHAMMAD IRFAN SHAH | IND | 4,538 | 13.4% |
| 3 | NOOR MOHAMMAD SHEIKH | IND | 4,103 | 12.1% |
| 4 | ABDUL QAYUM BHAT | 2,730 | 8.1% | |
| 5 | ZAFFER HABIB DAR | JKAP | 886 | 2.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 821 | 2.4% |
| 7 | ADIL HUSSAIN DAR | IND | 357 | 1.1% |
| 8 | INDOMEET SINGH | IND | 350 | 1.0% |
| 9 | RIYAZ AHMAD MIR | JKANC | 295 | 0.9% |
| 10 | MUDDASIR RASHID BAZAZ | IND | 203 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MUZAFFAR HUSSAIN DAR | IND | 200 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SAMEER AHMED BHAT | NRPI | 184 | 0.5% |
| 13 | IRSHAD AHMAD | IND | 167 | 0.5% |
| 14 | INAM HUSSAIN | IND | 124 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (86th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe42.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 3.2% · max 69.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
32%
lowerhigher
86th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%IND 13.4%IND 12.1%JKPDP 8.1%OTH 8.2%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.80 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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