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Winner — 2024
MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ
JKPDP· Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned)
JKPDP 44.7%JKN 29.0%7 others 26.3%
Votes
27,773
44.8% share
Winning margin
9,797
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.8%
of 95,859
Kupwara is a safe seat — MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ won by 15.8%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIR MOHAMMAD FAYAZ | Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (unaligned) | 27,773 | 44.8% |
| 2 | NASIR ASLAM WANI | 17,976 | 29.0% | |
| 3 | SAJAD GANI LONE | JPC | 7,457 | 12.0% |
| 4 | PIRZADA FIRDOUS AHMAD | IND | 5,672 | 9.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,383 | 2.2% |
| 6 | SABIHA BEGUM | 591 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | GH NABI KHAN PATHAN | IND | 575 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BASHIR AHMAD MALIK | BHMS | 410 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SALEEMA | 218 | 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 (57th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 4.0% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
57th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
23rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKPDP 44.8%JKN 29.0%JPC 12.0%IND 9.1%OTH 2.9%NOTA 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.54 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,70,354
Density
366 / km²
Sex ratio
836 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,379 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population8.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%MUSLIM
Muslim 94.6%Other 5.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.1%
Electricity77.8%
Sanitation50.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.1%
Children fully vaccinated93.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.5%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.1%
Clean cooking fuel62.0%
Health insurance10.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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