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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2024
Banihal
Winner — 2024
SAJAD SHAHEEN
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 36.3%JKPDP 29.6%6 others 34.0%
Votes
33,128
36.4% share
Winning margin
6,110
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,26,315
A clear win with a 6.7% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹3.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAJAD SHAHEEN | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 33,128 | 36.4% |
| 2 | IMTIAZ AHMED SHAN | 27,018 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | VIKAR RASOOL WANI | 20,458 | 22.5% | |
| 4 | MOHD SALEEM BHAT | 6,285 | 6.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,631 | 1.8% |
| 6 | MUNAZAR AHMED MALIK | IND | 1,071 | 1.2% |
| 7 | BASHIR AHMED SHAN | IND | 837 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MUDASSIR AZMAT | 654 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (37th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 6.0% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
37th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.62
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
35th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 36.4%JKPDP 29.7%INC 22.5%BJP 6.9%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹3.24 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
2,83,713
Density
213 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,329 km²
SC population4.9%
ST population14.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%MUSLIM
Muslim 70.7%Hindu 28.6%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.0%
Electricity63.2%
Sanitation20.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated78.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.7%
Children underweight (under 5)21.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate62.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.5%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance9.2%
What's nearby?
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