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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2024
Rafiabad
Winner — 2024
JAVID AHMAD DAR
JKN· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
JKN 40.4%JKAP 27.5%11 others 32.1%
Votes
28,783
40.4% share
Winning margin
9,202
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.8%
of 1,13,457
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAVID AHMAD DAR | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 28,783 | 40.4% |
| 2 | YAWAR AHMAD MIR | JKAP | 19,581 | 27.5% |
| 3 | MUZAFAR AHMAD DAR | IND | 8,473 | 11.9% |
| 4 | ABDUL GANI VAKIL | JPC | 6,370 | 8.9% |
| 5 | NAZIR AHMAD MIR | IND | 1,627 | 2.3% |
| 6 | SAJAD AHMAD DAR | DPAP | 1,456 | 2.0% |
| 7 | ALTAF HUSSAIN MALIK | 1,400 | 2.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,193 | 1.7% |
| 9 | MOHMAD SAYEED PEER | IND | 557 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MOHD AKBAR BHAT | 549 | 0.8% | |
| 11 | GHULAM NABI PARRAY | IND | 461 | 0.7% |
| 12 | TAHIR SALMANI | 396 | 0.6% | |
| 13 | FATIMA JAVID | SBKP | 357 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.3% · min 5.9% · max 66.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
40th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 40.4%JKAP 27.5%IND 11.9%JPC 8.9%OTH 9.6%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,08,039
Density
238 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,243 km²
SC population0.1%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%MUSLIM
Muslim 95.2%Other 4.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water78.0%
Electricity94.7%
Sanitation77.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.2%
Children underweight (under 5)17.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.5%
Women literate67.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel76.5%
Health insurance6.5%
What's nearby?
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