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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2024Reserved (ST)
Rajouri(ST)
Winner — 2024
IFTKAR AHMED
INC· INDIA bloc (INDIA)
INC 44.9%BJP 42.7%7 others 12.5%
Votes
28,923
45.0% share
Winning margin
1,404
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.0%
of 90,791
A closely fought contest. IFTKAR AHMED won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.91 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFTKAR AHMED | INDIA bloc (INDIA) | 28,923 | 45.0% |
| 2 | VIBOD KUMAR | 27,519 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | MIAN MOHD MEHFOOZ | IND | 4,052 | 6.3% |
| 4 | MANZOOR HUSSAIN SHAH | JKAP | 1,766 | 2.8% |
| 5 | TASADIQ HUSSAIN | 727 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 538 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAFAQAT AJAZ | ASPKR | 353 | 0.6% |
| 8 | HEMKANT SHARMA | IND | 180 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MOHD ARIF | IND | 162 | 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 (40th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.2% · max 18.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
40th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%BJP 42.9%IND 6.3%OTH 5.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.91 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,42,415
Density
244 / km²
Sex ratio
860 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,630 km²
SC population7.5%
ST population36.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%MUSLIM
Muslim 62.7%Hindu 34.5%Other 2.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water32.0%
Electricity77.4%
Sanitation14.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated95.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.6%
Women literate79.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.8%
Health insurance16.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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