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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 419 · 1980
Muzaffarabad
Winner — 1980
AMAR SINGH
IND
IND 28.8%INC(U) 27.8%7 others 43.3%
Votes
20,856
28.8% share
Winning margin
711
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.2%
of 1,36,022
Muzaffarabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 711 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 20,856 | 28.8% |
| 2 | RAO MUSTAQ | 20,145 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | MANSAB ALI | Congress (I) | 15,579 | 21.5% |
| 4 | MAHENDRA ASLAM | JNP(SC) | 9,847 | 13.6% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA PAL | BJP | 3,955 | 5.5% |
| 6 | SURJAN SINGH | IND | 662 | 0.9% |
| 7 | MEGH SINGH | IND | 455 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RAJ GOPAL | IND | 448 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SHYAM LAL | IND | 411 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean1.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 9.2% · min 1.0% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
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71%
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How crowded is the field?
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3.00
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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425 seats · 213 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.8%INC(U) 27.8%INC(I) 21.5%JNP(SC) 13.6%BJP 5.5%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED