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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1962
Rajouri
Winner — 1962
ABDUL AZIZ SHAWAL
NC
NC 76.8%DNC 23.2%
Votes
14,192
76.8% share
Winning margin
9,895
53.5% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
66.5%
of 27,795
Rajouri is a safe seat — ABDUL AZIZ SHAWAL won by 53.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL AZIZ SHAWAL | NC | 14,192 | 76.8% |
| 2 | DEV RAJ | DNC | 4,297 | 23.2% |
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.
Average turnout (29th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe53.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
29th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.7%
lowerhigher
10th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NC 76.8%DNC 23.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.