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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1972
Sonawari
Winner — 1972
ABDUL AZIZ PARRAY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 85.2%JMI 9.6%1 others 5.3%
Votes
25,121
85.2% share
Winning margin
22,302
75.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
75.3%
of 39,151
Sonawari is a safe seat — ABDUL AZIZ PARRAY won by 75.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL AZIZ PARRAY | Congress (R) | 25,121 | 85.2% |
| 2 | ABDUL KHALIQ PARRAY | JMI | 2,819 | 9.6% |
| 3 | GHULAM MOHD. BHAT | IND | 1,554 | 5.3% |
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.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe75.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.3% · min 0.5% · max 75.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
36th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 90How much NOTA?
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2.3%
lowerhigher
20th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 85.2%JMI 9.6%IND 5.3%
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.