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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1972
Habakadal
Winner — 1972
GHULAM MOHAMMAD BHAT
IND
IND 35.3%BJS 24.0%10 others 40.7%
Votes
5,069
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,626
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
52.4%
of 27,393
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD BHAT | IND | 5,069 | 35.3% |
| 2 | TIKALAL | Grand Alliance | 3,443 | 24.0% |
| 3 | JAGER NATH ZUTSHI | Congress (R) | 2,637 | 18.4% |
| 4 | SYED MUSHTAQ H. GILLANI | IND | 1,044 | 7.3% |
| 5 | KHEM PATA WAKHLOO | IND | 894 | 6.2% |
| 6 | GHULAM QADIR KIANI | IND | 654 | 4.5% |
| 7 | JANKI NATH DAFTARI | IND | 195 | 1.4% |
| 8 | MOTILAL | IND | 160 | 1.1% |
| 9 | HARJI LAL | IND | 102 | 0.7% |
| 10 | MAKHAN LAL | Grand Alliance | 71 | 0.5% |
| 11 | PRANNATH TAKOO | IND | 58 | 0.4% |
| 12 | MUSHTAQ AHMED | IND | 36 | 0.3% |
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 (29th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.9% · min 1.1% · max 59.0%
How contested is turnout?
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73%
lowerhigher
29th of 90How crowded is the field?
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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
IND 35.3%BJS 24.0%INC 18.4%IND 7.3%IND 6.2%OTH 8.9%
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.