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Winner — 1972
GHULAM MOHD. SHAH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 74.8%IND 15.9%2 others 9.3%
Votes
10,988
74.8% share
Winning margin
8,657
58.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
59.8%
of 24,583
Kupwara is a safe seat — GHULAM MOHD. SHAH won by 58.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM MOHD. SHAH | Congress (R) | 10,988 | 74.8% |
| 2 | MOHD. SULTAN TANTREY | IND | 2,331 | 15.9% |
| 3 | SH. AHMAD DAR | IND | 1,130 | 7.7% |
| 4 | ABDUL AZIZ KHAN | IND | 242 | 1.6% |
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.
Average turnout (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean58.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 58.9%
How contested is turnout?
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67%
lowerhigher
51st of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.49
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 90Where does the house stand?
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75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 74.8%IND 15.9%IND 7.7%OTH 1.6%
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.