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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1972
Hazratbal
Winner — 1972
SOFI GHULAM AHAMAD
IND
IND 38.7%INC 37.3%5 others 24.1%
Votes
8,069
38.7% share
Winning margin
292
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.6%
of 35,029
Hazratbal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 292 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOFI GHULAM AHAMAD | IND | 8,069 | 38.7% |
| 2 | MOHD. YEHYA SIDDIQI | Congress (R) | 7,777 | 37.3% |
| 3 | GHULAM RASOOL SHAH | IND | 2,541 | 12.2% |
| 4 | SYED QASIM | IND | 1,291 | 6.2% |
| 5 | HAKIM GHULAM HASSAN | IND | 833 | 4.0% |
| 6 | MUBARIK SHAH | IND | 260 | 1.3% |
| 7 | MOHD. YEHYA | IND | 97 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (84th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
34%
lowerhigher
84th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.7%INC 37.3%IND 12.2%IND 6.2%OTH 5.7%
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.