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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1972
Khan Sahib
Winner — 1972
GHULAM QADIR WAR
INC· Congress (R)
INC 85.9%IND 11.2%1 others 2.9%
Votes
15,998
85.8% share
Winning margin
13,904
74.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.4%
of 30,831
Khan Sahib is a safe seat — GHULAM QADIR WAR won by 74.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GHULAM QADIR WAR | Congress (R) | 15,998 | 85.8% |
| 2 | GHULAM AHAMAD PARRY | IND | 2,094 | 11.2% |
| 3 | RAJ NATH | IND | 542 | 2.9% |
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 (87th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe74.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 35.7% · min 0.4% · max 74.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
31%
lowerhigher
87th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
lowerhigher
32nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 85.8%IND 11.2%OTH 2.9%
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.