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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1972
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Winner — 1972
SHAMSUDDIN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 33.7%IND 24.5%4 others 41.8%
Votes
7,401
33.7% share
Winning margin
2,018
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
80.8%
of 27,176
A clear win with a 9.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMSUDDIN | Congress (R) | 7,401 | 33.7% |
| 2 | PIARY LAL HANDOO | IND | 5,383 | 24.5% |
| 3 | GULAB HASAN NAIB | IND | 4,944 | 22.5% |
| 4 | GULAM QADIR TALE | JMI | 3,478 | 15.8% |
| 5 | ABDUL AHRU JAN | IND | 483 | 2.2% |
| 6 | NAZIR AHAMED | IND | 266 | 1.2% |
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 (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 4.5% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
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64%
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59th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.8%
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33rd of 90Where does the house stand?
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75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.7%IND 24.5%IND 22.5%JMI 15.8%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.