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Winner — 1972
ABDUL RASHID
INC· Congress (R)
INC 64.1%IND 30.7%2 others 5.2%
Votes
16,848
64.1% share
Winning margin
8,775
33.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.3%
of 40,231
Darhal is a safe seat — ABDUL RASHID won by 33.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL RASHID | Congress (R) | 16,848 | 64.1% |
| 2 | GULZAR AHMED | IND | 8,073 | 30.7% |
| 3 | KULDIP RAJ | Grand Alliance | 1,237 | 4.7% |
| 4 | LAL HUSSAIN | IND | 133 | 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.
High turnout (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 7.0% · max 54.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
87th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 64.1%IND 30.7%OTH 5.2%
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.