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Winner — 1977
SYED ALI SHAH GEELANI
JMI
JMI 49.1%JKN 49.0%2 others 1.8%
Votes
16,717
49.1% share
Winning margin
33
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
83.8%
of 40,609
Sopore was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 33 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED ALI SHAH GEELANI | JMI | 16,717 | 49.1% |
| 2 | HAKEEM HABIBULLAH | 16,684 | 49.0% | |
| 3 | ABDUL KHALIQ TAK | IND | 456 | 1.3% |
| 4 | MOHAMAD ILYAS | IND | 162 | 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 (74th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.1% · max 63.9%
How contested is turnout?
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54%
lowerhigher
74th of 90How crowded is the field?
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6.35
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 90How much NOTA?
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0.8%
lowerhigher
65th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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6.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMI 49.1%JKN 49.0%OTH 1.8%
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.