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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1977
Banihal
Winner — 1977
MOLVI ABDUL RASHID
JKN 51.8%INC 22.9%6 others 25.3%
Votes
7,460
51.8% share
Winning margin
4,170
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.6%
of 28,419
Banihal is a safe seat — MOLVI ABDUL RASHID won by 29.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOLVI ABDUL RASHID | 7,460 | 51.8% | |
| 2 | MODH. AKTHAR NIZAMI | INC | 3,290 | 22.9% |
| 3 | SANAULLAH | Janata | 2,279 | 15.8% |
| 4 | ABDUL KHALIQ | IND | 403 | 2.8% |
| 5 | AHDULLAH MALIK | JMI | 355 | 2.5% |
| 6 | ABDUL RASHID MUSHTAQ | IND | 330 | 2.3% |
| 7 | DES RAJ | IND | 162 | 1.1% |
| 8 | MOHD. YASSIN | IND | 114 | 0.8% |
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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.6% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
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83%
lowerhigher
2nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.1%
lowerhigher
53rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 51.8%INC 22.9%JNP 15.8%OTH 9.5%
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.