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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1977
Mendhar
Winner — 1977
RAFIQ HISSAIN KHAN
IND
IND 31.0%JKN 30.6%2 others 38.4%
Votes
6,556
31.0% share
Winning margin
77
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.0%
of 33,070
Mendhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 77 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAFIQ HISSAIN KHAN | IND | 6,556 | 31.0% |
| 2 | MOHD. SADIQ | 6,479 | 30.6% | |
| 3 | SHAH MOHD. | INC | 6,148 | 29.0% |
| 4 | MAJID AHMED KHAN | Janata | 1,994 | 9.4% |
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 (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.4% · max 53.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
67th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
75th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.0%JKN 30.6%INC 29.0%JNP 9.4%
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.