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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1983
Ganderbal
Winner — 1983
FAROOQ ABDULLAH
JKN 95.8%INC 3.7%2 others 0.5%
Votes
32,331
95.8% share
Winning margin
31,096
92.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
84.8%
of 39,769
Ganderbal is a safe seat — FAROOQ ABDULLAH won by 92.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAROOQ ABDULLAH | 32,331 | 95.8% | |
| 2 | GHULAM MOHI UD DIN SAIATI | Congress (I) | 1,235 | 3.7% |
| 3 | LOCHAN SINGH | IND | 125 | 0.4% |
| 4 | GHULAM MOHD. KHANDAY | IND | 54 | 0.2% |
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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe92.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.8% · min 1.1% · max 92.2%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
lowerhigher
60th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.86
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.7%
lowerhigher
72nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 95.8%OTH 4.2%
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.