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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1983
Chadura
Winner — 1983
ABDUL SAMAD
JKN 53.8%IND 22.7%4 others 23.5%
Votes
13,614
53.8% share
Winning margin
7,878
31.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.8%
of 37,314
Chadura is a safe seat — ABDUL SAMAD won by 31.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL SAMAD | 13,614 | 53.8% | |
| 2 | MIR MUSTAFFA | IND | 5,736 | 22.7% |
| 3 | GHULAM MOHAMMAD MIR | Congress (I) | 4,574 | 18.1% |
| 4 | MOHAMMAD ISMAIL | JMI | 871 | 3.4% |
| 5 | PEEERZADA ABDUL RASHID | JKP | 322 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GHULAM NABI BHAT | IND | 182 | 0.7% |
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 (86th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe31.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 29.7% · min 3.2% · max 69.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
32%
lowerhigher
86th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 53.8%IND 22.7%INC 18.1%OTH 5.4%
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.