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Winner — 1983
GH, AHMAD SHAH
JKN 53.7%INC 33.7%2 others 12.6%
Votes
15,534
53.7% share
Winning margin
5,777
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.4%
of 36,900
Devsar is a safe seat — GH, AHMAD SHAH won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GH, AHMAD SHAH | 15,534 | 53.7% | |
| 2 | MANOHAR NATH KAUL | Congress (I) | 9,757 | 33.7% |
| 3 | ABDUL ROHMAN | IND | 2,680 | 9.3% |
| 4 | GHULAM NABI | IND | 966 | 3.3% |
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 (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 2.3% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
76th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.1%
lowerhigher
26th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 53.7%INC 33.7%IND 9.3%OTH 3.3%
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.