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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1983
Sonawari
Winner — 1983
GH. RASOOL BAHAR
JKN 58.3%INC 20.6%2 others 21.1%
Votes
19,245
58.3% share
Winning margin
12,432
37.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.4%
of 44,363
Sonawari is a safe seat — GH. RASOOL BAHAR won by 37.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GH. RASOOL BAHAR | 19,245 | 58.3% | |
| 2 | ABDUL AZIZ BARRAY | Congress (I) | 6,813 | 20.6% |
| 3 | MOHD. AKBAR LONE | JKP | 5,470 | 16.6% |
| 4 | ALI MOHD. GANAYEE | JMI | 1,481 | 4.5% |
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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe37.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.1% · min 0.4% · max 39.5%
How contested is turnout?
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65%
lowerhigher
56th of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.25
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 90How much NOTA?
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1.4%
lowerhigher
47th of 90Where does the house stand?
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76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 58.3%INC 20.6%JKP 16.6%OTH 4.5%
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.