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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1987
Ganderbal
Winner — 1987
FAROOQ ABDULLA
JKN 78.8%IND 19.4%2 others 1.9%
Votes
30,255
78.8% share
Winning margin
22,809
59.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
81.7%
of 47,051
Ganderbal is a safe seat — FAROOQ ABDULLA won by 59.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAROOQ ABDULLA | 30,255 | 78.8% | |
| 2 | ABDUL KHALIQ SOFI | IND | 7,446 | 19.4% |
| 3 | GHULAM HASSAN MIR | IND | 609 | 1.6% |
| 4 | MOHAMAD MUSTAFA KAMAL BHAT | IND | 108 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe59.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.8% · min 1.1% · max 92.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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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%
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72nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
5.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 78.8%IND 19.4%OTH 1.9%
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.