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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1987
Shopian
Winner — 1987
SHEIKH MOHD. MANSOOR
JKN 48.0%IND 47.1%4 others 4.9%
Votes
18,083
48.0% share
Winning margin
336
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
79.3%
of 47,495
Shopian was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 336 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEIKH MOHD. MANSOOR | 18,083 | 48.0% | |
| 2 | ABDUL AHAD THOKER | IND | 17,747 | 47.1% |
| 3 | ABDUL RAHMAN BHAT | Left | 1,285 | 3.4% |
| 4 | DAULAT HUSSAN | IND | 205 | 0.5% |
| 5 | NAZIR AHMAD GATTOO | IND | 200 | 0.5% |
| 6 | AYUB MALIK | IND | 151 | 0.4% |
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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.9% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
45%
lowerhigher
81st of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.78
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.1%
lowerhigher
27th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 48.0%IND 47.1%OTH 4.9%
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.