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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1987
Shawngas
Winner — 1987
ABDUL RASHID DAR
JKN 44.0%IND 25.4%3 others 30.7%
Votes
14,283
44.0% share
Winning margin
6,046
18.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
79.8%
of 40,719
Shawngas is a safe seat — ABDUL RASHID DAR won by 18.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL RASHID DAR | 14,283 | 44.0% | |
| 2 | JAMSEED GHULAM MOHD. | IND | 8,237 | 25.4% |
| 3 | MOHD. MAQBOOL DAR | IND | 6,996 | 21.5% |
| 4 | MOHD. ASHRAF KHAN | IND | 2,795 | 8.6% |
| 5 | BUSHAN LAL | IND | 174 | 0.5% |
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 (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 23.5% · min 1.3% · max 57.2%
How contested is turnout?
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58%
lowerhigher
69th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.44
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.2%
lowerhigher
25th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 44.0%IND 25.4%IND 21.5%IND 8.6%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
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— 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.