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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1987
Kishtwar
Winner — 1987
BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO
JKN 68.0%BJP 12.5%4 others 19.6%
Votes
18,044
68.0% share
Winning margin
14,735
55.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.6%
of 38,706
Kishtwar is a safe seat — BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO won by 55.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASHIR AHMED KICHLOO | 18,044 | 68.0% | |
| 2 | MAN MOHAN | BJP | 3,309 | 12.5% |
| 3 | WALI MOHD. | IND | 2,640 | 9.9% |
| 4 | HARI KRISHAN | Lok Dal | 1,682 | 6.3% |
| 5 | JANKI NATH | IND | 542 | 2.0% |
| 6 | CHUNI LAL WAZER | JPP | 336 | 1.3% |
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 (66th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe55.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.6% · min 3.6% · max 97.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
66th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.5%
lowerhigher
13th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
76 seats · 39 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 68.0%BJP 12.5%IND 9.9%LKD 6.3%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.