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Winner — 1996
IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI
INC· INC
INC 45.9%JD 25.7%2 others 28.4%
Votes
18,868
45.9% share
Winning margin
8,328
20.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.4%
of 60,047
Pattan is a safe seat — IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI won by 20.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IFTIKHAR HUSSAIN ANSARI | INC | 18,868 | 45.9% |
| 2 | ABDUL RASHID SHAHEEN | United Front | 10,540 | 25.7% |
| 3 | ABDUL AHAD YATOO | IND | 9,836 | 23.9% |
| 4 | KHAZIR MOHD. GUROO | IND | 1,825 | 4.4% |
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.
Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 36.8% · min 1.1% · max 92.2%
How contested is turnout?
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63%
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60th of 90How crowded is the field?
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5.86
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4th of 90How much NOTA?
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0.7%
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72nd of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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5.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.9%JD 25.7%IND 23.9%OTH 4.4%
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.