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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1996

Kupwara

Winner — 1996

SAIFULLAH MIR
JKN 37.9%INC 31.3%5 others 30.8%
Votes
5,766
37.9% share
Winning margin
1,011
6.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
23.8%
of 63,946

A clear win with a 6.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAIFULLAH MIR
5,76637.9%
2
CH. SALAM-UD-DIN
INC
4,75531.3%
3
GHULAM MOHI-UD-DIN
IND
1,3018.6%
4
ASSADULLAH BHAT
United Front
1,0456.9%
5
DIN MOHD. CHICHI
IND
9896.5%
6
M.Y. BEIGH
IND
7194.7%
7
GHULAM RASOOL SHAH
JPP
6374.2%

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 (51st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
51st of 90

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.49
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 90

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
38th of 90

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 37.9%INC 31.3%IND 8.6%JD 6.9%IND 6.5%OTH 8.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

This 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.

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