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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1996
Habbakadal
Winner — 1996
PIYARE LAL HANDOO
JKN 59.8%BJP 19.7%3 others 20.5%
Votes
5,984
59.8% share
Winning margin
4,015
40.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
16.9%
of 59,329
Habbakadal is a safe seat — PIYARE LAL HANDOO won by 40.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIYARE LAL HANDOO | 5,984 | 59.8% | |
| 2 | SARLA TAPLOO | BJP | 1,969 | 19.7% |
| 3 | MOTI LAL KOUL | INC | 1,027 | 10.3% |
| 4 | ISHFAQ | United Front | 533 | 5.3% |
| 5 | SHIBAN KISHEN TIKOO | IND | 489 | 4.9% |
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 (84th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe40.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.2% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
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34%
lowerhigher
84th of 90How crowded is the field?
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3.71
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 90How much NOTA?
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1.6%
lowerhigher
43rd of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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3.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 59.8%BJP 19.7%INC 10.3%JD 5.3%OTH 4.9%
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.