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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1996
Khansahib
Winner — 1996
AB. GANI NASEEM
JKN 40.7%JD 19.9%6 others 39.5%
Votes
12,785
40.6% share
Winning margin
6,531
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.8%
of 51,700
Khansahib is a safe seat — AB. GANI NASEEM won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AB. GANI NASEEM | 12,785 | 40.6% | |
| 2 | NAZIR AHMAD KHAN | United Front | 6,254 | 19.9% |
| 3 | TARIQ MOHI-UD-DIN | INC | 5,643 | 17.9% |
| 4 | BASHIR AHMAD | IND | 2,440 | 7.8% |
| 5 | GH.MOHAMMAD | JKAL | 1,683 | 5.3% |
| 6 | QADIR | JPP | 1,274 | 4.0% |
| 7 | BAQIR THOKAR | BSP | 866 | 2.8% |
| 8 | BASHIR SHEIKH | AIMF | 503 | 1.6% |
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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 32.3% · min 1.6% · max 73.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
33rd of 90How crowded is the field?
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2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 90How much NOTA?
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3.5%
lowerhigher
3rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 40.6%JD 19.9%INC 17.9%IND 7.8%JKAL 5.3%OTH 8.4%
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.