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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 32 · 1996
Pampore
Winner — 1996
MUSHTAQ AHMAD
JKN 69.8%INC 23.8%2 others 6.4%
Votes
18,112
69.8% share
Winning margin
11,950
46.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
58.0%
of 44,742
Pampore is a safe seat — MUSHTAQ AHMAD won by 46.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSHTAQ AHMAD | 18,112 | 69.8% | |
| 2 | MOHD. ANWAR | INC | 6,162 | 23.8% |
| 3 | GH. MOHD. LONE | JKAL | 1,014 | 3.9% |
| 4 | AB. SALAM | United Front | 651 | 2.5% |
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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe46.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 0.9% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
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45%
lowerhigher
81st of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.78
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 90How much NOTA?
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2.1%
lowerhigher
27th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 69.8%INC 23.8%OTH 6.4%
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.