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Jammu & Kashmir · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1996
Pulwama
Winner — 1996
BASHIR AHMAD NENGROO
JKN 52.5%JD 32.3%2 others 15.3%
Votes
12,030
52.5% share
Winning margin
4,632
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.6%
of 49,162
Pulwama is a safe seat — BASHIR AHMAD NENGROO won by 20.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASHIR AHMAD NENGROO | 12,030 | 52.5% | |
| 2 | SYED BASHIR AHMAD | United Front | 7,398 | 32.3% |
| 3 | AB. GANI BHAT | INC | 2,483 | 10.8% |
| 4 | MOHD. YOUSUF WANI | JKAL | 1,022 | 4.5% |
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 (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 30.0% · min 1.1% · max 88.2%
How contested is turnout?
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44%
lowerhigher
82nd of 90How crowded is the field?
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4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 90How much NOTA?
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3.3%
lowerhigher
5th of 90Where does the house stand?
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87 seats · 44 majority
How did the vote split?
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4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JKN 52.5%JD 32.3%INC 10.8%OTH 4.5%
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.